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Ima – An Ode to Divine Mother

The story of Devi the Divine Mother, who descends on earth every autumn is an allegory that takes us beyond the realm of facts,  pointing out...

Online Dance Platform ‘Kathakworld.com’ launched

Late Kathak Queen Sitara Devi’s daughter Jayanti Mala inaugurated Kathakworld.com, a website dedicated to bring back the relevance and appeal of the dance to the younger new...

“Devi – The Calling” by accomplished Bharatanatyam dancers

With seven years of broad-based experience in journalism with extensive exposure to article editing and writing for various media houses, it is Jagyaseni Chatterjee’s aim to...

Sonal Mansingh’s virtual Kala Yatra to present Ramayana & Mahabharata

Kala Yatra 2020, a cultural presentation, organised by Centre for Indian Classical Dances (CICD), New Delhi will be streamed on Facebook on 10th & 11th...

Udayraga Festival: uplifting the spirits of young dancers

Indo American Association, Houston along with Orissa Dance Academy hosted Udayraga Festival of Dance to uplift the spirits of young dancers from all around the...

Predatory Musician Gurus

The recent brouhaha at the Dhrupad Sansthan in Bhopal where two Gurus have been named as molesting and harassing the resident students there has brought...

Classical Dance scholar Kapila Vatsyayan passes away

Kapila Vatsyayan, a leading scholar of Indian classical dance, art, architecture, and art history passed away today in New Delhi. She was the founding director of the Indira Gandhi...

Devi Durga Kathak Sansthan presented two day Aavaratan Dance Festival

Devi Durga Kathak Sansthan presented on 4th and 5th September 2020 two day dance festival featuring Kathak, Bharatanatyam, Odissi dance forms by a galaxy of...

Beginning of “No Freebies” in Classical Music

Mercifully, the relentless barrage of unsolicited free music and dance available online is easing now; with the realization that online concerts will remain a way...

Bhopal based Dhrupad Sansthan blamed for sexual misconduct

A foreign student of Bhopal based Dhrupad Sansthan has accused renowned Dhrupad singer late Ramakant Gundecha and his younger brother and Pakhawaj player Akhilesh Gundecha...