Explore why space appears dark despite the countless stars in the universe. Learn about the inverse square law of light and the vast distances between stars that cause the darkness of space.

It lifted off atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket today at after 5:23 a.m. EDT (2:54 PM IST) from historic Launch Complex-39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC).

New research reveals that the Moon contains far more water than previously thought, surprising scientists and reshaping future lunar exploration plans!

“Cansurvive: Subah Ka Pata” deals with the dreaded disease with sensitivity and imagination.

Seethalakshmi talks to Geetha Venkatramanan about pursuing a rare art form.

Theatre for Young Audiences is drawing lessons from Picasso’s art to stage plays for children

Martha Bush Ashton-Sikora’s book on Krishnattam is a comprehensive documentation of the art form, including its history and practice.

Veteran theatre director Ranjit Kapoor’s “Ek Ghoda Chhey Sawaar” impresses with its sparkling comic touch.

Noted theatre practitioner Dhirendranath Mallik on bringing Odia theatre into national consciousness.

As she is all set to make her debut in theatre as Shakuntala, Manju Warrier admits she is excited and nervous about her new role

Kavalam Narayana Panicker’s take of the classic play, ‘Abhijnana Shakuntalam’, with Manju Warrier in the lead, mesmerised the audience.

Purva Naresh’s “Ladies Sangeet” unravels multiple layers of gender, sexuality and marriage.

Here’s a lowdown on the three Tamil plays that are to be staged at The Hindu Theatre Fest.

Events leading up to Keechaka’s death was well captured in ‘Keechakavadham’.

As Mohammad Ali Baig’s “1857: Turrebaz Khan” opens in Edinburgh Fringe Festival this August, the playwright-director-actor talks about the heroic figure in Deccan history

Gireesan Sopanam’s histrionic skills, discovered rather fortuitously, has made him an integral part of the late Kavalam Narayana Panicker’s plays for the last 34 years.

A play without a director and a different actor for each show, a search for identity through language and a coming-of-age tale are on offer in the latest edition of The Hindu Theatre Festival in Bengaluru

The annual All Kerala Radio Drama Festival of AIR, beginning August 21, has a stellar line-up of mainstream actors.

Puppet theatre is much more than the doll with strings says Anurupa Roy as she and her team from Katkatha prepare for their production, The Mahabharata

Tamil theatre can be a powerful social tool and has so much to offer, but sadly it has been given a short shrift says Dharani Dharan

The idea of a performance like Blank Page, directed by Sunil Shanbhag, came out of Tamaasha Theatre troupe’s exercises where poetry is employed to understand multiplicity of meaning

The crumbling facade of single-screen theatres on K.G. Road may not just be a sad metaphor for the quality of films... there’s more to it, perhaps?

Vandichodai by Koothuppattarai was all about deep philosophy and questioning societal norms

Timeri Murari talks about his new play and how Shakespeare’s works are still relevant today

Four years, and 100 shows, Mandya Ramesh’s Chama Chaluve continues to play to a full house. The highly skilled performance in the folk idiom borrows dynamically from several other genres

Actress Neena Gupta on the special camaraderie of theatre and playing Hema Roy in Mera Woh Matlab Nahi Tha, to be staged in the city on September 18

Shraddha’s ‘Aurangazeb’, for the lovers of history

As Saif Hyder Hasan brings "Mr. and Mrs. Murarilal" to the city, SWATI DAFTUAR takes stock of commercial theatre in the Capital

In a conversation that veers from nostalgia to cultural politics, Rajit Kapur reflects on his craft and concerns

A performance of ‘Dakshayagam’ in the capital city pointed out how inflated egos can rend asunder familial ties.

Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream staged by E.M.G.Yadava Women’s College students brought to fore Elizabethan society, sense and sensibilities

'Kimartham Draupathy', Aswathy Vijayan’s Sanskrit play, is about predicaments that women face even in the present day. The drama will be staged today

Y Gee Mahendran’s ‘Soppana Vazhvil’ is a witty commentary on the unruly ways of society, writes Srivathsan Nadadhur.

Theatre aspirants in Visakhapatnam were exposed to technical and histrionic trends from across the country.

Written by Girish Karnad in 2004 and directed by Alyque Padamsee, the play has seen Shabana make the character her own.

Lillete Dubey’s ‘Gauhar’ is a terrific ode to one of the first singing sensations in the country

Sreemoyee Dasgupta’s “7 Raison d'etre” is an experimental dramatic piece which projects a dark and bitter vision of contemporary society

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