September 2017 – THEINDIANRAAS

Literature

Passengers of an Eternal Cycle

September 29, 2017October 31, 2017 Sittam Param 0 Comment passengers of an eternal cycle, S. Rasa Rasika.

A wedding needs a witness We had more than we could wilfully imagine Millions descended upon us Falling from the

Featured Painting

Scary Insect

September 29, 2017 Sittam Param 0 Comment insect world, S. Rasa Rasika.

A sketch of a fearsome insect by S. Rasa Rasika.

Featured Exhibition B

Annathanam Culture

September 29, 2017 Sittam Param 0 Comment Annathanam, thogayadi vinayagar temple

The wonderful culture of Annathanam (food distribution) kept alive by Hindu temples in Malaysia. This scene was shot at the

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Duck Pond

September 29, 2017 Sittam Param 0 Comment Ducks at a pond, S. Rasa Rasika.

A shot of a family of ducks at a pond in London by S. Rasa Rasika.

Literature

Colours of Navarathri

September 27, 2017October 31, 2017 Sittam Param 0 Comment navarathri, poet Kanna, singer kanna

Title: O’ Maa Kathayani! Like a pearl Thou shine on the colours of Navarathri so bright, Like a Jewel to

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Carrying on the Indian Food Culture

September 27, 2017 Sittam Param 0 Comment beauty of the saree, s. sugumaran, saree, saree clad women

Veteran photographer S. Sugumaran captured this colourful photograph of workers at an Indian restaurant. Such restaurants play a role in

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Solo Dancers

September 24, 2017October 22, 2017 Sittam Param 0 Comment ajith bhaskaran dass, daisyga rani vijayakumaran, icc, indian high commission kuala lumpur, krithika ramachandran, Netaji Subash Chandra Bose Indian Cultural Centre, priya nair, sai raja rajeswari, yamuna ramesh

Revisiting the splendour of solo dance. 6 Oct . Festival Inauguration and solo Dance of: Priya Nair & Ajith Bhaskar.

Literature

The Hospital

September 21, 2017October 24, 2017 Sittam Param 0 Comment Hospital, hospital song, R. Sittampram

A second home for some The hospital, a refuge for human frailties The vahana (vehicle) misdirected Drives one’s spirit Disease’s

Featured Exhibition B

Standing Against Time

September 21, 2017 Sittam Param 0 Comment r. Sittampara., Tree silhouette

This raintree standing majestically in a tiny residential park in Taman Jaya, Petaling Jaya in Selangor, Malaysia signifies hope that

Opinion

Retrieving the Cultural and Spiritual Heritage of India

September 14, 2017September 15, 2017 Sittam Param 0 Comment chaitanya, critics of indian culture, cultural and spiriritual heritage of india, dina-anukampana das, gita jayanthi, gitajayanti.org, Saving Vedic culture, Shri Rajiv Malhotra, thakur bhaktivinode

The crop of anglicised over-liberal journalists constantly in the news these days attacking everything Indian are the products of an

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Cloth Art

September 10, 2017 Sittam Param 0 Comment

Senior photographer S.Sugumaran shot this lovely picture of Indian cloth prints.

Music

Singing Carnatic Music

September 8, 2017October 23, 2017 Sittam Param 0 Comment muruga.muruga, prof s. venkateswaran, Saveri

Lilting refrains of Varuvai, Varuvai Endral The song, Muruga, Muruga in Saveri raga. The pleading of the bhakta yearning for

Featured Exhibition B

View from Penang Island

September 8, 2017 Sittam Param 0 Comment Penang, Thinesh Moorthi, thinesh moorthi kanawathi

Student Thineshmoorthi captured this panoramic view of the seafront at the Penang island.

Featured Exhibition B

Eating Out Indian

September 8, 2017 Sittam Param 0 Comment indian food, Indian Restaurant, s. sugumaran, sugu, sugu nst

Ex-senior NST photographer, S. Sugumaran is a master of capturing the essentials of a scene. His photograph of an Indian

Featured Exhibition A

At the Inner Sanctum

September 8, 2017 Sittam Param 0 Comment bukit rotan, Thinesh Moorthi, thinesh moorthi kanawathi

Student Thinesmoorthi Kanawathi took this photograph of a group of tourists standing in awe facing the main sanctum of the

Featured Painting

Malaysian View by Anand Nagu

September 7, 2017 Sittam Param 0 Comment Anand Nagu, artist anand, malaysian view, merdeka and artists

Senior Malaysian artist and academician Anand Nagu did this wood burning piece of a traditional Malaysian fisherman. He used a

Movie

Puriyaatha Puthir

September 5, 2017October 22, 2017 Sittam Param 0 Comment gayathrie, Puriyatha puthir, r anjit jeyakodi, Vijay Sethupathi

Poor reviews about first time director Ranjit Jeyakodi’s thriller Puriyaatha Puthir left me with a single hope to go watch

Movie

VIP 2 Review

September 3, 2017September 29, 2017 Sittam Param 0 Comment dhanush, kajol, vip 2

VIP 2 harps on the premise of unemployed engineering graduates’ plight in Tamil Nadu. This sequel to Velai Illa Pattathaari