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Teacher not only teaches but also learns from students: Kuchipudi dancer Yamini Reddy
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Born to Kuchipudi exponents, Dr Raja and Radha Reddy, she admits that even as a young dancer, right from the time she debuted, there...
Doyen of Kuchipudi dance Vempati Chinna Satyam
Vempati Chinna Satyam was born in a Brahmin family at Kuchipudi village, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh on 15th October, 1929. He started learning this dance form at the tender...
Kathak maestro’s documentation of Gita Govinda nearing completion
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Kathak is set to be enriched with a complete portrayal of the Gita Govinda, as its senior exponent Dr Pali Chandra is currently composing...
Bharatanatyam’s language fills me with wonderment at the sheer possibility it offers: Malavika Sarukkai
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It's been half a century for her as a dancer. A lifetime with an art form that has changed the way she observes, interacts...
Versatile genius Adibhatla Narayana Das
Ajjada Adibhatla Narayana Das (31 August 1864 – 2 January 1945) was a poet, musician, dancer, linguist and philosopher of Andhra Pradesh. He was born in Ajjada village,...
Talibanization of Kerala – District judge Kalam Pasha stops the Mohiniyattam performance of Dr. Neena Prasad
Controversial Palakkad district judge Kalam Pasha used the police and forcibly stopped Mohiniyattam dancer, Dr Neena Prasad, mid-way through her performance. Bharatiya Janata Party...
Kathak’s living legend, Pandit Birju Maharaj, dies at 83
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The living legend of Kathak, Birju Maharaj, who had been diagnosed with kidney disease a few days ago and put on dialysis, died at...