Eelam Tamils win World of Dance Switzerland and head to World Championships
An Eelam Tamil dance group who won first place at the World of Dance Switzerland Championships last year, will now be heading to the World Championships in LA.

Rise of the evil
- V Kaladharan
What inspired Kavalam Narayana Panikkar to pen Kalivesham?

Exploring Ramayana through four traditional artforms
- Manoj Viswanathan
Bhavayami, a theatrical dance drama, uses Bharatanatyam, Kathakali, Koodiyattam and Yakshagana to traverse through the epic, depicting the constant struggle between vice and virtue in vibrant colours.

Innovative ensemble
- Srividya
Madurai R Muralidaran's take on Kalidasa's play stood out for its visualization and team work.

Artists release silent album in protest against AI using their work
- Paul Glynn
More than 1,000 musicians released a silent album on Tuesday in protest at the UK government's planned changes to copyright law, which they say would make it easier for AI companies to train models using copyrighted work without a licence.

An ideal shishya
- V.V. Ramani
‘UnEkalavya’ showed the tribal warrior’s love for learning and devotion towards Guru Dronacharya.

Art and the heart
On Valentine's Day, 4 classical dancers write about how they have explored and interpreted sringara rasa, the expression of love.

Evergreen line up
- V.V. Ramani
Kavita Ramu highlighted the timelessness of the traditional repertoire.

Tales from the epics
- Manasa Vijaylakshme C
Athriya Krishnan Balaji chose to focus on a few significant episodes.

In her guru's footsteps
- Srividya
The invocatory piece set the mood for Satvika's performance.

Energetic moves
- Rupa Srikanth
Divya Hoskere kept up the momentum through well chiselled nritta and expression.

The beauty of pauses
- Charumathi Supraja
January Low and Sooraj Subramaniam captured the stillness in movements at The Platform 2025.

Folk twist
- GS Paul
Hridya Haridas highlighted Guru Nirmala Panicker’s efforts in reviving the desi Mohiniattam repertoire.