Sometime in the 16th Century, a group of people from Bellary in Karnataka, migrated to Tamil Nadu. They brought with them something precious: their song and dance. “Devarattalu, their folk dance form, ...

For half a century, ‘Master’ Kannan Kumar has been on a mission — to spread the word on the Tamil dance form of Devarattam. The 73-year-old, who claims to have taught 75,000 people so far, says he ...

‘Jin jinka jikka jikka...’ A Tamil movie song on a gramophone record. It is the favourite song of Senraya Perumal, in the temple on the small hill at Kottaipatti village near Dindigul. The palanquin ...

Every weekend and on Tuesday mornings, a motley crew of about 10 professionals from fields as diverse as chartered accountancy and filmmaking lose themselves in the world of folk dance on the terrace ...

Devarattam is an ancient dance form practised by Kambalathu Nayakkar community. Devarattam is an ancient dance form practised by Kambalathu Nayakkar community. This dance form requires the dancers to ...

CHENNAI: Welcome to my humble abode!” announces a rather neanimorphic ‘master’ Kannan Kumar as we enter his home at Porur. Before we climb up the stairs, we take a quick look at the cows and the ...