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The Bengal Culture Conundrum!

anandkumarrs / May 25, 2026 / Leave a Comment

My piece on SubStack on the myths around the Bengal Culture Supremacy! https://anandkumarrs.substack.com/p/the-bengal-culture-conundrum Please check it out

Culture, Festivals, Media, Music, Musings

Chennai Music Season on the Cloud!

anandkumarrs / December 6, 2020 / Leave a Comment

This piece was written for the News site – The News Minute and was carried on 6th Dec, 2020 It

Culture, Festivals, India, Musings, Religion, Slice of Life

Reminiscing the Navarathri of the 70’s!

anandkumarrs / September 29, 2019 / 6 Comments

Today is the 1st day of Navarathri and one can see social media replete with pictures of colourful Golus and

Culture, Festivals, films, India, Musings, Opinion, Social, Tamil Films

Untying the Jallikattu Ban!

anandkumarrs / January 15, 2017 / 25 Comments

First things first. I have not seen Jallikattu live in my life. My 1st exposure to this was in a

Culture, Festivals, Holiday, Humour, India, Musings, Nature, Travel

Back to Roots and Canals!!!

anandkumarrs / May 29, 2016 / 17 Comments

It’s almost the last week of May and the much dreaded Agni Natchathiram (Star of Fire) – the phase which

Culture, Festivals, India, Musings

Return of the Culture!!!

anandkumarrs / October 18, 2015 / 25 Comments

Pardon me for joining the “Return” bandwagon😉 But hang on! This piece is not on the “Return” which is in

Bollywood, Festivals, India, Musings, Opinion

Down Ganapathi lane!!!

anandkumarrs / September 20, 2015 / 19 Comments

It’s the Ganpati festival season now in Mumbai and as they say this city is the place to be during

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“Notes” from the “Season”!!!

anandkumarrs / January 4, 2015 / 16 Comments

For long as I remember Chennai or for the romantics – Madras had 2 seasons – Summer (for almost 340