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The annual Thrissur Poonam festival is the biggest of its kind in Kerala, and is loaded with fireworks, dances, elephants and lights. While everything seems amazing on paper (and in pictures too), is the cost t...

8 Compelling Reasons Why Music Festivals Get Cancelled

Brij Dalvi

March 15, 2016

It's always sad to see a festival close its doors after many years of success. Or, even worse, just a few days before its inaugural edition. The Sherp is here to give you a lowdown on reasons why some upcoming ...

How Music Festivals Can Greatly Affect Your Lifestyle

February 24, 2016

The experience gained at music festivals reflects in myriad forms once a festival is over, going as far as changing your lifestyle. There is no denying that music festivals make for overwhelming journeys. Fr...

How Music Festivals Are A Big ‘Fuck You’ To Social Inequality

February 17, 2016

In times troubled with growing differences, music festivals aren't just a cultural force of nature, but they're fostering a social movement. Who would've predicted that in an era fueled with the internet and...

Beyond Culture & Art: Why Festivals Can Be Incredible Mini Economies

Anupama Khedkar

February 10, 2016

Festivals are great socio-cultural gatherings, advocating all-inclusiveness and solidarity in a community. The Sherp has mused about this before - how music festivals are the holy grail of the millennial and th...

Comedy Festivals Could Not Be Better Timed In India : Here’s Why

February 3, 2016

With Stage 42 currently under way and Kala Ghoda beginning in a week. both armed withstrong comedy lineups, The Sherp looks at why India needs its comedy festivals. In the last several years, stand up comed...

Dear Music Festivals, Where Are Your Student Passes?

Anupama Khedkar

January 27, 2016

Because students make up most of the music festival crowd. It's time we see some concession for the youth at major festivals like Coachella, Lollapalooza and Bonnaroo. Today, in 2016, Coachella's general adm...

Do Not Call Your Event A Festival If…..

Dhriti Menon

January 19, 2016

Culture, FS Features

The word 'festival' seems to be easily attached to events that don't bear any resemblance to what music and art festivals actually are. It's about time, we stop casually adding the overused suffix to make somet...

Why Being A Part Of A Festival Community Can Be Immensely Rewarding

January 13, 2016

The Sherp looks at the immersive experience that can be gained from becoming an involved member of a festival community. Festivals, despite their music, their grand visualisation, and their aesthetics are bu...

8 Practices Of The West That Indian Music Festivals Can Emulate

January 7, 2016