Lakshmi Govindrajan Javeri

Articles by Lakshmi Govindrajan Javeri

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  Sep 16, 2018

  Akarsh Khurana on his troubled play Bombay Dying, and how wit finds a way into his writing

  'While writing, it is very important to be true to your own voice,' says Akarsh Khurana. 'Write what you know and what you have researched.'
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  Sep 07, 2018

  VH1 Supersonic: Flash sales, and what they tell us of how music festivals are perceived in India

  Flash sales for tickets to music festivals such as VH1 Supersonic, months before the line-up is even announced, is a little like buying a ticket to a holiday without knowing the specifics of the itinerary
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  Sep 02, 2018

  I’d rather be scared, than unhappy: Mahesh Dattani revisits 'Final Solutions' and '30 Days in September'

  Revisiting a play over 25 years since writing it often takes a playwright through a range of emotions — from pride at the writing to a feeling of irrelevance. A lot has changed in context and the style of writing, Dattani admits.
  Theatre Mahesh Dattani script FWeekend ArtAndCulture playwright Alyque Padamsee Indian playwrights Final Solutions 30 Days in September Dance Like A Man
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  Aug 29, 2018

  On Michael Jackson's 60th birth anniversary, celebrating his profound songwriting genius

  How strange is it that for a man whose private life has played out so widely in public, one about whom so much has been documented in various media, Michael Jackson's songwriting talent remains almost an after-thought
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  Aug 24, 2018

  Backlash to VH1 India's live-streamed gigs highlights how bad sound quality often lets down good musicians

  Ask anyone in the sound engineering space today and a constant complaint is that the budgets aren’t allocated to good equipment and sound
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  Aug 19, 2018

  Purva Naresh on her unfinished Irom Sharmila play: We've already failed her; I can't do it again

  Purva Naresh says, "One of the reasons I’m stuck with this script is because we as a people have already failed Irom Sharmila once. I can’t do that again. I need to have the script right.”
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  Aug 16, 2018

  The Aretha Franklin playlist: From I Say A Little Prayer to Freeway of Love, celebrating her vocal prowess

  Even when it came to the songs of artists that she covered, Aretha Franklin managed to make them her own, setting them apart from the original versions
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  Aug 16, 2018

  Aretha Franklin passes away aged 76: For over six decades, she reigned as the Queen of Soul

  By the time she completed a decade in her music career, Aretha Franklin was already anointed the Queen of Soul. She went on to essay that role for a good 50 more years. What else can you say to a life so extraordinary? R-E-S-P-E-C-T.
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  Aug 09, 2018

  The difficulty of being NH7 Weekender: Damned if it does, damned if it doesn't

  In NH7's praise and its scorn lies a mirror to who we are and what we’ve become — are we moving with the times and the industry or are we choosing to be stuck in a time-warp of musical stagnation?
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  Aug 05, 2018

  From Raza's canvases to Husain's masterpieces, children must be taught early to appreciate art, say experts

  Western countries encourage art appreciation for young children as their artistic communities recognise them as an audience early on. In India, this is still at its nascent stages but the recent past shows that it’s a trend that is surely picking up.
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