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Geeta Chandran celebrates golden jubilee of her Bharatanatyam career on

Life&More Life&More January 27, 2025

Renowned Bharatanatyam dancer and choreographer Geeta Chandran is celebrated for her graceful and emotive performances. With a deep understanding of classical dance, she has trained under prominent gurus and has been performing for five decades. She is also known for her contributions to the preservation and promotion of Bharatanatyam through her innovative choreographies. She has […]Read More

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Woman Empowerment Through Dance

Life&More Life&More September 21, 2024

Storytelling has always been integral to Indian classical dance forms, allowing for the rich depiction of mythological, historical, and contemporary narratives through various classical arts. A recent show titled Aneka, featuring Bharatanatyam dancer Aparna Menon in collaboration with Odissi artist Sharmila Mukherjee, showcased a remarkable synergy between two highly skilled performers. The performance delved into […]Read More

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Yamini Krishnamurthy – The Incomparable Diva of Indian Dance

Life&More Life&More August 13, 2024

As the sunsets spreading its molten glows across the expanse of the sky, the one and only one-star dual dancer who could negotiate both styles of Kuchipudi and Bharatanatyam to its most optimal level and many a time going to the most unbelievable and unmatched levels is and will always be The Yamini Krishnamurthy (1940-2024). […]Read More

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Vithala, a show offered as a pooja by Kuchipudi exponent

Life&More Life&More June 15, 2024

Few years back in 2020 the Central Sangeet Natak Akademi Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar by Government of India was given to Dr Vasanth Kiran, who is an accomplished Kuchipudi and Bharatnatyam dancer from Bangalore. He has performed in over 20 countries and composed over 100 songs for both Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi and released in […]Read More

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Tushar Guha’s Nrityanjali celebrates 60 years

Life&More Life&More August 12, 2023

Recently the entire state of Maharashtra celebrated Dr Tushar Guha’s Nrityanjali’s 60th Foundation Day. Over 500 students from the age of 5 years to 76 years, performed Kathak, Bharatanatyam, Creative Dance, Rabindrik Dance, Folk Dances, Hindustani Sangeet, Light Songs and Rabindra Sangeet. Like all others I was there to witness the extravaganza created by Dr Guha […]Read More

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Ravana Walked the Earth ‘Unmasked’ by Jyotsna Shourie

Life&More Life&More July 25, 2023

There are umpteen stories and versions of Ramayana and dancers often bring it out in their own style and dance forms. Bharatanatyam exponent, guru, curator and choreographer Jyotsna Shourie is one artist who often comes with unique shows and unseen twists to old fables. She believes that dance has encouraged her to delve into our […]Read More

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Bringing forth the magic of ‘Adi Ashtakam’

Life&More Life&More July 15, 2023

The term ashtakam is derived from the Sanskrit word aṣṭā, meaning ‘eight’. In context of poetic compositions, ashtakam refers to a particular form of poetry, written in eight stanzas. The conventions associated with the ashtakam have evolved over its literary history of more than 2500 years. Adi Shankaracharya was an 8th-century Indian Vedic scholar and […]Read More

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Tijara & Tijori

Life&More Life&More October 16, 2022

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

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Malavika Sarukkai celebrates her Golden Jubilee at NCPA

Life&More Life&More July 19, 2022

Malavika Sarukkai seemed to have paved a way back into the world by being a student of dance, again. The Padma Shri awardee completed 50 glorious years in dance. Her new solo performance, Anubandh – Connectedness, is a call for hope. The artiste implored her audiences to navigate sorrow and solace through their primordial ties […]Read More

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Triveni: A platform for creative artistic expression

Life&More Life&More October 1, 2018

Saurabh Tankha My first brush with Triveni (Kala Sangam) must have been in the late 70s or perhaps the early 80s — my maternal uncle had put up an exhibition of his batik works at Shridharani Gallery. A couple of visits happened thereafter during my college days with friends but only to grab a bite […]Read More