In the silence of the music and the stillness of the movement, the expansive space of objectivity unfolds while I dance. In this space, everything seems leisurely, there is no urgency in the unfolding of characters and no visible end to this state of awareness. But as the muktayam plays, the awareness and objectivity diminish…
Milind Soman with mother Usha and wife Ankita Konwar | Photo Credit: Special arrangement This past spring, Milind Soman and wife Ankita Konwar matched step-for-step running the breadth of Europe. They are back now in Lower Parel, Mumbai, dialing in for a video call along with Usha Soman, Milind’s 84-year-old mother, a retired Biochemistry lecturer,…
A little after dawn breaks over Elliots beach, there are cones being placed on the sand to demarcate areas to play on. A group of children take on an equally motley crew of teens, passing a frisbee and blocking their opponents, running and jumping across the sand. All around, similar pockets have matches going on,…
Women participating in the Handloom Sari Walk on the beach road in Visakhapatnam. , Photo Credit: V RAJU Visakhapatnam is set to host a vibrant celebration with a three-kilometre sari walk along Beach Road, ahead of National Handloom Day (August 7). The second edition of the event organized by The Spirit of Vizag Society aims…
How to pamper the body and mind in Karkidakam month In shirodhara, a combination of ksheerabala oil is poured onto the forehead and then massaged to keep the stress away. Photo Credit: PERIASAMY M Karkidakam, the darkest month marked by heavy rains in the Malayalam calendar that falls between July and August, brings about a…
Participants ahead of the Sari Marathon on Sunday | Photo Credit: AKHILA EASWARAN Weekends are never dull or quiet near Olcott Memorial Higher Secondary School, a stretch that sees marathons, walks and rallies in quick succession. When we head there early on Sunday, one side of the road has been taken over by a large…
The tide is high. Lean waves lap against the curved shoreline of Kovalam. P Harish, all of seven, has caught sight of a promising wave. He chases after it, and in a quick swerve, tames the to-be giant. His surfboard is easily twice his size. Watch: Meet Tamil Nadu’s next generation of champion surfers Video…
Tarakesh Kolli performing at a dapostar workshop in Visakhapatnam. , Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Visakhapatnam will experience a new wave of creative expression with the city’s first dapostar workshop. Scheduled to take place this weekend at the VUDA Park, the event will introduce participants to dapostar, a type of flow art — a vibrant fusion…
Na Murali at his gym, Fitzone in Chennai | Photo Credit: VELANKANNI RAJ B Na Murali’s tryst with fitness began during his teenage years, when he got fascinated with judo, a Japanese martial art. His coach would teach him the basics, but that seemed insufficient for him. As a restless and enthusiastic 17 year old,…
A still from the previous edition of the race. , Photo Credit: NEERAJ DEV VARMA The earliest known set of obstacle course races (OCR) were created by armies to test the endurance of soldiers in hostile battlefields. To run with steady feet, climb with strength, and lunge forth with brute force, were essential in the…
