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Tapati Chowdhurie, Kolkata
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Nari Shakti : Role of women in the Freedom Struggle of India
Kuchipudi Kalamadhuri and Ghungroo Dance Academy presented Nari Shakti at Purbasree Auditorium in Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre, recently highlighting the role of women in the...
Natya Tarangini’s International School Celebrates 2nd Anniversary
Natya Tarangini’s International School’s second Anniversary Celebrations was in-a-class-by-itself. The Institution staged a successful two hour concert to celebrate its second anniversary. “I am proud to...
Pragjyoti Dance Festival 2022 : A View of Indian Dance
Anwesa Mahanta’s brain child Kalpa -a shared society for promotion of literature, Culture and social harmony-has hosted twelve Pragjyoti International Dance Festivals so far. Sangeeta...
Rabindrik music and dance
Rabindranath ‘Thakur’ (anglicised to Tagore), was born on 7th May 1861. He was a poet, playwright, composer, novelist, artist and philosopher. He won the Nobel...
Pravahaman by Ashimbandhu: Welcoming the spring through live performance
The live performance of Pravahaman by Kathak performer/teacher Ashimbandhu Bhattacharjee brought a breath of fresh air during pandemic times. Upasana Centre for dance welcomed spring...
SPARSH – A Dance Film by Aditi Mangaldas
Covid 19 pandemic that has spread over the whole world has tested the intelligence of man. Intelligence as defined by psychologist Robert Stemberg is “The...
17th Dhauli-Kalinga Mahotsav concluded
Dhauli hills hold testimony of King Ashoka the great’s transformation from Digvijaya-victory through war- to Dharmavijaya-victory through the teachings of Buddhism. Presumably, it is here...
Punya – Creating a platform for GenNext dancers
Bimbavati Devi, the daughter of Manipuri dance guru Guru Bipin Singh and Kalavati Devi, is a name in the scenario of Manipuri dance. In keeping...
Darpani presents ‘Ananta- the Infinite’ on its silver jubilee
Darpani observed the second edition of their Silver Jubilee year with a grand celebration of classical dances of the country. Arnab Bandyopadhyay the Artistic Director...
Aloka Kanungo – An all-rounder Odissi dancer working quietly
Born on 26 November 1955 at Cuttack in Odisha, Aloka or rather Alok Kanungo was trained in Odissi dance under Guru Raghunath Dutta initially, later...