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A South African Outpost In Kerala
The Galito's Flame-Grilled Chicken restaurant, at the Lulu Mall, Kochi, serves an unique style of chickenBy Shevlin SebastianPhotos: Brand chef Sunil Menon; photos by Ratheesh SundaramAs Seena George,...
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Nuggets Of Wisdom
Motivational speaker Dr Ushy Mohandas tells women, during a seminar in Kochi, to be true to themselves and follow their dreamsPhoto by Ratheesh Sundaram By Shevlin Sebastian While travelling on a...
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Waiting For A Beautiful Girl To Arrive
COLUMN: LOCATION DIARYActor Harisree Ashokan talks about his experiences in the films, 'Kudumbakodathi', 'Punjabi House', and 'Satyam, Shivam Sundaram'Photo of Harisree Ashokan and wife Preetha by...
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Always Making An Impression
Bollywood’s rising talent, Richa Chadda, came for a location shoot to Fort Kochi for the film, ‘Cabaret’, which also starts former cricketer S. SreesanthBy Shevlin SebastianIn July, last year, Richa...
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Under the Yoke Of Oppression
'A Long Look Homeward', a travelling exhibition of photos from the permanent collection of The Tibet Museum, Dharamshala, as well as artifacts from the Friends of Tibet, had a showing at Alleppey,...
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Riding A Bike Inside A Dome
COLUMN: LOCATION DIARY Actor Babu Antony talks about his experiences in 'Carnival' and his first Bollywood roleBy Shevlin SebastianActor Babu Antony was in a dilemma. He had always done his own stunts,...
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Magic At The Fingertips
Durjoy Datta has just released his 12th novel, 'Our Impossible Love'. The best-selling author of commercial fiction, with sales touching 20 lakh, talks about his careerBy Shevlin Sebastian In July,...
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Making Beauty Out of Decay
French photographer Louimari Maudet focuses on the decayed posters that can be found all over IndiaPhoto of Louimari Maudet by Ratheesh SundaramBy Shevlin SebastianJean Gauthier, 30, a teacher from...
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Giving The English Version
Vivek Ranjit has been doing the English sub-titling of most of the recent Mollywood hits like 'Charlie', 'Action Hero Biju' and 'Kali'. He talks about his experiences Photo by K. Shijith By Shevlin...
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The Danger of Fireworks And a Risky Jeep Ride
COLUMN: LOCATION DIARYWriter/Actor Murali Gopy remembers his experiences in the films, 'Rasikan', 'Bhramaram' and the upcoming 'Pava'Photos: Murali Gopy; a scene from 'Bhramaram' By Shevlin...
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The Silence Around Abused Children
The Netherlands-based clinical psychologist Saisha Partiman, of Indian and Nepali origin, talks about her experiences in counselling children in KeralaPhotos: Saisha Partiman and Olga Martin; images by...
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In Praise of God
Sr. Rincy Alphonse is a trained Carnatic singer who sings songs, based on ragas, in honour of God, Jesus Christ and Mother MaryPhotos by Albin Mathew By Shevlin SebastianAt 3 a.m., Sr. Rincy Alphonse,...
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An Eye-Catching Design
The American architectural firm, CetraRuddy, led by co-founder John Cetra, wins the Architizer Awards for the Choice School at Tiruvalla, KeralaBy Shevlin SebastianAs 7 p.m. approached, on April 12,...
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A Conversation With An Upcoming Bollywood Star
By Shevlin SebastianWhen I go to see the Bollywood actress, Richa Chadda, at a hotel in Fort Kochi, she is stunned when I tell her that I had not seen her breakout role in 'Gangs of Wasseypur – Part...
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An Unparallelled Talent
The great Malayali cartoonist Toms passed away on April 27, at the age of 87. I had the opportunity to meet him at his home in Kottayam a few years ago to hear his life storyBy Shevlin SebastianA huge...
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Trashing a Home
COLUMN: Location DiaryDirector Raja Krishna Menon talks about his experiences in the Bollywood film, 'Airlift'By Shevlin SebastianIn November, 2015, director Raja Krishna Menon was shooting a war scene...
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Going Inside A Well Filled With Snakes
COLUMN: Location DiaryActor Narain talks about his experiences in the films, ‘Kaththukkutti’, ‘Achuvinte Amma’ and ‘4 The People’Photos: Narain and Srushti Dange in the Tamil film, ‘Kaththukkutti’;...
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In The Right Lane
The handsome and charming Amol Parashar is hoping to make an impact in 'Traffic', the Hindi-remake of the Malayalam hitPhotos: Amol Parashar, with the late director Rajesh Pillai By Shevlin SebastianA...
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Running Out Of Water
COLUMN: LOCATION DIARYDirector/Cinematographer Sujith Vaassudev talks about his experiences in the films, 'City of God', 'Punyalan Agarbattis' and 'Anarkali'Photos: Sujith Vaassudev; the poster of...
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Standing Up and Delivering
Stand-up comedian Kunal Rao entertained a crowd at a performance in KochiPhotos by Albin Mathew By Shevlin SebastianMoments before he stepped on stage at the JT Pac, Kochi, on April 24, stand-up...
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