Cultural Scene in Thiruvananthapuram, Capital of God's Own Country

Trivandrum has a vibrant and eclectic cultural scene. This is an attempt to showcase through photographs some of the events to give a flavour to the common man - not the cognoscenti. I will also post some curious views of Trivandrum which may even be a 'culture shock'! You will find that recently, I have been adding some snippets from the city not necessarily related to culture but give a holistic view of the life in this city.

Nov 16, 2009

Jazz at the Palace

Kanakakunnu palace stands majestically in the heart of Trivandrum. The surroundings of the palace are popular haunts of the regulars. For a walk around the garden or for one of the exhibitions in the adjacent grounds. Once or twice a year cultural programmes are also conducted at the Nishagandhi and Surykanthi open air theatres. The palace itself is seldom open to the public. The last time I was inside this palace was for a Kathakali performance as part of the Nishagandhi cultural festival.

From Jazz_Kanakakunnu

On Saturday, the 14th November the palace again opened for a Jazz performance by the Yakou Tribe from Germany, brought to Trivandrum by the Goethe Zentrum (Max Mueller Bhavan / Goethe Institute) .

Here are a couple of images from the show.