The folk dance, Karagattam, is hardly seen these days. It has been sidelined by classical and modern dances and is rarely seen being performed, barring at a few festive occasions. Says S.Malaisamy, ...

It’s a treat for Kovai as the Pongal season brings the folk arts back into focus Often looked down upon by the elite as an inferior folk art, the age-old folk dance form of Karagattam is back this ...

During the annual Chithirai festival at the Police Grounds recently, Zaffar Thavamani set the stage on fire. Those in the audience who thought the name belonged to one person were surprised to see two ...

MADURAI: By day, S Malaisamy walks through college corridors, explaining biomedical engineering concepts to attentive students. By evening, he steps into an entirely different world – balancing a ...

The beats of Thappattam and Oyilattam and the popular folk dance, Karagattam would soon resonate again on Chennai streets, with the DMK government proposing to bring back the Tamil cultural festival ...

Angeline who works as a contract worker in the Cuddalore education department office, also runs a dance school named Natiya Siragugal, where she teaches dance for free to financially backward children ...