February 2020 was the saddest for ballroom dancers all over the world as their inspiration, Tao Porchon Lynch passed away peacefully and without any pain in White Plains, USA. She was 101.5 years young and was dancing in her three inches high heels a week before she went dancing her way to the next planet. […]Read More
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She uses Indian classical music to help working professionals and students explore its potential for enhancing creativity, focusing concentration, destressing, managing moods and emotions. She is a one-of-a-kind Indian artiste practicing this alternative method and is changing the mental wellness scenario of the country. Saurabh Tankha had a chat with Nithya Rajendran… How can Indian classical […]Read More
Team L&M Indian classical music deems swar as that independent note or sound which, when laid in a democratic lattice, forms rhythm or melody where each swar gets its own due. Similarly, Mahatma Gandhi’s idea of swaraj was that of a land of equal opportunities. He believed in the true growth of individuals if they […]Read More
Dancers have always been inspired by mythology – Ramayana and Mahabharata — have often been brought on stage by dancers using all sort of dance forms. Not just the epics or verses even god and goddess have appeared on stage to tell their tales and at the same time, raise various issues prevalent in society. […]Read More
The new year has just begun and there are many people who love to know about what’s next for them in life and what the future holds for them in personal as well as professional life. When we are in stress or many a times just for fun we do visit or have often been […]Read More
Shot in a single, 10-day trip through the Spiti Valley, these images are a trifecta of the region’s wild beauty, a photographer’s control and the optics of the Leica M camera. All these 25 photographs, part of an exhibition, Light and Lines in the Middle Land: A Monochrome Journey Through the Spiti Valley, showcase tones […]Read More
What if I told you that high heels were originally made exclusively for men? In a time stilettos and platform are often associated with female style and sexuality, this fact might come as a huge surprise but it should not. In fact, for decades, high heels found their place on the feet of male soldiers, […]Read More
Saurabh Tankha SUDHARAK OLWE says he believes in visiting villages – to see the country in its rawest form, interact with people there and understand their lives and issues. Along with this, a good amount of time, he says, needs to be spent seeing other people’s works and talking to them. The Akola-born photojournalist, recipient of […]Read More
A nude dance based painting theatre by Koushik Podder Dance with theatre goes hand-in-hand and many-a-times contemporary dance movement fits beautifully into theatre scene, making it a fabulous way to express various ideas and emotions. Recently, Kolkata saw an interesting style of installation based painting theatre with contemporary dance elements titled Konflickt – A Journey […]Read More
The field of dance is growing manifold and due to this, there are many dancers who get insecure about their profession. This develops into backbiting and talking ill about other co-dancers and choreographers. Dance being a creative field is one such art that has many differences in thoughts and this is main cause of blabber […]Read More