Kathak
Treading the difficult path of the arts
Culture is a part of a larger shared whole where each art is dependent on the other for its creative impulse.
The romance of unsung song
It reads like a melancholic and over-romantic story replete with imagery out of Rusva’s Umrao Jaan.
Dance, music through the ages
During the later Mughal period, singers and dancers with lavish royal patronage began to wield great influence in the court.
What constitutes fake art?
Senior artists are known to disown many of their earlier works after having become associated with a particular style in later years.
Prachee is genuinely a true Katha-Kar
Not just that she has also acted in a couple of Marathi films and one Gujarati movie Shubh Aarambh.
Celebrating Kathak like never before
On one hand if KKC was an event organised by Maharaj Ji’s then “Vanaotsava” is surely an event organised by all his admirers and fans.
‘My dance and spirituality are connected’
My mom has always played a big part in my creative and artistic expression as a dancer and as a performing artist.
A story of survival, resilience & redemption
Married to a former Austrian ambassador to India, Herbert Traxl, Shovana has lovingly researched the life and times of her father-in-law, Erwin.
Dance is being affected by mediocrity, says Aditi Mangaldas
In recent discussion renowned kathak exponent Aditi Mangaldas spoke on current state of dance training and dance criticism in India.
Euphonic Yoga: Raga, taal, Kathak and yoga, all in one
The benefits combining elements of yoga with dance have been explored since the birth of modern dance a century ago & the potential remains unlimited.