Bharatanatyam is a traditional Indian dance ... The dance usually begins with an opening routine called the namaskaram. "Dancers have to bang the floor to tell Mother Earth they will be dancing ...

Divya Hoskere is a young Bharatanatyam dancer and academician. A disciple of P. Praveen Kumar, she is a PhD scholar at the School of Humanities at NIAS. Her broad area of research includes the ...

The ashtapadis of Jayadeva are preferred compositions for dancers across styles. How they attune themselves to it determines the impact of the piece. At The Music Academy Dance Festival, K.P ...

Our conversations never lasted more than a minute. “Namaskaram…did you?” “Yes. Approved. Please carry on…pages in post.” I usually panic when it comes to selecting a cover image for ...

In the world of classical dance, there are few names that shine as brightly as the SS Twins, Garine Sai Kumar and Garine Santhosh Kumar. These 26-year-old brothers from Suryapet, Telangana, have ...

He also looks at Rashmika Mandanna to ensure that he is not making any mistakes. He said, “Andariki namaskaram. Andaru bagunnara. Hyderabad ki Raavandam chaala santosham ga undi (Hello, everyone. How ...