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On June 20, 1922 Uday Shankar performed
dance for the first time. He generated rhythmic movements with swords
and daggers and called it Sword Dance. The performance called for
congratulations from King George V who watched it at the garden party
organized by the League of Mercy in UK. (‘Uday Shankar: Movements from the heart,’ NK Sivasankaran, Attendance 2001) |
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Vaishnavite saint Srimanta Sankaradeva wrote Bhakti Ratnakara and the
Totaka hymn in Sanskrit to silence the skeptics who doubted his mastery
over the language. (‘Srimanta Sankaradeva: Vaishnava saint of Assam’, Dr. Bimal Phuken, p 70) |
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Kathak guru Kumudhini Lakhia is a BSc in Agriculture. |
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