Hindi
Hindi is spoken in most parts of north India. Every region has a different way of speaking Hindi. However if you know the standard style, you should be able to manage in all the regions. It has a nice ring and quiet easy to learn, even if you have no Indian language background. Influenced by ...
Tabla
One of the most popular accompaniment instruments from India, Tabla has reached far and wide as the Ustads (maestros) brought it to the world stage. Tabla has a unique individuality that enables it to subtly follow a song in the background like a silent river with tiny eddies now and then. When it comes to ...
Mural Painting
Here is an experience that is relaxing and rewarding at the same time! Mural Painting is believed to be advanced from the ritualistic ‘Kalamezhuthu’, drawing forms of Goddesses with colour powders. The early murals are found in caves, palaces and temples scattered around south India. Traditionally the artists used natural colours, brush made out of ...
Mridangam
If you have listened to Carnatic music concerts or watched Indian classical dance Bharatanatyam, you have listened to the resonating rhythem of Mridangam. Its the major accompaniment of Classical music and dance of south India. Believed to be invented by ‘Nandikeshan’, Lord Shiva’s assistant, Mridangam was used for Shiva Thandavam (the extreme dance trance sometimes ...
Cooking Health
El vientre reglas de la mente (The belly rules the mind) ~Spanish Proverb Kitchen is the greatest laboratory of all! The moment we discovered what fire can do, the experiments started and it is still going on! Look at the diversity of food we have even in a small area! Kitchen is not just about ...
Kathakali
Kathakali is the ancient theater form of Kerala. Inspired by Kutiyattam, the Sanskrit drama and Ramanattam Kathakali has come a long way from both of them. Kathakali is one of the rare art forms which includes a diversity of other art forms. It has music, rhythm, painting, wood carving, carpentry, martial arts and what not! ...
Kathakali Make-up (Chutti)
Kathakali uses one of the most elaborate make-up techniques and costume. It takes hours to finish Kathakali makeup. Kathakali make-up artists have innovated new techniques and modernised some aspects of the same. However, most of the colours used in Kathakali make-up are natural. Your first lessons will be on a mud pot (instead of someone’s ...
Kathakali Music
Kathakali Music is the voice of Kathakali. It is the singer who describes the scenes and present the dialogues for the characters. If you have watched a Kathakali performance, you must have noticed the role of music and rhythm in Kathakali, especially the involvement of the singer. Kathakali music belongs to the Sopana category of ...
Carnatic Music Vocal
Carnatic music is a system of music commonly associated with the southern part of the Indian subcontinent, with its area roughly confined to four modern states of India: Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu. It is one of two main sub-genres of Indian classical music that evolved from ancient Hindu traditions; the other sub-genre ...
Yoga
The ancient Indian culture of Yoga presented to us by the sages is based on essential human requirements, not only to gain physical health but also for the achievement of higher aims of life. The World Health Organization defines health as physical, mental, intellectual, social and spiritual health. Yoga is the only way to achieve ...
