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Demarcate land in 24 hours or face suspension: Panchkula DC to kanungo
6 months ago

Demarcate land in 24 hours or face suspension: Panchkula DC to kanungo

Hindustan Times  

Taking strict note of demarcation of land pending for more than two years, deputy commissioner Yash Garg said the kanungo concerned should be suspended if the work is not completed by Friday. The DC gave the directions while addressing grievances of a Thapli village resident during the Samadhan Camp organised in the auditorium of the Mini Secretariat on Thursday. Facing …

Land Complaint Village
What makes the Adishakti festival such an integral part of the cultural calendar?
8 months, 2 weeks ago

What makes the Adishakti festival such an integral part of the cultural calendar?

Live Mint  

In 2014, four months after Veenapani Chawla, the founder of Auroville-based Adishakti Laboratory for Theatre Arts Research, passed away, its core members wanted to pay tribute to her rich legacy and contribution to the performing arts. It was a saving grace to pull us out of the circumstances,” says Vinay Kumar, artistic director, Adishakti, recalling the first edition of the …

Festival Kumar Chawla Adishakti
Niveditha Sankaranarayanan opts for traditional compositions
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Niveditha Sankaranarayanan opts for traditional compositions

The Hindu  

For someone who has been actively dancing from a young age, returning to perform after a hiatus would be a cherished moment. Niveditha Sankaranarayanan, a disciple of Srekala Bharath, performed a solo Bharatanatyam recital after a gap of two and a half years, under the auspices of Karthik Fine Arts at Narada Gana Sabha mini hall in Chennai. Niveditha comes …

Shiva Niveditha Sankaranarayanan
Nayika with an electric guitar? A new show casts a fresh look at traditional art
1 year, 3 months ago

Nayika with an electric guitar? A new show casts a fresh look at traditional art

Live Mint  

At the Bikaner House’s Kalamkaar Gallery, an exquisite black-and-white Warli painting is on display. Many such works, spanning nine traditional art forms, created by 30 master artists, form a part of ‘Indiyart’. ‘Indiyart’ has been organised by Rooftop, a platform that organises art sessions and workshops for those interested in learning traditional art. The exhibition, ‘Indiyart’, tries to extend the …

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New on Amazon Prime Video: ‘Engga Hostel’, ‘KSI: In Real Life’, ‘Good Rivals’ season 1, and more
1 year, 10 months ago

New on Amazon Prime Video: ‘Engga Hostel’, ‘KSI: In Real Life’, ‘Good Rivals’ season 1, and more

The Hindu  

Here is the full list of new titles on the platform: What’s new on Amazon Prime Video Engga Hostel - 27 January Engga Hostel delves into the fun, yet chaotic life of six students trying to chart their way through the first year of engineering. Directed by Sathish Chandrasekaran, the series stars Sacchin Nachiappan, Avinaash Ramesh, Samyuktha Viswanathan, Saranya Ravichandran, …

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Radhika Vairavelavan’s inspiring imagery
1 year, 11 months ago

Radhika Vairavelavan’s inspiring imagery

The Hindu  

Challenging the Natya Shastra and its Rasa Theory as the first known work on theatre arts, is Sattanar’s Koottanool, an ancient Tamil text on dance, music and drama, dating to the third Sangam period. Most recently, under his guidance, dancer-scholar Radhika Vairavelavan has meticulously translated the first part of Koothanool, ‘Cuvainool’, that deals with the origin of ‘Om’ as sound, …

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How the sacred and the erotic are connected in art
2 years, 3 months ago

How the sacred and the erotic are connected in art

Live Mint  

In her new two-part book series, Indian Erotica in Art, noted art curator Alka Pande has collated paintings from museums and private collections to emphasise the symbiosis between the sacred and erotic. Quoting a famous Shiva-Parvati tale, she argues that sex and yoga are intricately related: Shiva taught Parvati all the 84 asanas of yoga before beginning the cosmic dance …

Art Love Shiva Sky Pande
Kerala Kalamandalam’s first female Kathakali pupils step into male bastion
2 years, 4 months ago

Kerala Kalamandalam’s first female Kathakali pupils step into male bastion

The Hindu  

Published : Jul 24, 2022 18:00 IST It’s 5 a.m. and at Kerala Kalamandalam, Arya, Akshaya, Durgha and Swetha are making history. The dance form’s reputation and orthodoxy was entrenched with the founding of Kalamandalam in 1930 by poet and Kathakali connoisseur Vallathol Narayana Menon under the patronage of Kunjunni Raja, who not only gave his palace in Kunnamkulam but …

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Ashtanayika of Indian classical dance: On the khandita, a woman who stands up to her unfaithful lover
3 years, 4 months ago

Ashtanayika of Indian classical dance: On the khandita, a woman who stands up to her unfaithful lover

Firstpost  

This series is an exploration of the ashtanayika of classical dance — the eight types of heroines which depict a woman’s many thoughts and emotional states. The ashtanayika give voice to the thoughts of a woman caught in myriad situations concerning her lover, and are considered to be among the most beautiful and enduring forms of abhinaya in the study …

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Ashtanayika of classical dance: On the abhisarika, a woman who embarks on adventures to meet her beloved
3 years, 4 months ago

Ashtanayika of classical dance: On the abhisarika, a woman who embarks on adventures to meet her beloved

Firstpost  

This series is an exploration of the ashtanayika of classical dance — the eight types of heroines which depict a woman’s many thoughts and emotional states. Within the traditional repertoire of Indian classical dance, a performer portrays the abhisarika through a secret journey that takes this heroine from her home to the bower in the forest, or a secluded spot …

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Ashtanayika of classical dance: On the virahotkanthita, a woman reminiscing over her separated lover
3 years, 5 months ago

Ashtanayika of classical dance: On the virahotkanthita, a woman reminiscing over her separated lover

Firstpost  

This series is an exploration of the ashtanayika of classical dance — the eight types of heroines which depict a woman’s many thoughts and emotional states. The ashtanayika give voice to the thoughts of a woman caught in myriad situations concerning her lover, and are considered to be among the most beautiful and enduring forms of abhinaya in the study …

Dance Classical Dance Moments Woman Her Love His Girlfriend Her Lover
Ashtanayika of classical dance: On the vipralabdha, a woman who sets out to meet her lover, and is left forlorn by his absence
3 years, 6 months ago

Ashtanayika of classical dance: On the vipralabdha, a woman who sets out to meet her lover, and is left forlorn by his absence

Firstpost  

This series is an exploration of the ashtanayika of classical dance — the eight types of heroines which depict a woman’s many thoughts and emotional states. The ashtanayika give voice to the thoughts of a woman caught in myriad situations concerning her lover, and are considered to be among the most beautiful and enduring forms of abhinaya in the study …

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