by Namrata Srivastava | May 2, 2024
(May 2, 2024) Many Indian dancers would agree that Indian classical dances and yoga have similar roots and tales associated with them. From the mudras to the various positions and alignments, many things are similar in yoga and our classical dances. However, over the...
by Amrita Priya | Nov 3, 2023
(November 3, 2023) Viktoria Burenkova, who goes by the stage name Vijaya Bai, is a passionate Bharatanatyam dancer and teacher based in Kyiv, Ukraine. Even during the tough times of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, she’s kept the spirits of her students and herself...
by Namrata Srivastava | Sep 5, 2023
(September 5, 2023) Teachers possess a unique and transformative power — the ability to shape the destinies of their students, instilling knowledge, nurturing talents, and inspiring dreams. In the United Kingdom, one remarkable Indian-British artist, Dr. Chithra...
by Namrata Srivastava | Feb 14, 2023
(February 14, 2023) It was 1986 when Dr. Malini Ranganathan faced one of the most difficult challenges in her journey to teach Indian classical dance – Kathak – to young French girls. She had been living in France for over two years by then and was...
by Charu Thakur | Feb 26, 2023
(February 26, 2023) It’s through the rapid footwork and enchanting tukdas and tihais that Anindita Neogy Anaam has been telling stories on stage. The language of dance is what this Kathak exponent knows the best, and she loves exploring it layer by layer through...
