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Author: The Dance India

Sujana Kalakota: A Star is Born

Arangetrams Trending

The Dance India October 13, 2020October 14, 2020 #annamacharyakeetanalu, #bangalore, #choodarammasatulara, #kalabharathi, #kanakrele, #kuchipudi, #mohiniattam, #mumbai, #natarajmusicanddanceacademy, #nmda, #odisha, #pvnmadhav, #rajaradhareddy, #ravishankarnarayan, #saivenkatesh, #sujana, #sujanakalakota, #tandavam, #vikramgoud, #vikramkumar, #visakhapatnam

Sujana Kalakota: A Star is Born

Text and Pics: Paul Nicodemus Her dynamic abhinaya captivated the gathered audience. Her footwork did not skip a beat. Kuchipudi

Dance Festivals

The Dance India October 12, 2020October 12, 2020 Bharatanatyam, Chitra Viswanathan, Guru Shankar Hembal, Kashmira Trivedi, kathak, Manjula Manoj, odissi, S.P. Srinivasan, Takshashila’s ‘Tarang’ fiesta, The Dance India, vikram goud, Vikram Kumar

The Takshashila’s ‘Tarang’ fiesta

The Prabodhankar Keshav Sitaram Thackeray Mini Auditorium at Borivali(w.), Mumbai was filled with vibrancy and mystic aura where many dignitaries

Beacons of Light Features

The Dance India October 12, 2020October 12, 2020 Kumkum Mohanty, Laxmi Priya, Nrutya Sangeeta Kala Mandir, Padma Vibhushan Kelucharan Mohapatra, Raghunath Datta, Ratikant Mohapatra, Sujata Mohapatra, The Dance India, vikram goud, Vikram Kumar, Vysakhi Nrithyotsav

An exceptional emblem of the revived tradition: Sujata Mohapatra

Text:Paul Nicodemus A heavenly belle, dedicated to perform for the world with her mesmerizing dance, grace and perfection of

The Dance India October 11, 2020October 12, 2020 #alarippu, #arangetram, #bharatanatyam, #carnaticmusic, #disciple, #gnanasunthary, #jathiswaram, #nattuvangam, #padam, #pushpanjali, #sabdham, #srilanka, #switzerland, #thillana

Mathuschanka makes her Arangetram in Zurich

Text By – Sai Venkatesh Bharatanatyam Arangetram of Kumari Mathuschanka Baskaran, a disciple of Muthukalaimaani Gnanasunthary Vasan (MA Bharatanatyam), took

Arangetrams Festivals

The Dance India October 10, 2020October 12, 2020 #ceremony, #certificates, #dance, #felicitation, #india, #indianclassicaldance, #jatiswaram, #kashmira, #kumar, #love, #magazine, #paul, #program, #ragam, #rangmanch, #respect, #shital, #students, #takshasila, #talam, #UG, #vikram, #vikramkumar, #young, performance

Rangmanch Pradarshan of Shital, Ruchi, Shreya and Saini

Text By : Paul Nicodemus Students of takshashila nrityakala mandir and disciples of Kashmira Trivedi, founder of takshashila nrityakala mandir

Beacons of Light Features

The Dance India October 10, 2020October 12, 2020 Abhilash Swain, Badyashree, Barsha Banani, Bhagabata Tungi, Bhubaneswar, Dhaneswar Swain, Mahavidyalaya, Manisha Swain, Mardal, Odia culture, Ranjana Gaurh, Sangeet Natak Akademi, Saudamani Swain, Sonal Mansingh, Utkal Sangeet Mahavidyalaya

Dhaneswar Swain: A Maestro of Odissi Mardal

Text and Pics: Paul Nicodemus Mardal, the traditional percussion of Odisha because of its incredible tonal character, is considered the

Features Rays of Hope

The Dance India October 10, 2020October 10, 2020 Amaravathi Nrithyotsav, Bharata Muni, Bharatanatyam, Chidambaram Academy of Performing Arts, Chitra Visweswaran, Christopher Poindexter, classical dance, dancer, Jai Quehaeni, Mahakavi Bharathiyar, Meera Rumi, Nataraj music and dance academy, Princess of Bharatanatyam, RASA, vikram goud, Vikram Kumar

Jai Quehaeni: A Princess of Bharatanatyam

Text: Paul Nicodemus She is a passionate young dancer and her sublime beauty compliments her artistic skills. She is a

Cover Story Features

The Dance India October 10, 2020October 12, 2020 ##solodance, #accompine, #adabratuku, #akkineni, #akkineninageswarrao, #allindiaclassicaldance, #andhrapradesh, #anuradhajonalagadda, #artindiafoundation, #artist, #awards, #bhagavatamelam, #bhagavatamelamkuchipudi, #bharata, #bharatakalaprapoorna, #celebrations, #centenary, #chandramati, #chidrole, #child, #childartist, #chiranjeevulu, #choreographed, #cinema, #dadasahebphalkeaward, #dancedirector, #dancer, #devadasu, #director, #distinction, #districtcollector, #dsv, #dsvsastry, #goldmedal, #hindi, #hyderabad, #inauguration, #india, #indianarts, #indianclassicaldance, #kalyanam, #kannada, #kuchipudi, #kumar, #kusa, #languages, #lasyakalpafoundation, #lava, #lavakusa, #leelavathi, #madras, #master, #mayabazar, #mayalokam, #medal, #mohini, #movie, #music, #nageswarrao, #performance, #photoexhibition, #prahalada, #prest, #raghavaiah, #rama, #ravindrabharathi, #sangeethnatakakademi, #sasirekha, #savithri, #seeta, #seetarama, #seetaramakalyanam, #suit, #suvarnasundari, #swarnamanjari, #tamil, #telugu, #telugucinema, #telugumovies, #thanjavur, #tyagaraju, #unique, #uniqueartist, #usha, #vedantam, #vedantham, #vikrakumar, #vikram, #vikramgoud, #yakshaganas

Bharata Kala Prapoorna Vedantam Raghavaiah (1919-1971)

Text By: Paul Nicodemus Vedantam Raghavaiah is a highly distinguished and towering personality among the Kuchipudi practitioners, who earned immense

Beacons of Light Features

The Dance India October 10, 2020October 20, 2020 Arunachalam Pillai, Bharatanatyam, br vikram kumar, classical dance, Govindan Kutty, Guru Thankamani Kutty, Kerala, Maruthappa Pillai, Mohini Attam, Nataraj music and dance academy, The Dance Indiain, vikram goud

An epitome devoted to Dance: Guru Thankamani Kutty

Text:Paul Nicodamus Guru Thankamani Kutty is a leading exponent of Bharatanatyam and Mohini Attam in India, especially in Eastern India,

Festivals Reviews

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Nalanda’s Educational Expedition on Cholas – The Spy’s Trail

Text: Dr Meenakshi Iyer Gangopadhyay (She is a practitioner of Bharata Natyam and an Assistant Professor at Nalanda Nritya Kala

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