Amongst the diverse indigenous percussion-ensembles of Kerala, Thayambaka, with its highly individualistic style, is deemed to be the youngest. But its reach over the last century far outweighs that ...

Late into that festive night, Payyavoor Narayana Marar typically led the chenda ensemble at the vintage shrine which groomed his career from childhood. As the Thidambu Nritham priests ended their ...

KOCHI: “There are certain silences underneath Marar writings. While reading him we should go into the depths of the silences and communicate with them. As a critic Marar has been misunderstood by many ...