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Festivals Reports

The Dance India October 10, 2020October 10, 2020 #2days, #attractive, #auditorium, #awadess, #awards, #banerjee, #bharatanatyam, #choreographed, #dancefestival, #exponents, #festival, #godadevi, #greatpeople, #guru, #indiaartss, #indianclassicaldance, #jathis, #kalamandalamkutty, #kashmira, #kolkata, #kuchipudi, #mahakali, #mohiniattam, #NATARAJ, #nmda, #odissi, #rabindranathtagore, #sangeethnatakakademi, #SNA, #SNAAWARDEE, #vikram, #vikramgoud, #vikramkumar, Nataraj music and dance academy

Jathis Kolkata, Indian Dance Festival

Text: Dr Nita Vidyarthi, Cultural Critic Pics: Paul Nicodemus It was a privilege to have the prestigious institution Nataraj Music

The Dance India October 9, 2020October 9, 2020 Assam, bathina vikram goud, br vikram kumar, Cultural Mapping, culture, Culture Minister, Dance, delhi, GASTRONOMY, Germany, Gujarat, Guru Nanak, indian culture, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Kung Fu Nuns, Manipur, National School of Drama, news, Nita Ambani, nsd, Odisha, pib, Prahlad Singh Patel, Press Information Bureau Government of India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Punjab, Rajasthan, Reliance Foundation, Sahitya Akademi, Telangana, Thailand, The Dance India, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, UNESCO

NEWS

Source: PIB (Press Information Bureau Government of India) India and Germany sign a Memorandum of Understanding regarding cooperation between select

The Dance India October 9, 2020October 9, 2020 #bharatanatyam, #chiefguest, #darshanajaveri, #dignitaries, #guru, #jathiswaran, #karnas, #kumar, #legend, #makeup, #mehul, #musicians, #padmashree, #programme, #radhakrishna, #samarpanam, #students, #tandavalasya, #teacher, #thillana, #varnam, #vikram, #vikramkumar, #wellwisher, Kalamandalam Padmanabhan Nair

‘Samarpanam’, An Ode to a Legend

Text By : Paul Nicodemus On November 9, 2019, dance enthusiasts, experts, gurus and students were treated to a celebration

Features Torch Bearers

The Dance India October 9, 2020October 9, 2020 Kalamandalam Padmanabhan Nair, Kathakali exponent, Kottakkal Ayurveda Sala, Malappuram, Nataraj music and dance academy, PSV Natyasangham, Sanakaranarayan, Sangeet Bhavana, Santiniketan, vikram goud, Vikram Kumar, Visva Bharati University

Prof. T Sankaranarayanan: A Doyen of Kathakali

Text:Paul Nicodemus A true artist does not retire. Octogenarian Professor T Sanakaranarayan, despite his advancing years, delighted the audience as

Features Torch Bearers

The Dance India October 9, 2020October 9, 2020 br vikram kumar, C Rajendiran, Central Excise, Indian Revenue Service in Customs, Kanchipuram, Literature, Parimelazhagar, Revenue Intelligence, Savant of Thirukkural, Takshila, Thirukkural, Thiruvalluvar, vikram goud

C Rajendiran: A Savant of Thirukkural

Text: Paul Nicodemus He is a simpleton, mostly dressed in formals and highly revered by his colleagues. C Rajendiran, IRS

Features Torch Bearers

The Dance India October 9, 2020October 20, 2020 br vikram kumar, dancer, Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu, ICCR, Kelucharan Mohapatra, Kunkum mohanty, Nataraj music and dance academy, Odissi Exponent, Utkal University, vikram goud

Kumkum Mohanty: Queen Of Abhinaya In Odissi

Text: Paul Nicodemus She learnt discipline from her father, subtlety from her mother and perfection from her guru. Imbibing these

Features Torch Bearers

The Dance India October 9, 2020October 9, 2020 Bharatanatyam, Bharati Shivaji, br vikram kumar, chairperson, Dance, Janakiraman, Lalita Shastri, Mohiniyattam, natraj music and dance academy, president of India International Centre, Sangeet Natak Akademi

Bharati Shivaji: A Name Synonymous with Mohiniyattam

Text: Paul Nicodemus She is a unique combination of a performer, choreographer, researcher, author and guru — someone who has

Features Torch Bearers

The Dance India October 8, 2020October 20, 2020 agricultural production commissioner, Chellappa, collector and district magistrate, commissioner of Panchayati Raj, Food Corporation of India, Income Tax Department, poet, sub-collector, tamil, Tamil Nadu, Vikram Kumar

Dr Chellappa: A Poetic Bureaucrat

Text: Paul Nicodemus He is a bilingual poet who writes in Tamil and Telugu. He is also an exemplary bureaucrat

Features Torch Bearers

The Dance India October 8, 2020October 8, 2020 0 Comments avinash, br vikram kumar, classical dance, critic, Dance, dance festivals, dancephoto, delhi, indian dance photographer, kuchipudi, Mohiniattam, music, natraj music and dance academy, odissi, photo critic

Avinash Pasricha: An Icon in Performing Arts Photography

Text: Paul Nicodemus Even after photographing millions of pictures in a career spanning over 60 years, legendary photographer Avinash Pasricha

Features Rays of Hope

The Dance India October 7, 2020October 8, 2020 0 Comments Chaya Halder, Dance, Haimanti Basu, Indian art and culture, Nrityasree, Oddisi, Vikram Kumar

Haimanti Basu: Odissi is her Breathe

Text: Paul Nicodemus She is a disciplined individual who is immensely passionate about dance. While there were many avenues for

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