Usha R.K., The Director of Jawaharlal Nehru Cultural Centre (JNCC), Moscow; a reputed Bharatanatyam dancer and a scholar for more than four decades, who has made it
The COVID-19 lockdown has allowed dancers a space to reflect. I prompted dancers Purva Dhanashree (Vilasini Natyam), Arupa Lahiry (Bharatanatyam), Shashwati Garai Ghosh (Odissi) and
The unprecedented occurrence of the Corona Lockdown provides a unique opportunity for dancers and musicians to meditate, revise and think deeply. The Manthan or churning
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