Legendary sarangi player Pandit Ram Narayan died on November 9 at the age of 96. — Governor of Maharashtra November 9, 2024 Sangeet Natak Akademi, on X, wrote, "Sangeet Natak Akademi and its associate bodies deeply mourn the sad demise of Ram Narayan, the renowned Hindustani musician and sarangi virtuoso. Sangeet Natak Akademi and its associate bodies deeply mourn the …
Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi veteran Yamini Krishnamurthy died at the Apollo hospital in New Delhi on August 3. Former Rajya Sabha MP and Bharatanatyam dancer Sonal Mansingh said Ms. Krishnamurthy “blazed like a meteor in the sky”. Expressing grief over the demise of Ms. Krishnamurthy, Mr. Naidu said the Bharatanatyam doyen, born at Madanapalli in Andhra Pradesh in 1940, had served …
Padma Shri dance historian and critic Sunil Kothari passed away Sunday morning at a Delhi hospital after suffering a cardiac arrest. Taking to Twitter, Hema Malini wrote, "Sunil Kothari, eminent dance critic has passed away. Kothari authored more than 20 books on the subject of Indian dance forms including "Sattriya Dances of Assam", "New Directions in Indian Dance", and also …
