Mar 08, 2020
The Mother Goddess has always had a central role in Hindu mythology and belief. In a philosophy that accepts the primary beings as Ardhanarishwara (a being half female and half male), Devi or Shakti is the primal kinetic energy without…
Natarani Amphitheatre
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In Search of the Goddess
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Sordid
Mar 07, 2020
Sordid is the winner of the Hindu Playwright award for 2019 and will premiere at Natarani! Director, actor, and playwright V Balakrishnan’s Sordid paints an elaborate picture of a hard truth: the stories of water wives. The term now qualifies…
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Visiting Mr. Green
Mar 14, 2020
Visiting Mr. Green is funny, moving intergenerational play by Jeff Baron that tells the story of a recently widowed 86-year old man who nearly gets run over by a car, then has to deal with the weekly court-ordered visits by…
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MANU CHAO Live in concert
Feb 28, 2020
Manu Chao is a famous singer of French and Spanish (Basque, Galician) origin. Chao is a sensation who manages to sing his infectious tunes in no less than seven languages. For those playing at home: the list goes French, Spanish,…
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Yatra Archives
How Tulika Books is creating impact in children’s lives through picture books
Nandini VarmaAug 21, 2019
A children’s book about a boy who feels like a girl. And about a child brought up by grandfathers. These are some of the stories published by Tulika Books, who have been making children’s picture books since 23 years. Little…
Dalgona Coffee: A worldwide social media trend about home-made café experience
Harshil ShahApr 2, 2020
While the lockdown has ignited various trends on social media, one that has received a major global following is #DalgonaCoffee. With thousands of posts on its name, here’s all you need to know about the Dalgona Coffee wave. I first…
Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael and Donatello—Artists or Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles characters?
Harshil ShahNov 5, 2019
Did you ever wonder where the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ characters got their names from? Well, your search is complete. Here is a brief introduction of the artists from whom the creators of TMNT took inspiration. Teenage mutant ninja turtles,…
The call of the mountains: orthopaedic Dr Yatin Desai’s advice on trekking
Himanshu NainaniMay 24, 2019
In this piece 64 year old Dr Yatin Desai, shares with CY his inspiring story of how to scale towering mountains with utmost ease and how this life adventure activity can shape human character and health. Chances are high that…