Articles

A sabdam by Shanmugam
V.P. Dhananjayan
Every Bharata Kalanjali production or item has an interesting anecdote attached to it. Bharata Kalanjali’s special item, the Shanmukha Sabdam, performed by many dancers of other schools too is also one such song. Many ...
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DANCE IS A MANY SPLENDOURED THING, BUT . . .
Dance / V.A.K. RANGA RAO -
Koothu Padukalam: theatre alive
Theatre / V.R. Devika -
Ravi Shankar: the southern connect
Music / V Ramnarayan -
When music smashed barriers
Music / V Ramnarayan -
MAESTROES OF MELATTUR
Dance / Dr. Arudra
Artists
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Aiswarya Vidya Raghunath
Aishwarya Vidya Raghunath, 23 year-old vocalist from Bangalore, “has the attitude to match her art”, remarked a critic three years ago, re ...
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Yamini Krishnamurthy
One of the most renowned Indian classical dancers of the 20th century was the vivacious and hugely talented Yamini Krishnamurthy, born on Dec 20th 194 ...
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Kumbakonam Balamani
Kumbakonam Balamani Ammal was hailed on the Tamil stage of the early twentieth century as the queen of theatre. The first woman to run a company entir ...
Interviews

“There’s so much more to learn”
V. Ramnarayan
In her conversation with Sruti, the Sangita Kalanidhi designate traced her career briefly, from her early days with her guru M.L. Vasanthakumari, through the period that followed MLV’s death, to her present status as one of the most popular sta ...
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A dancer’s prayatnam to upgrade
Dance / Anjana Anand -
The Mind Of A Master
Dance / V. KARPAGALAKSHMI & S. JANAKI -
A Cellist in Hindustani music
Music / Shrinkhla Sahai -
The early days
Theatre / Prof. E.R. Gopalakrishnan -
Rajeswari Padmanabhan
Music / NITHYA BALAJI
Photo Gallery
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Dance Day Fest 2015
Photos by Santosh Kumar Dance Day Fest 2015 Organised by Times of Indi ...
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Heritage

A dancing Ganesa from the Pala era
Chithra Madhavan
One of the most glorious epochs in Indian history was when the Pala dynasty ruled over most of what is today Bengal, Bihar and Bangladesh between the 8th and 12th centuries AD. Although much of Pala art is Buddhist, it also has many images belonging ...
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Raga Megh Malhar and Ragini Basanti
Stamps / S. SANKARANARAYANAN -
Sangeet Natak Akademi
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Mahakavi Subramania Bharati
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Mahanavami Dibba in Hampi
Sthalams / Chithra Madhavan