Some historical snippets of BN – Part 14 – Gamakas in BN?
After a loooong break, I am back to blogging another post on historical snippets series. In this post, we not only come across an interesting topic, we will see some photos […]
After a loooong break, I am back to blogging another post on historical snippets series. In this post, we not only come across an interesting topic, we will see some photos […]
Recently, I was reading through archives of The Journal of Music Academy of Madras (JMA), published since 1929. Foremost, I should thank the Madras Music Academy for making these issues […]
Book Title: The Music of Bharata-Natyam Author/Editor : Jon Higgins The present work is the inaugural volume of a continuing series on ethnomusicological studies of performance traditions of India published […]
Here is a detailed PhD. Thesis titled “ Development of sadir in the court of Raja Serfoji-II (1798-1832) of Tanjore” submitted to the University of Hyderabad by Radhika V.S, under […]
A reader of this blog recently attended a dance program by Zakir Hussain titled “Narayanam”, that showcased his reasearch work in Vaishnavism.Zakir received training in dance under Chitra Visweswaran and […]
Bharatha Natyam, A Basic Study is written by Subashini Pathmanthan for the benefit of non-Tamil speaking students of Sri Lanka. The printing and publishing of this book is sponsored by […]
“MELATTUR, a small village 18 km from Thanjavur in Tamil Nadu, witnesses a spurt of activity every midsummer during the Bhagavatha Mela Natya Nataka Utsav inaugurated on the Narasimha Jayanthi […]
Text and Photos by Mr. Rajendra Kumar. Said the Guru to the student-‘Breathe from your lower abdomen. Feel your breath’. The student took a breath.. Guru said ‘Deeper .. deeper’. […]
Interesting excerpts from the lecture on the Big Temple organised by Ranga Mandira Trust and the department of Natya, Dr.M.G.R. Janaki College. Kudavayil Balasubramaniam reveals some rare facts about the […]
Here is a book on adavus and karanas that I came across. Have a look… “Dance units in Bharata Natyam NATANA ADAIVUGAL (Tamil): Natyacharya S. Balachandra Raju; Sivaranjani Publications, 16, […]