Culture
Cultural traditions, festivals and modern trends explained, with guides to the people and ideas that shape daily life.
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West Bengal, India is home to Bengali vocalist Somlata Acharya Chowdhury. She has a solo CD and performs playback vocals…
Chinese-American actor Chen Feiyu, better known as Arthur Chen, works as an associate director for TH Ent. 2010 saw him…
Known as Earth, Katsamonnat Namwirote Thai actor Katsamonnat is employed by Studio Wabi Sabi. Let Me Kiss You is the…
Sebrina Chen is a well-known Chinese model and actress from television and films. The name “Chen Yao” is another name…
Irin Urassaya Malaiwong is a Thai-Japanese-Korean actor and singer-actress who is known for playing the supporting role of Yuki in…
Burak Deniz is an actor and model from Turkey. He gained recognition for his portrayal of Murat Sarsılmaz in the…
Dylan Wang is a model, actor, and celebrity. When Wang made his stage debut in 2016 at the “Sichuan Campus…
Gina Jin, an actress and model from China, goes as “Jin Chen” as well. Her first role was in the…
Thai singer-actor who gained notoriety while playing in the boy band Cute Chef. In 2017, he made his acting debut…
AJ Chayapol Jutamas is a Thai actor signed to GMMTV since 2018 and the twin brother of actor JJ Chayakorn…
Actress Alyanna Angeles is from the Philippines and has been in several films. She is also a model, entertainer, as…
Actor and model Naphat Vikairungroj, better known by his stage name Na, is well-known in Thailand. His big break came…
About Culture
The backbone of this section is an archive most sites never bother to finish: complete winners lists for long-running television shows, season by season, kept current as new series end.
That covers both sides of the Indian and British schedule – Kaun Banega Crorepati, Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L’il Champs, Dance Plus, Nach Baliye and Khatron Ke Khiladi, alongside Britain’s Got Talent and The X Factor. The value is in the completeness: every season in one table, rather than a news story about the most recent one.
The other half is screen reference. Full cast and character lists for major serials, including both adaptations of the Mahabharat, plus film round-ups and the kind of list article people arrive at from a half-remembered detail.
It is a lookup section rather than a criticism section. There is very little reviewing here and no attempt at cultural commentary – the aim is that you find the fact you came for, correctly, and leave.
For biographies of the people who appear on these shows, see People.