Some historical snippets of BN – Part 13 – Three rare Javalis
In continuation to two previous posts on Javalis in the historical snippets series (part8, part9), in this post we will see three Javalis, published in the Journal of Music Academy […]
Category Archives: History of Bharathanatyam
Birth Centenary of K. P. Kittappa Pillai
Thanjavur K. P. Kittappa Pillai was born in May 5th 1913, marking 2013 as his Birth Centenary. He was named “Sabapathi” by his parents, most probably in honor of his […]
Some historical snippets of BN – Part 13 – When Indian dance inspires
Readers of this blog would remember a previous post called “Vintage Devadasi and Nautch Photos“. The original publication of some of the illustrations have in fact has inspired many. During […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
When Rukmini Devi Arundale danced in a movie
Writing this post was an eye-opener to me, and I think it would be the same to you. But, there is a small selfish motive in writing this post. Read […]
Some historical snippets of BN – Part 10 – Bharata Natya
Finally, feels good to be back on track with the Historical snippets series. Oh, yeah there is more than 9 parts to it! Most books/paper on Bharatanatyam and relating to […]
