In India the consecration ceremony of Ram Mandir took place recently. The nation celebrated Pran Pratishtha at the Ram Temple with aplomb. Prime Minister Narendra Modi performed the rituals along with team of priests led by Lashmiant Dixit ji to mark the iconic and historic occasion. But when the pooja was being performed in Ayodhya, […]Read More
Leave it to our artistes (performing) or artists (plastic) to live up to the demands of times. Through their art works, they try make a statement, reach out and bring ordinary concepts centre stage. Sonal Mansingh did that at HABITAT with Karmayogi, which profiles the PM without even once showing his photo on stage. This […]Read More
Some dance shows entertain, and some educate. Then there are shows that entertain to educate. When Walls Dance is one such show that premiered in Mumbai and then travelled to Bangalore, Delhi and Ahemdabad and soon will be shown in Pune, Chennai and a few dance festivals too. When Walls Dance is a live Bharatanatyam […]Read More
Roots of any culture can be made strong only if their folk music and dance is given the right importance. Recently India celebrated, Garba being included in the prestigious list of the World Cultural Heritage. UNESCO inscribed the popular Gujarati folk dance Garba on its representative list of the ‘Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity’. Inclusion […]Read More
To find a dance teacher who is a mentor in the true sense is very difficult for a dancer. It is said only if the dancer is lucky can they find that mentor. In a philosophical way it is said ‘You can’t choose the teacher of art, HE will choose the right teacher for you.’ […]Read More
Bharatnatyam Dancer Ratri Das endeavours to make Goddesses come alive
Have you ever imagined what if Goddess Kali, Saraswati, Durga and Laxmi were to descend on earth, how would they look? What costumes would they be wearing? What jewellery would they adorn? And who would they behave and dance? One person who has researched a lot about the same and implements it for her shows […]Read More
While most things start humbly, some grow to become a banyan tree. “Sitting under a banyan tree, you’d find a Bharatanatyam teacher” my father was told in 1940s, when he asked Ram Gopal group members Mrinalini Sarabhai and MK Saroja where to learn Bharatanatyam from. They said so because their teacher Vidwan Muthukumaran Pillai had […]Read More
Ambitious artists are always looking for opportunities to promote their art and also themselves but, then there are some like Kolkatta based Kathak Guru Luna Poddar who leave behind great international opportunities only to be close to the deep roots and the rich culture that India has to offer. Luna Poddar is a Kathak dancer, […]Read More
Bollywood dance has penetrated the world like no other dance form has. People of all nationalities love Bollywood dance and if they don’t dance they surely know about it and have seen it. Olga Seth Olgita is a renowned dancer from Russia who has been crazy for Bollywood since she was a child and today […]Read More
Pranab Mukherjee - the giant of Indian politics - was the subject of the book his daughter Sharmistha pennedRead More