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Some historical snippets of BN – Part 13 – Three rare Javalis

June 10, 2013by ragothamanyennamalli Leave a comment

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 […]

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Bharatanatyam, Dance, History of Bharathanatyam, Literature
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Birth Centenary of K. P. Kittappa Pillai

June 3, 2013by ragothamanyennamalli 1 Comment

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 […]

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Bharatanatyam, Dance Gurus, History of Bharathanatyam
Nautch dance, India. (ca. 1903-1917)

Some historical snippets of BN – Part 13 – When Indian dance inspires

May 31, 2013by ragothamanyennamalli Leave a comment

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 […]

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artists, Bharatanatyam, Bharathanatyam, Britain, History of Bharathanatyam
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Challenging Bharatanatyam’s history

May 24, 2013by ragothamanyennamalli Leave a comment

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 […]

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Bharatanatyam, History of Bharathanatyam
Hampi Sculpture
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Some historical snippets of BN – Part 12 – The western gaze

May 12, 2013by ragothamanyennamalli Leave a comment

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 […]

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academics, Bharatanatyam, Dance, History of Bharathanatyam
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Who are the dancers in the Bharhut sculpture?

April 25, 2013by ragothamanyennamalli Leave a comment

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 […]

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academics, Bharatanatyam, Dance, dance drama, History of Bharathanatyam
Company paintings of South Indian Nautch (top) and North Indian Nautch (bottom) dated 1830. Copyright: V & A collection

Some historical snippets of BN – Part 11 – Devadasi abolition/prevention acts in India

April 2, 2013by ragothamanyennamalli Leave a comment

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 […]

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Bharatanatyam, Bharathanatyam, Dance, History of Bharathanatyam
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Rare videos of Shanta Rao dancing!

March 31, 2013by ragothamanyennamalli Leave a comment

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, […]

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artists, Bangalore, Bharatanatyam, Dance, Dance Gurus, History of Bharathanatyam
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When Rukmini Devi Arundale danced in a movie

March 30, 2013by ragothamanyennamalli 1 Comment

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 […]

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Bharatanatyam, Bharathanatyam, C.V. Chandrashekhar, Dance, Dance Gurus, History of Bharathanatyam, Kalakshetra, Rukmini Devi Arundale, Vazhuvoor
Chatura Tandava - Bantey Srei and bronze sculpture. Note the same pose in both sculptures, also Karaikal Ammaiyar and the drum beating Gana in the Bantey Srei sculpture (Image courtesy: Wiki)

Some historical snippets of BN – Part 10 – Bharata Natya

March 16, 2013by ragothamanyennamalli 1 Comment

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 […]

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academics, Bharatanatyam, Bharathanatyam, dance festival, History of Bharathanatyam

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