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7 Reasons Why Travelling To A Festival Abroad Is A Paramount Experience

January 22, 2016

Festivals are home to diverse culture and some truly cohesive experiences. Here's why attending a festival abroad is not only a great, but a potentially life-changing idea. Festivals, whether they focus on ...

The First Images From St+Art Delhi 2016 Show The City’s Wonderful Artistic Side

Meher Manda

January 20, 2016

FS Features

The St+art Delhi Festival is back for a fresh 2016 edition, and with it comes diverse and creative forms of public art waiting to be witnessed. The St+art India Festival has played a major role in revolutionis...

These 7 Music Festivals Prove Israel To Be An Unlikely Festival Destination

Meher Manda

January 19, 2016

FS Features, Music

The culturally blessed country of Israel does play host to some phenomenally diverse music festivals. The Sherp dissects. When one thinks of Israel, one often thinks of its religious and cultural significa...

7 Most Dangerous Festivals Of The World

Mohit Thakkar

January 19, 2016

FS Features

The Sherp lists the most insanely dangerous festivals celebrated around the world! Do you dare to be a part of them? From religious to cultural traditions, these festivals are some of the most dangerous things...

8 Rural Festivals That Represent Cultural Ingenuity At Its Finest

Meher Manda

January 15, 2016

Culture, FS Features

The Sherp chronicles 8 brilliant rustic festivals that wear the soul of the backwoods on their sleeve, even as they do a good job representing the culture of their land. The Coachellas, Tomorrowlands and Gl...

10 Kinds Of Festivals That India Needs Right Now

Meher Manda

January 14, 2016

FS Features

With India's festival scene growing steadily, it's time that a few special kinds of festivals made their foray into the country. The Sherp picks the most potent ones. There has never been a better time for u...

Expectations Vs. Reality : What Really Happens At Music Festivals

Meher Manda

January 14, 2016

FS Features, Music

Every music festival experience is preceded with a ton of expectations. In reality, very few of them actually come true. The Sherp is here taking a walk down the path of grief - chronicling all those expectat...

The Sherp’s Guide To Nailing A Cruise Festival Experience

Meher Manda

January 12, 2016

FS Features

‘Tis the season of cruising to music away at sea. And if you’re up for a cruise festival experience, then here’s The Sherp guiding you to make the most of it. From the shores of Miami to Mexico to Singapore,...

Music Festivals In 2015 : Our Year In Review

Meher Manda

December 30, 2015

Culture, FS Features

Much has begun for much to end so much could pass. The Sherp reviews how music festivals have fared in the year of 2015. The year of 2015 was one defiant year when it came to music festivals and change in tr...

Nigeria Plans To Create Jobs Through 365 Cultural Festivals In The Country

Sanjana Ajith

December 29, 2015

Culture, FS News

Bravo, Nigeria! The Minister of Information and Culture in Nigeria, Lai Mohammed, recently said that the government plans to leverage the cultural industry in the country to create jobs for people, especiall...

Dear Santa, Here’s Our Headliner Wishlist For Indian Music Festivals In 2016

Meher Manda

December 23, 2015

FS Features, Music

With the year inching to a close, The Sherp’s wishing away for some international acts to come here already and headline our favourite Indian music festivals. While Christmas is the time to wish for new thin...

Women At Music Festivals : Are They Guilty Of Ignoring Female Musicians?

Meher Manda

December 17, 2015

Culture, FS Features, Music

The conversation around adequate female representation in music festivals stands more pertinent now than ever. But how important have female artists been to the industry? The Woodstock Festival of ‘69 is con...

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