No one leaves here alive.
So please stop treating yourself as an afterthought
Eat delicious food
Walk in the sun
Jump into the sea
Speak the truth that you carry in your heart like a hidden treasure
Be silly. Be good. Be weird
There is no time for anything else
- British film actor Anthony Hopkins
Wise words. Very few of us have the courage to follow through on every
one of his prompts but we can keep this mantra in our hearts as we
breathe through our days and pursue our goals.
Rape case protest
(Rupak De Chowdhuri / NurPhoto via AP)
As I write this editorial, many cities in India are still protesting and
holding candlelight vigils as a response to the horrific attack on the
medical trainee at RG KAR hospital in Kolkata on August 9. The
soul-numbing rape-murder occurred in the middle of the night when the 31
year old was resting in the hospital's seminar hall. The incident has
since turned political and updates and revelations are emerging every
day.
Read on....
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Anita Says...by Dr. Anita R Ratnam
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FROM THE ARCHIVES
Sarpam Thullal, a mystical dance, an experience
- Padma Jayaraj
As India celebrates Diwali, central Kerala revives a folk ritual
practice in the Malayalam month of Thulam. Serpent worship used to be
part of folk religion in this tropical land.
Andhranatyam: History and Revival
- Kalakrishna
As we know the dance traditions in India are categorised under Natya
mela and Nattuva mela traditions. Andhranatyam belongs to the Nattuva
mela tradition. The ancient classical dance form of Telugu region
(Telangana, Rayalaseema and Andhra), has been in vogue for the past 2000
years.
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BIRTHDAY WISHES
Shovana Narayan: Sept 2
Jayakamala Pandiyan: Sept 5
Kumkum Mohanty: Sept 10
Bharat Sharma: Sept 13
Rajika Puri: Sept 14
Alarmel Valli: Sept 14
Vanashree Rao: Sept 16
Kasi Aysola: Sept 23
Jhelum Paranjape: Sept 24
Ananda Shankar Jayant: Sept 27
Dr. Utpal K Banerjee: Sept 27
Meera Sreenarayanan: Sept 29
Indira Kadambi: Sept 30
QUOTE
I think every single one of us is a dancer because dance is movement, and everyone is moving in a different way.
- Natalya Ashikhmina
(‘Louisville dancer reflects on her 18-year run with the ballet’, YouTube)
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