S.Janaki What happens when a traditional art form is moved out of its context and projected on the urban proscenium before a suave audience not much in tune with its roots? Should it retain its robust and down to earth regional flavour or should…

Collaborations in creativity Samyuktam was the brainwave of that indefatigable organiser and visualiser Sanjeev Bhargav, who continues to delight Delhiites with Ananya – the annual festival of choreographic works at the historic Purana Qila.…

V. Ramnarayan Madurai Mani Iyer. The very name evokes an affectionate, intimate kind of nostalgia. An outstanding vocalist of an earlier era, he was both a pundit’s and a people’s musician, whose lilt swayed even the unlettered, uninitiated…

Peria Sarada as told to G.Sundari Sarada was a Bharatanatyam student at Kalakshetra who made a mark in the world of dance after G. Lilavati and Radha Sriram – the first and second pupils of the institution. She identified herself with all…