I thought that I was alone in my preference for going to music festivals rather than concerts, but I now know that there is a bigger, cultural change taking place here in India. Concerts can be very special and a concert is to live in the “moment” that artist is really in but for connection, discovery, and pure energy, music festivals have a very different feel to them; and for this reason, in India, this shift towards music festivals is now gaining momentum. The explosion of music festivals in India like Lollapalooza India and NH7 Weekender is not a coincidence.…
Author: Cordia Ghosh
Film enthusiasts and literature fans alike are buzzing with excitement as the makers of Christopher Nolan’s upcoming historical epic The Odyssey unveiled a striking new poster on Thursday. The haunting design features the rear view of a helmeted warrior, presumably Odysseus whose crest is formed from a line of vertebrae. Against a mist-shrouded blue backdrop dotted with shadowy silhouettes, the image sets an atmospheric tone that hints at both grandeur and introspection. The film’s title appears boldly beneath, accompanied by Nolan’s signature tagline-like simplicity.In traditional Nolan fashion, audiences won’t have to wait for the film’s release to get a taste…
Nestled at about 5,500 ft in the pine rimmed rice paddies of Ziro Valley, a four-day festival every September has quietly remade how India thinks about live music: low on plastic, high on heart, and allergic to gatekeeping. It’s intimate but global, rooted in Apatani community life yet fiercely curious about sonic outsiders, a recipe that’s turned Ziro from a cult secret into a pilgrimage for indie heads. It began as a local idea in 2012, put together by event-maker Bobby Hano and guitarist Anup Kutty (of Menwhopause) to put northeast artists on the same map as India’s metro scenes.…