Last week was sad for the dance community as they mourned the death of renowned Bharatanatyam dancer and guru, writer and research scholar Lakshmi Vishwanathan. She was 78, she had chest congestion and had been on medication, she complained of breathlessness in the morning and passed away suddenly, according to her sister and Carnatic vocalist […]Read More
Rajkumari Sharma Tankha She got the dance in her genes –both her parents, father Guru Chandi Singh and mother Serojini Devi, were well-known Manipur dancers. Even her grandparents – both maternal and paternal – were performers. Growing up amid such illustrious artistes, it was natural that Molina got swayed towards dance. “Belonging to a family […]Read More
Shirdi Maharaj of Dwarka Mai (that’s the first SM of DM) or Sai Baba as he is universally called. In 50 years, his popularity has increased manifold, making Shirdi the second most important and frequented pilgrimage place of India, the first being Tirumala-Tirupati. A small hamlet, in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra, Shirdi was hardly known […]Read More
Tijara is just under 100km from Delhi on way to Alwar but it is like 2,000 years away in time. Well, a crime novel, Tijara’s Mystery Codes, written by one of the most unusual storytellers, Hemma Myers Sood, has traced it imaginatively to 5,000 years ago, when the Pandavas no less, stayed here in Matsya […]Read More
Wet days in September Raindrops fallin’ tender As I stare outside my window And I see the clouds are passin’ by.… Sang the famous Pussycats in 1978. It was one my favourite songs during those youthful days at college. I now recall this as suddenly rains cooled Delhi and the change in season ushered in […]Read More
Let’s face books. Not time pass facebook or data, meta, peta. What’s a book? Paper, cover, print and photos? Or, between two covers there are ideas that can change world, inspire individuals or help motivate society? Even move governments or make them fall. But, books today are like the radio of a bygone era. A […]Read More
Team L&M April 29 is UN designated International Day for Dance. Why it chose a lesser-known French ballet master Jean John Nouverre shows euro-centricism of these agencies, as if rest of the world and its dance cultures don’t matter! India has biggest dance culture: nine main forms, over 100 folk , tribal, ritual forms, add […]Read More
Team L&M Prabha Khaitan Foundation, in collaboration with Bharatiya Jnanpith, launched the Hindi translation of historian Dr Vikram Sampath’s book on legendary singer Gauhar Jaan, My Name is Gauhar Jaan. Titled Mera Naam Gauhar Jaan Hai, the book was unveiled by dance exponent Padma Vibhushan Sonal Mansingh, Padma Bhushan Pt Sajan Mishra and Padma Shri […]Read More
As artistes, we live our day-to-day life in three worlds: yesterday, today and tomorrow. All three are equally important, but we can change one of them. One where we stand right now. It is said apart from the art what is very important for any artiste is the quality of adaptability. What really is being adaptable means […]Read More
Team L&M He is a renowned Indian Latin and ballroom dancer, a Bollywood choreographer, actor, columnist, a Ted X speaker, who holds a doctorate in World Mythology Folklore from the United States. He has been honoured with three National Excellence Awards and one National Achievement Award by the Government of India and he is also […]Read More
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