Coimbatore's Bobby Balachandran does not just have out-of-the-box ideas. The entrepreneur is also keen on mentoring youngsters and giving them a chance to hone their business skills

Mukul Soman is creating a buzz in the international scene with his skills in photography, software and art

Having worked globally, Vivek Davos sees immense potential in the Tier two and three cities of India. With his online photographic store and training programme, he hopes to help students excel.

Four-month programme on publishing is a mix of hands-on training and theory

K.K. Muhammed, who retires from Archaeological Survey of India this June, shares his eventful journey

Rupesh Patric channelises his art to raise funds for various causes. He juggles this with his tech-savvy persona

Subha Unnikrishnan takes pride in running a tailoring centre, having designed many school uniforms and costumes for reality shows

A CEO by day and a Chef by evening, Venkatesh Bhat of Accord Metropolitan dons two hats with ease. Nikhil Raghavan meets the hotelier-entrepreneur

Reverse mortgage could be a safety net for cash-strapped retirees but it has few takers in India for now. K.T. Jagannathan finds out why

Corporate trainer Sangeetha Elizabeth Panicker on the increasing importance of soft skills in the globalised world

IT entrepreneur Ruzan Khambatta stumps nay-sayers who questioned her entry into the business

With lending rates down and offers pouring in from banks, your housing loan may be approved quickly if you meet all the criteria, says Balaji Rao

Sam Rozario tells that coffee is something inseparable from his life

Young Malayalis heading small IT firms talk about doing business in ‘emerging’ Kerala

Eighteen women learnt the ropes of starting a business, at a workshop conducted by the FICCI Ladies Organisation and WOBEDA

Martha Bush Ashton-Sikora’s book on Krishnattam is a comprehensive documentation of the art form, including its history and practice.

Rasaranjani’s ‘Pampakalu’ was an engaging play with impressive performances.

As writer, poet, dramatist late Akella Achyuta Ramam’s works open up to the public, his son Akella Venkateshwar recalls his father’s unique facets and the challenges in keeping his legacy alive.

Veteran theatre director Ranjit Kapoor’s “Ek Ghoda Chhey Sawaar” impresses with its sparkling comic touch.

As she is all set to make her debut in theatre as Shakuntala, Manju Warrier admits she is excited and nervous about her new role

A staging of ‘Rukmangadacharitham’ Kathakali in the capital city brought together seasoned artistes.

Kavalam Narayana Panicker’s take of the classic play, ‘Abhijnana Shakuntalam’, with Manju Warrier in the lead, mesmerised the audience.

Three productions this weekend bring to stage Indian classics and mythology

As Mohammad Ali Baig’s “1857: Turrebaz Khan” opens in Edinburgh Fringe Festival this August, the playwright-director-actor talks about the heroic figure in Deccan history

Sayeed Alam’s "Ghalib" speaks little, conveys a lot.

Timeri Murari talks about his new play and how Shakespeare’s works are still relevant today

Four years, and 100 shows, Mandya Ramesh’s Chama Chaluve continues to play to a full house. The highly skilled performance in the folk idiom borrows dynamically from several other genres

The rarely staged first part of ‘Subhadraharanam’ was performed in Edappally by a group of competent artistes.

Actress Neena Gupta on the special camaraderie of theatre and playing Hema Roy in Mera Woh Matlab Nahi Tha, to be staged in the city on September 18

‘Meevente Memuntam’ enacted the tussle between youthful independence and experience of parents.

Mohan Agashe tells us what pushed him to back “Atsu”, which deals with the growing problem of elderly care.

Anupam Kher speaks about the emotional core of Mera Woh Matlab Nahi Tha, to be staged this weekend in the city

A performance of ‘Dakshayagam’ in the capital city pointed out how inflated egos can rend asunder familial ties.

Ninasam Tirugata staged two plays -- Kalandugeya Kathe and Atta Dari Itta Puli. One reads the contemporary into classical, and the other bares the present itself

'Kimartham Draupathy', Aswathy Vijayan’s Sanskrit play, is about predicaments that women face even in the present day. The drama will be staged today

Swiss film maker and theatre director Heinz Gubler talks about his love for theatrical innovations

The 28th Urdu Drama Festival charmed the audience with the variety of themes and presentational styles.

Lillete Dubey’s ‘Gauhar’ is a terrific ode to one of the first singing sensations in the country

The Soorpanaka episode staged by Yakshagana artists at Niram Thiram stood out for its unusual treatment, writes Rupa Srikanth

Sreemoyee Dasgupta’s “7 Raison d'etre” is an experimental dramatic piece which projects a dark and bitter vision of contemporary society

While traders expect the rupee to weaken below 84, interventions from RBI have kept the currency well-supported above the psychologically important level

The reserves perked up in the reporting week as foreign currency assets (FCA) and gold holdings were up by $2.057 billion and $726 million, respectively.

Forex traders say the selling rush by foreign investors sent the domestic equity markets into a tailspin, dragging the benchmark indices down

Meanwhile, the dollar index was trading 1.34 per cent higher at 104.80

Meanwhile, the dollar index was trading 0.22 per cent lower at 104.86