Why some Muslims in UP put faith in Modi

The Muslim voters have spoken clearly. For the vote merchants, it’s now time to come face to face with their own irrelevance.

16 Mar 2017 1:54 AM

Giving back: What an enlightened artiste can do

I can never forget one particular statement made by an incredible dancer in San Francisco when we were catching up on the life paths of our fellow dancers since college.

18 Oct 2016 2:28 AM

Dancing on MS Subbulaksmi’s life

I have always held affection and respect for the wonderful Bharatanatyam artist, Lakshmi Vishwanathan. She has been described as a ‘poetic dancer’, and a ‘dancer’s dancer’.

07 Oct 2016 7:16 AM

Dancing for young audiences

I just returned from a short lecture-demonstration performance tour in Rajasthan under the auspices of ‘The Society for the Promotion of Indian Classical Music And Culture Amongst Youth (SPIC MACAY).

20 Sep 2016 12:59 AM

Do you want to dance

I have always been something of a contrarian, easily seeing the other side of a debate and able to appreciate and make the case for either side.

23 Aug 2016 6:29 AM

Of Shon, Alley Yaato and Kud

The plethora of dance forms in J&K share a common goal — to bring human beings closer together.

09 Aug 2016 2:30 AM

J&K’s tradition of dance

Dance and music bring us closer to each other.

26 Jul 2016 2:21 AM

Is retirement getting gender specific

The answer to the question of when or if a dancer should withdraw from the stage is both simple and complex.

12 Jul 2016 12:13 AM

Why a Western artiste took up classical Indian dance

What is the motivation for a professionally trained western dancer to devote time to the challenges of studying classical Indian dance

28 Jun 2016 1:06 AM

Embodiment of dance’s transformative power

Photographs of the columnist and Odissi exponent Padma Vibhushan Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra.

14 Jun 2016 2:41 AM

Why dance competitions

Recently, a charming and articulate young woman called to inform me of a wonderful opportunity for my students to participate in a national classical dance competition in a city over 1,000 km away fro

31 May 2016 2:41 AM

Tangible treasures of intangible art

We all know that dance is an ephemeral art, perhaps more so than any other.

17 May 2016 2:54 AM

Sharing the world through dance

Certainly one of the most enthusiastically anticipated of international days is the April 29th World Dance Day.

03 May 2016 12:43 AM

Challenges for classical Indian dance

What are the challenges for Indian classical dance forms sustaining their place in today’s world

19 Apr 2016 3:06 AM

Remembering Guru Ramani Ranjan Jena

Sadly, a renowned guru of Odissi, Ramani Ranjan Jena, passed away recently. The intangible heritage of classical Indian dance resides in the transmission from guru to discipline.

05 Apr 2016 3:20 AM

Impact of performance space on dance

Every dance performance exists in space and time with its unique energy and motion. The space of the performance, its entire environment impacts the communication between artist and audience.

22 Mar 2016 3:05 AM

What is folk dance actually

In India a common distinction between classical and folk dance uses the Natya Shastra’s terms of Margi and Desi.

08 Mar 2016 12:36 AM

Aharya — Costume, makeup and ornaments in Odissi dance

23 Feb 2016 5:43 AM

Dance, culture and development

Two dancers, two visual artists and the president of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry formed an unusual panel at the annual FICCI general meeting recently.

09 Feb 2016 12:48 AM

Art Without Frontiers: Indian arts on the move

After the impact of the first Foreign Artists Festival/Videshi Kalakar Utsav in 1990 in establishing the idea that foreigner classical Indian dancers and musicians could perform on par with their Indi

26 Jan 2016 12:17 AM