Before I even begin to tell you about this band, let us all acknowledge their epic name: Thayir Sadam Blues! A serving of South Indian musical flavours with an influence of Jazz and Blues — that’s what anyone would think, no? But their music is...
This magazine has proudly used their spectacular lungies/dhoties for our cover shoot with Funktuation and this author has been in awe of the brand since forever. We finally get a chance to sit down and chat with Pavithra Muddaya, co-founder of Vimor, to discover everything...
It’s summer. Temperatures are rising. But that shouldn’t stop us from exercising. So, what do we do? Get into the water and workout. How? Welcome to the world of aqua yoga. Pratibha Agarwal, who is trained in aqua yoga, tells us more about what this...
Charles Frank Bolden Jr. is a legend and a role model like few others. Charles Bolden is an astronaut who went to space on four missions between 1986 and 1994, and spent over 680hours in orbit around earth. He piloted Space Shuttle Columbia in 1986,...
From puducherry to Bollywood, how has the journey been so far? Very endearing! It was during my stay in London when I became part of a theatre company called Theatre of Relativity and got an opportunity to hone my acting skills. Once I finished my...
IT sure sounds like it’s difficult to convince actor Arun Vijay about a script. For him, choosing a script is no easy task. Just the narration takes a few hours, and then he follows it up with a whole load of questions. “It’s a huge...
The moment I knew I was going to meet Lydian Nadhaswaram, less than 48hours after his amazing win at the first ever season of The World’s Best on CBS, I assumed I would meet a shy boy who was either struck by fame or someone...
International Women’s Day is celebrated in many countries around the world. It is a day when women are recognized for their achievements without regard to divisions; whether national, ethnic, linguistic, cultural, economic or political. In order to make lasting change, women need the skills and...
While growing up, Nivedita Shanmugham never realised the value of the traditional plants that grew copiously around her ancestral farm. There was vettiveru (vetiver) growing around the house and aloe vera plants made their way in through the thatched roof. “We never knew the value...
FOR everyone who has achieved something in life, there would have been a defining moment when they realized what they wanted to do in life. For animal activist Sally Varma, it happened when she was just 12-years-old. “My sister and I used to regularly feed...
