Team L&M The Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) hosted a grand event marking the centenary year of Prof. Mohan Khokar, a pioneer of Indian dance history and an eminent dance scholar. On this occasion, renowned dance gurus from India and abroad, Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan, and Padma Vibhushan awardees, Sangeet Natak Akademi […]Read More
Team L&M After a thumping start last week at HABITAT WORLD, the Khokar Dance Archives presents A century of Indian dance , covering a 100 plus years. Centuries begin by one and end in zero, hence the period platformed is 1901 – 2000. ‘This is when pioneers from West came to India at turn of […]Read More
Team L&M The IHC (Habitat World Art & Culture) is doing the first-ever major focus on Indian dance pioneer, scholar, collector and father- figure of archiving, the late Prof Mohan Khokar starting on his 20th death anniversary – September 17. The first male student of Kalakshetra in 1945, he was also the founder-head of Baroda […]Read More
Shama Bhate – like many a youngster – was introduced to Kathak because families in post-Independent India were slowly getting away from the stigma of nautch, a word the colonial British rulers had coined to describe our highly-stylised temple traditions of offering service to deities through song and dance. She wore thick glasses because she […]Read More
…Hindustan hamara! Iqbal ‘s immortal words (penned in 1904!) still resonate with many; KBC did a special focus with three Armed Forces talents, one each from the Army, Navy and Air Force. They were all articulate and said all the right things because they knew for once their words will be heard by millions. Millions […]Read More
In metro India, where is leisure time – of a nice walkthrough park – acres of well-kept greenery and elegant buildings? In the heart of Delhi, there’s the Lodhi Garden then there’s the Sundar Nursery. Bangalore has Cubbon Park and Lalbagh; Bombay has Hanging Gardens and Borivali National Park; Chennai, the beach and Kolkata, the […]Read More
Damaru har har baje goes the popular Shiva stuti. Summer is here but drummers are quiet! And everyone in most of the hot and happening North India or South, East or West wish they were in cooler climes. Only one metro – Bangalore is 25 degrees in June! – read my lips T.W.E.N.T.Y F.I.V.E! Landing […]Read More
India that is Bharat is so rich and diverse in its arts and crafts, that all of Europe and America put together may not have such diversity of forms, richness of tribal, folk, ritual content and continuity, historically. This is no sweeping statement but borne out of research. Google now helps even the uneducated to […]Read More
Mona darling! Used to be takia kalam of Hindi films ‘ordinary character – actor, who became a first-rate villain with original one liners like loin for lion! And put him in liquid oxygen! Liquid would not let him live and oxygen won’t let him die! Ajit was his name and pun was his game. Just […]Read More
Pune is today among the most cosmo city with real culture. They talk softly, don’t push and break lines like the rest of India. Behave. Rarely cheat or abuse, unless provoked then the Maratha rule and role come to surface! Peshwas DNA is there. Don’t forget this is also the land of Swaraj is my Birthright. […]Read More
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