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15 Instagrams Of Ziro Festival Of Music You Need To See

September 28, 2015

This past weekend, travellers and enthusiasts gathered around the beautiful Ziro Valley in Arunachal Pradesh, to be part of and witness one of India's most organic and joyful music and cultural festivals. Here ...

Oktoberfest Debuts In London This Year

Sanjana Ajith

September 28, 2015

Culture, FS News, International

After cities like Cincinnati, Blumenau and Brisbane embraced the legendary German event, for the first time, London is hosting its own traditional Oktoberfest. In partnership with Munich's most famous beer b...

In Pictures : The Madness That Was TomorrowWorld

Meher Manda

September 28, 2015

Culture, FS Features

Yes, we're all aware of how TomorrowWorld inched to a watershed close, but before it all went down, the festival did have an incredible EDM-fueled run, and we have the pictures to prove it. The Sherp was prese...

There’s A Van Gogh Themed Flower Festival And It’s Magnificent

Anupama Khedkar

September 25, 2015

Culture, FS Features

These epochal works of art made with flowers to honour van Gogh are nothing short of brilliant. Van Gogh, the famous and notoriously complex artist was born in the small town of Zundert in 1853, situated ami...

For Lovers Of The Psy-Trance Magic : Shiva Squad Is Here

Meher Manda

September 24, 2015

Culture, FS Features

Manali is all ready to welcome India's psy-trance lovers to its hills, for the trippy, three-day psychedelic adventure that is Shiva Squad! Apart from the culturally conducive scene of Goa, the northern part...

Have You Heard Of This Beautiful Camel Festival In Rajasthan?

Anupama Khedkar

September 24, 2015

Culture, FS Features

Pushkar Camel Fair is a technicolour gathering in the dusty desert town of Pushkar. Every year, in the humble heart of Pushkar, Rajasthan, this fabulously colourful camel fair lights up the Rajasthani horizo...

10 Festivals That Can Inspire Social Change

Meher Manda

September 24, 2015

Culture, FS Features

It requires a following to send across a message. And because music festivals have followers by the thousands, they can inspire some genuine social change. Festivals command attention to a level that has inc...

6 Oscar-Worthy Movies That Premièred At the Toronto International Film Festival

Dhriti Menon

September 23, 2015

Culture, FS Features

This year's Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) featured some fascinating and key contenders for the Oscars, 2016! 1.The Martian This Ridley Scott big-budget science fiction flick wil...

Wacky Wednesday : Florida’s Fantasy Fest Is The Craziest Costume Festival Out There!

Dhriti Menon

September 22, 2015

Culture, FS Features

Wacky, wicked and delightfully creative - Florida's Fantasy Fest can make your cosplay dreams come true! Fantasy Fest is October's craziest festival, which can rival many parades and costume parties from aro...

Sherpagram : The Trippyness At Symbiosis Gathering

Meher Manda

September 21, 2015

Culture, FS Features

Symbiosis Gathering ended this weekend to an array of colours, creative expression, art and good-naturedness, so obviously Instagram was abuzz with the action. This past weekend, hundreds of people descended u...

The Life Is Beautiful Festival : A Confluence Of Music & Social Change

Meher Manda

September 21, 2015

Culture, FS Features, Music

At Las Vegas this weekend, The Life is Beautiful festival will unfurl to a show of great music, food, art and inspired social change. With music festivals existing by the thousands, and the social movements ...

The Madness Beyond The Music Of Bacardi NH7 Weekender

Meher Manda

September 21, 2015

Culture, FS Features

The Bacardi NH7 Weekender is an experience so much more than just the diverse collective of music they have to offer! The Sherp chronicles everything that lies beyond the music. Flying Lotus, Mogwai, A.R. Ra...

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