From the upbeat ‘thumbithullal’ rhythms to the Aranmula Vallamkali songs to the earthy, lovely tunes sung by children who go hunting for flowers to make the athappookkalam, songs have been part and ...

Bangalore-based band 11 The Band's Malayalam rock song Thaka Theyy has won Best Song in Asian Rock category at the prestigious InterContinental Music Awards (ICMA).Speaking to us about the win, the ...

Kerala woke up on Thursday to the vibrant sights, sounds and flavours of Onam, as the state stepped into the first day of the three-day celebrations of its biggest cultural festival. The harvest ...

When people think of Onam, the harvest festival of Kerala, the images are familiar - men in crisp white mundu or dhoti, women draped in elegant kasavu saris, and families gathered around the ...

If you grew up in Kerala, Onam is everywhere. Bright flowers in courtyards, the smell of banana chips frying, aunties in cream-and-gold sarees, cousins running around barefoot, and that giant feast at ...

Kerala is today celebrating Thiruvonam, the concluding day of the ten-day-long Onam festival, with people visiting temples, gathering in their homes, enjoying the Onam feast called Onasadhya and ...