‘Araro Ariraro’ is a feature-length musical documentary about Indian indentured labourers working in Malaya’s British colonial plantations. (M S Nakajima pic) It is believed that from as early as the ...

History lingers through Ilham Gallery’s The Plantation Plot exhibition in Kuala Lumpur, not only in paintings, installations and photographs, but also in song. In one corner, a video installation ...

Here’s something special for the weekend — a beautiful crowdfunding project that weaves history, memory, and community into song. Araro Ariraro is a musical documentary that revives forgotten Tamil ...

"Araro Ariraro" does not have a direct literal meaning but the “words” are used in Tamil lullabies (thalattu) to soothe a child by mimicking the gentle rocking motion and comforting sounds used to put ...

PETALING JAYA: It is believed that from as early as the 19th century, ships from India brought thousands to work in Malaya’s plantation. Under the blazing sun and pouring rain, these indentured ...