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 […]
Category Archives: adavus
Some historical snippets of Bharatnatyam – Part 1
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-The Music of Bharata-Natyam
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 […]
A Thesis Titled “Development of sadir in the court of Raja Serfoji-II (1798-1832) of Tanjore”
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 […]
Vaishnavism and related aspects in Bharathanatyam
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 […]
An introductory book for beginners
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 Bhagavatha Mela
“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 […]
Rediscovering the Spirit at Tennangur
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’. […]
Thanjavur Temple and dance….
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 […]
A book on adavus
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, […]
Bharathanatyam and the worldwide web 