Abhinayadarpanam Text Online
The complete text of Nandikeswara’s Abhinayadarpanam translated into English by Dr. Manomohan Ghosh can be accessed online at the Online Universal Library( Internet Archive). Most dance schools teach their theory […]
Category Archives: books
An Introduction to Hasta Viniyogas
I am ever grateful to The Hindu for all the the space and coverage that they provide for Arts in general and Bharathanatyam in particular . In their recently lanuched […]
Book: Balasaraswati – Her Art and Life, by Douglas M Knight Jr.
In his biography, “Balasaraswati: Her Art and Life”, Douglas Knight (her son-in law) explores the life of the dancer Balasaraswati. ” This is the first complete biography of T. Balasaraswati (1918–1984), a […]
Some History and Some Perspectives
Mr. Ragothaman shared a few links with me that made me scout around a little more. Dr. Avanti Meduri’s article titled ” Talibanisation of performing Arts” written way back in […]
Winner of the Sri. T. S. Parthasarathy Memorial Dance Annual Article Writing Challenge announced
The winner of this challenge is Mr.Aneal Krishnamurthy. His article will soon be published in Sruti (magazine) and parts of it uploaded to the Rangamandira website. Congratulations Mr. Aneal Krishnamurthy! I […]
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 […]
Lakshmi Viswanathan’s book release
Chronicling a lost heritage Lakshmi Viswanathan’s book on the devadasis captures the spirit of a bygone era . The very title is evocative — “Women of Pride-The Devadasi Heritage”. Dance […]
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 […]
Sruti’s dance writing Competition..
Here’s a chance to get your article published in Sruti magazine Ranga Mandira in collaboration with Sruti magazine calls for entries from dancers and dance lovers from across the world […]
Bharathanatyam and the worldwide web 