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‘Here and Now’: World premiere for ‘choreographer of the future’ bharatanatyam artist Mythili Prakash performs at Dance Umbrella…

Regarded as one of the finest exponents of bharatanatyam, this artist has the special endorsement of Britain’s very own totemic…

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‘White Riot’ by Rubika Shah wins Grierson – top documentary award at the the BFI London Film Festival 2019

Documentary about 1970s anti-racism group has lessons for us all now, says Grierson jury president… RUBIKA SHAH’S documentary film, ‘White…

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Darbar Music 2019 to end on high note with Pandit Budhaditya Mukherjee (sitar) and Pandit Shiv Kumar and son Rahul Sharma (santoor)

British singer Unnati also graces festival… EUROPE’S largest celebration of Indian classical music ends its four-day (October 10-13) extravaganza with…

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Made in Bangladesh screenings – London film Festival 2019

Catch this film about the rag trade in Bangladesh… More to follow… Screens Today (October 7) at 6.30pm Vue, Cranbourne…

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‘A Doll’s House’ – powerful and insightful Tanika Gupta adaptation turns Ibsen classic into play about exotica, race and power…

Makeover pits colonialism against feminism… By Suman Bhuchar THIS is a very popular play written by the Norwegian great (Henrik)…

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Mahatma Gandhi: 150 years – how he has been celebrated in film, theatre and books…

Mostly revered (a right-wing revisionism has been under way for a time), his work and life have been recreated on…

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London Film Festival (#LFF) 2019 (October 2-13): 10 films to look out for…

A mix of those from South Asia and others we have seen already… By Sailesh Ram FILM lovers get ready…

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Bird Bites: ‘A Little Late with Lilly Singh’; ‘The Family Man’; ‘Hotel Mumbai’; Ranveer Singh at Madame Tussauds; Jhalak Prize open; Baahubali Live competition (enter now)

What’s been happening over the last few days, the bird’s been looking at… ‘A Little Late with Lilly’ – critics…

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Theatre to stimulate – from musical ‘Stardust’ to a stage version of ‘My Beautiful Laundrette’ it’s time to go inside and watch something live…

We will be looking in more detail at these plays in reviews and interviews soon… by Suman Bhuchar AH, THE…

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Asian Achievers Awards 2019: champions inclusivity with early diversity and media pioneer and UK lawyer who had role in repealing anti-gay section 377 in India…

An opportunity to turn the spotlight and platform some of our most inspiring figures… By Suman Bhuchar A JOURNALIST, a community activist, a lawyer and a…

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