Articles featured in 2003

featured in 2003

From the mouth of a Mahari
by Rahul Acharya, Bhubaneswar
Photos by Rahul Acharya
e-mail: rahul_acharya@rediffmail.com

No capital, no interest, no demand: the state of performing arts in Chennai
Usha Vasanth Kumar & T B Unni Krishnan, Chennai
e-mail: marga2001@rediffmail.com

Threads for thought
by Rajashree Ranganathan
e-mail: rajashree_nr@yahoo.com

Mysore style of Bharathanatyam - Origin and Evolution
by Shruthi Mukund, Potomac, MD
e-mail: shrushyam@yahoo.com

Seminar on Patrapravesam from Rukmini Devi's dance dramas
- Sept 17, 2003
by Prof. A Janardhanan, Chennai
c/o e-mail: mithru777@yahoo.com

Ram Gopal - memorable encounters
by Chitra Sundaram, London
e-mail: suchitdance@yahoo.com

Theatrical links between Koodiyaattam and Kathakali
by C P Unnikrishnan, Kochi
e-mail: bharathamuni@satyam.net.in

In response to the “Point of view” by T J S George, Sunday Express dated 14th September 2003, this rejoinder was written by V P Dhananjayan (founder & president, Bharata Kalanjali) to the editor, New Indian Express / Sunday Express, Chennai
Ref: Article: Remember Rukmini, but why forget Bala

Rejuvenation of the folk elements in Mohiniyattam By Natana Kaisiki, the Mohiniyattam Dept. of Natana Kairali, Irinjalakuda
by Nirmala Paniker, Irinjalakuda

Kings to sabhas to corporates: the politics of patronage
by Lada Guruden Singh, New Delhi
e-mail: ladasinghg@yahoo.com

South Indian Performing Arts:
Whence? Where Now? Whither?
by Kollengode S Venkataraman, PA
e-mail: ThePatrika@aol.com

To hear and be heard
by Lalitha Venkat, Chennai
e-mail: lalvenkat@yahoo.com

An experience at a Kathak Workshop
by Prasanna Kasthuri, St. Louis, MO, USA
e-mail: sooryadance@yahoo.com

World Friendship Yatra to Mansarovar and Kailash

Anecdote from Atlanta
by V P Dhananjayan, Chennai
e-mail: bkalanjali@eth.net

Sensual sringara to bhakti boredom: the brahminisation of Bharatanatyam
by Lada Guruden Singh, New Delhi
e-mail: ladasinghg@yahoo.com

Mayura Casuba: A rising young Kathak artiste
by Bhasyam G Iyengar, NY
e-mail: biyengar333@yahoo.com

“Past your Prime -Ageism in dance”
A commentary from across the continent …
by Ramaa Bharadvaj,Yorba Linda, CA, USA
e-mail: angahara-ramaa@yahoo.com

Contemplations of a Choreographer
by Sam Kumar, Chennai
e-mail: sam_kumar1@yahoo.com

No dancing after 45 - Ruling from Justice A K Sikri
by G S Rajan, New Delhi
e-mail: anniraj@nda.vsnl.net

Mohiniattam in Missouri
by Anuradha Chellappa, St.Louis, Missouri
e-mail: anuchellappa@yahoo.com

BharataNatyam: A Kala and its Biological Implications
by Ruchita Vasant Somane
M.A, Part II Dept. of Sanskrit, University of Mumbai
e-mail: ruchitasomane@hotmail.com

Marga
by Usha Vasanthkumar, Chennai
e-mail: nathasha_2001@yahoo.com

DANCE FOR THE CAMERA
by Ileana Citaristi, Bhubaneswar
e-mail: ileana5@hotmail.com

SEVENTY YEARS OF BHARATANATYAM
by Geeta Chandran, New Delhi
e-mail: natyavriksha@hotmail.com