Team L&M HABITAT WORLD with Mohan Khokar Dance Collection@IGNCA, continues to offer quality virtual dance films under the creative baton of Prof Ashish Mohan Khokar. The PIONEERS of Indian Dance (part 1 – 1901s to 1940s) features Russian, American, British artistes like Anna Pavlova, Ted Shawn, Ragini Devi, Louise Lightfoot who came to India, got […]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
In the archives of dance, one will always come across photographs of the various artistes and I am sure all of you will agree that photographs speak. Just like how dance does not have a language, similarly a photograph too has no language and that is why it can touch millions and convey myriad stories […]Read More
Classical dance world is filled with politics It is said that for a dancer to become a true artiste, he or she should experience various phases of life, from initial motivation to starting to learn the art of dance to mentorship and blessings of the guru, ups and downs of the world of dance, politics, […]Read More
Renowned Mohiniattam performer Mandakini Trivedi has always been very innovative and often organizes wonderful shows and festivals to educate and enlighten the new generation of dancers and she again spearheaded The Geet Govind online festival where scholars from the world of Indian classical dance imparted their valuable knowledge. Mandakini ji is an Sangeet Natak Akadamy […]Read More
Dance, music and painting are arts forms that enhance the soul of our country. Dance and music have been a part of our lives for centuries and painting has not been far behind too. Many artists have made their mark by painting various parts of Indian culture, tradition and heritage. Young as well as […]Read More
Have you ever imagined what happens when titans unite? What happens when the world’s pre-eminent dancers of six very different classical dance forms of India share the stage? Is there is a storm, an earthquake or a tsunami? Well, you will know it soon as in the coming month, one-of-its-kind show, Charishnu will be showcased […]Read More
My fascination for classical forms has resulted in me meeting and interacting with many dancing legends of India, be it Sonal Mansingh, Pt Birju Maharaj, Mallika Sarabhai, Hema Malini and many more. I have had the privilege of seeing them mesmerise the audience and even dine with me. One such recent interaction I had was […]Read More
For any country its dancer are like precious gems, each enhancing its quality and taking the values and traditions to another level. In our country, we have many fantastic dancers who have dedicated their entire life to dance and, in turn, have become an icon of India’s dance scene. Who are the ratnas of dance […]Read More
I was in Delhi recently for an event and once again had the privilege to meet and dine with my favourite, Dr Sonal Mansingh. She is a bundle of energy and in her enthusiastic self, she agreed to take me out and show me the dance scene in Delhi. That was an evening to remember […]Read More
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