bharatanatyam
Against all odds
Narthaki Nataraj on winning the Padma Shri and the struggles of growing up as a transgender.
Telling new stories traditionally
Revanta Sarabhai marks his grandmother Mrinalini Sarabhai’s centenary year with a dance performance in the city.
Awarded Padma Shri for my talent; not physical differentiation: Narthaki Nataraj
Narthaki Nataraj became the first person from the trans community to receive a Padma Shri, the third highest civilian award in the country.
The vamp twice over
The actress who has essayed negative roles with elan wants to explore different kinds of characters to showcase her talent.
A yogic start to classical dance
Yoga introduced Katya Tosheva, a native of Bulgaria, to India and she went on to become an expert in the country’s classical dance forms.
Sandhya Manoj prays via Odissi
Odissi is roughly 2000 years old. The dance has heavy influences of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism.
Archive of a dancer who created modern dance on its own Indian terms
Chandra had a flourishing dance career. But she was not satisfied with performing Bharatanatyam with the mythological themes and songs.
Dance is joy, my life, my prayer, says Srekala Bharath
There is lot of research done before every performance.
She danced her way to success
Dance has always been a passion for city-based danseuse Tejeswini Chakraborty who won accolades at a Bharatnatyam reality show.
For her dance is divine
Bharatnatyam guru Manjula Ramaswamy is far from the strict teacher she appears to be in a video that has gone viral.