Skyping Dance
Initially, there were the RPM records made of Shellac or vinyl. Then, came the cassettes that had a songs recorded and available for a price. Then, came the VCD’s and […]
Category Archives: Bharatanatyam
Challenging Bharatanatyam’s history
There are many questions that BN dancers think about that do not challenge the art form but are part of their basic introspection. Here I am posting audio of Davesh […]
Some historical snippets of BN – Part 12 – The western gaze
If you have given BN performance to an uninitiated audiences either in India or abroad, the following might resonate with you. Before or after the performance, most audience are quite […]
Interesting News!
Some interesting news I read recently Dancing for education – Hema’s dance will secure many families When Bollywood’s yesteryear diva, Hema Malini performs Bharatnatyam at Navlakhi Ground in the city […]
Marketing Indian Classical dances
Have you come across the new 7UP advt that shows a person in Kathakali full regalia? Well, if not, see it in YouTube. Honestly, this is not the first time […]
Who are the dancers in the Bharhut sculpture?
Couple of posts ago, I had blogged about the Dr. Francis W Prichett and her amazing collection of nautch/dance photographs. One among the photographs listed was “The Dance of the […]
World Dance Day 2013
April 29th, 2013 is the International Dance Day! What are your plans for the day or the week? 23 April: Rasikas in Mumbai could go to the dance drama organized […]
When Sudharani Raghupathy acted in a movie
I am kind of stealing my previous blogpost‘s title for this. After reading this post’s title, if the movie name came to your mind was “7aum arivu”, then I guess […]
Some historical snippets of BN – Part 11 – Devadasi abolition/prevention acts in India
Reading about the history of devadasis one would come across the fact that acts, later converted as laws, against devadasi practices came into effect. Once these laws were implemented, all […]
Rare videos of Shanta Rao dancing!
Ever since I blogged about Shanta Rao and her vintage photos, I added to my wishlist to see her dance videos. There are some firsts for which she was famous, […]
