Christmas is round the corner, and the celebrations for the big day have already started. The day is incomplete without Santa Claus, some Christmas goodies and singing Jingle Bells. And, what’s better ...

As if an offbeat reply to Kerala’s elitist ensembles emerges Shinkari Melam that has a history of mere four decades. The free-spirted drums-with-cymbals con­cert gained contours in Ernakulam ...

The English Christmas carol 'Jingle Bells' with a traditional percussion ensemble known as sinkari melam, from Kerala in South India.

3rd Chandigarh National Crafts Mela being organized by the UT administration in collaboration with North Zone Cultural Centre was inaugurated on Saturday. There were dances like Kathakali (Kerala), ...