Madras Music and Dance Season 2013-2014
Its that time of the year again! Kutcheris, lec-dems and gossip galore. BN&WWW will put up all season rated info here in this post. We will help you find a seat […]
Category Archives: India
Reblogging “The last Mahari”
Came across this post in the blog “The Sacred Space” by Isabel Putinja. It is about the last known Mahari of Puri Jagannath Temple. There were 21 different sevas and […]
Art, Indian aesthetics and why it is important to us?
Recently came across the writings of Shri Aurobindo titled “The National Value of Art”, a series of writings by him for the Karmayogin a century ago (1909-10). During my reading of […]
Madras Music Season 2012-2013
Its the season again!!! Here are two great websites that can help you with the schedules Art India Website maintained by Sri. G.S. Rajan You can get updated with schedules […]
Applications Open: Dance Retreat and Natyasashtra Workshop in Pune, India. August 2012
Greetings … On behalf of Chinmaya Naada Bindu – India. CNB is professional Gurukul (residential school) for Indian Performing Arts located in the serene setting of the Chinmaya Vibhooti Ashram […]
Traditional Training Vs Academic Qualification
A recent ruling from Madras High Court observed as follows in a case related to official appointment of Nadaswara Vidwan for a Temple. An academic degree or certificate cannot […]
Inscriptional evidences related to dance and male dancers in Tamilnadu
This is a continuation of our historical snippets on Bharatanatyam (part1, part2, part3, part4). This post is inspired by (a) the article titled “Inscriptions in Tamilnadu Relating to Dance” by […]
Classical Indian Dance to Cheerlead???
NO… Not a stretch of my imagination. RY found this for us…http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-17753212 “Dressed in traditional Indian classical dancing costumes, Pune have dubbed their cheerleading team the Cheer Queens and the […]
Madras Music Season 2011-2012
I will try to provide links to various concert schedules and other season related information here. Some concert Schedules: Madras Season Schedule published at Carnaticdarbar.com. Exhaustive list Vani Mahal- Bharatham 2011-2012 […]
Culture, Origin and Greatness
This weekend, Mr. Ragothaman brings two very interesting articles to our notice . India counts because it is a strong nation, a smart country, a growing economy. And India appeals […]
Bharathanatyam and the worldwide web 