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August 10, 2024 Suryakala Foundation launched a book of KSHETRAYYA PADAMS, authored by Dr. Kanakam Devaguptapu on July 30, 2024 at Chennai. A culmination of several years of research and experience, this monumental work offers translation of exhaustive commentaries for 35 rare Padams of Kshetrayya, written by Veturi Anandamurthy originally in Telugu. The book covers various aspects of nayaka-nayika bhava, madhura bhakti, spirituality and the socio-cultural context. In addition, the book comes with musical notation for all padams, many of which have been specially tuned for this project by eminent musicians including Malladi Suribabu, (Late) Neela Ramgopal, Pantula Rama, Ranjani Ramakrishnan, Parameswaran and Yoga Vandana. Ragam, Talam and Sahityam are the three pillars over which a Carnatic composition stands. A padam, like any other Carnatic composition is a composite whole of the three and we cannot divorce any one from the other. This book provides an in-depth analysis and importance of sahityam, in addition to the rich musicality inherent in Kshetrayya padams. The book is sure to be a treasure trove of Kshetrayya for musicians, dancers, literary enthusiasts and rasikas alike. The book is published by Suryakala Foundation for Performing Arts, and costs Rs.2000 + Rs.200 (delivery charges). Copies can be obtained in person at the Foundation or ordered online by filling the form |
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July 16, 2024 MEMOIRS OF BĀNI by Kavya Kasinathan As practitoners of Bharatanatyam we have all heard about the various Bānis of Bharatanatyam and this book is a humble attempt at weaving together the learnings and experiences of stalwarts who practice their Bāni with sincere dedication. The book will take you through the journey of different Bānis of Bharatanatyam from the time of its inception, popularity and maybe even extinction! Written from the voice of Bāni itself, the book highlights unique features of each Bāni while also giving insight into their fundamental concepts. Publisher: Notion Press Paperback edition 140 pages ISBN-13: 979-8892337656 Item Weight: 300 g Price: Rs. 699/- Buy For further details, contact: Mob: 9886148345 email: kavyakasinathanv@yahoo.co.in |
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Jun 29, 2024 Utpal Sampa Kala Kendra has released DANCE STYLE OF UDAY SHANKAR (As Per Lessons Under Amala Shankar), English version on 25 June 2024, authored by Aditi Singha Mitter and Mousri Singha Sen. Uday Shankar gave a unique modern dance style, based on Western perception. His family members or his ace disciples did not quite use Shankar style, barring his dancer consort Amala Shankar. This book records Amala’s lessons for the first time. ASIN: B0D842Q2KP Publisher: Pran Praner Boi Hardcover: 120 pages Item Weight: 350g / Dimensions: 23 x 20 x 2 cm Price: Rs.849 Available on Amazon Info: contact@utpalsampakalakendra.org |
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Jun 23, 2024 'JATHIS BY SMT KAMALA RANI' is an eBook for Bharatanatyam artistes interested in the world of sollukattus. You will have access to 200 jathis (in Rupaka and Adi tala) with Audio and notations in English and Tamil. Kamala Rani (1927- 2003) was the first female, non-hereditary nattuvanar to emerge from Kalakshetra and has carried forward the rich legacy of the nattuvanars who enriched the institution. To buy Price: Rs.2000 for India / US$50 for rasikas outside India Sale proceeds will be utilized to institute a nattuvangam scholarship for deserving students. e-mail: kamalarani.jathis@gmail.com |
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May 29, 2024MOHAN KHOKAR: THE FATHER-FIGURE OF INDIAN DANCE HISTORY by Ashish Mohan Khokar  Ministry of Culture's IGNCA publications’ latest dance title- MOHAN KHOKAR: THE FATHER FIGURE OF INDIAN DANCE HISTORY by reputed critic and dance historian Ashish Khokar is a bestseller in dance books at World Book Fair, Delhi. Launched on centenary of Prof Mohan Khokar in Chennai at Kalakshetra, the book of 300 pages with 400 illustrations has been much sought by connoisseurs and research scholars. The Times of India dubbed it: The highlight of this season. In Mumbai at Shanmukhananda and Baroda MSU it was sold out at launch. Published by IGNCA ISBN: 8119380347 Hard cover: Rs.2000 Available at: amazon.in |
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May 29, 2024ATTENDANCE: THE DANCE ANNUAL OF INDIA 2024 by Ashish Mohan Khokar  The 2024 edition of Attendance is an extensive and remarkable ode to the cultural capital of Maharashtra, Pune. This city, which has embraced the north and south traditions of art and culture seamlessly, is proving to be the base for dance lovers and artistes from all over India and abroad. A must buy for all! Published by Shubhi Publications Hardcover: 108 pages ISBN-10: 818290840X ISBN-13: 978-8182908406 Available at: amazon.in |
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May 5, 2024 Special release on May 2, 2024 of the Ebook, MAYA RAO: A LIFETIME IN CHOREOGRAPHY (Kindle edition) commemorates the 60th year of Natya Stem Dance Kampni and 96th birth anniversary of Dr. Maya Rao. This labor of love celebrates Guru Dr. Maya Rao's remarkable journey as a Kathak dancer, choreographer, curator, and mentor. Filled with inspiring anecdotes and insights, this book is a heartfelt tribute to her legacy and contribution to India’s cultural landscape. Language: English File size: 9381 KB / Print length: 276 pages Get your copy on Amazon now |
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April 20, 2024 MUTHULAKSHMI REDDY: A Trailblazer in Surgery and Women's Rights By V.R. Devika Muthulakshmi Reddy: A Trailblazer in Surgery and Women’s Rights describes the story of an accomplished medical practitioner and social reformer. It is the story of a pioneer path-creator for women. She was the first girl student in Maharaja’s School for Boys in Pudukkottai, the first Indian woman surgeon from Madras Medical College, the first Indian member of the Women’s Indian Association, the first woman member of legislature of Madras Presidency, the first woman deputy speaker and the first alderwoman. In this book, the author describes the indomitable spirit of a woman who campaigned to get rid of the practice of wet nurses, fought for girls’ education and widow remarriage, equal property rights for women, education reform, and rural healthcare for women. She took up the case of getting the practice of dedicating young girls as Devadasis, abolished. She founded the Cancer Institute in Adyar, Chennai, which has grown to be an iconic hospital for cancer treatment throughout Asia. ISBN: 9789391125677 / Paperback / Pages 204 Publisher: Niyogi Books Publication date: 15 Aug 2022 Price: Rs.299 |
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April 20, 2024 RUKMINI DEVI ARUNDALE - Arts Revivalist and Institution Builder By V.R. Devika Rukmini Devi Arundale: Arts Revivalist and Institution Builder tells the story of an extraordinary woman who found herself in fortuitous circumstances and used them to revive the arts and build educational institutions. In this book we see how Rukmini Devi saw dance, learnt it and made it available to everyone who desired to learn it through her institution, Kalakshetra. She resituated the dance and set up a traditional space for its training amidst nature, clothing it in handloom, pure colours and texture, jewellery and handicrafts that deserved to be celebrated. She used the unique position she found herself in, to tap into and revise the regenerative resources of the tradition of dance, reinterpreting it in her own creative way. This monograph describes how a young Rukmini became the celebrated Rukmini Devi, and the struggle she underwent to set up the various institutions that are her living legacy today. ISBN: 9788119626342 Publisher: Niyogi Books Publication date: 1 Jan 2024 Pages: 228 / Format: Paperback Price: Rs.220 |
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April 19, 2024 THEYYAM: INDIAN FOLK RITUAL THEATRE - AN INSIDER'S VISION By K.K. Gopalakrishnan Renowned art scholar and photographer K.K. Gopalakrishnan has written a comprehensive account about an aesthetically, ritually and theatrically vibrant mainstream artistic practice from the insightful point of view of an insider. He has also captured Theyyam in its myriad facets in a variety of stunning photographs that adorn the pages of this visually resplendent book. Category: Anthropology, Forthcoming Books ISBN: 978-93-89136-98-2 MRP: Rs.6000 Format: Hardback with dust jacket Size: 298mm*216mm |
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Feb 19, 2024 'BRIHADEESWARA FORM TO FORMLESS, THROUGH THE EYES OF A DEVARADIYAL' is a film produced by Sangam Festival, Princeton, New Jersey, in collaboration with Bharatanatyam exponent and scholar Bala Devi Chandrashekar and is based on the UNESCO Heritage site, the Thanjavur Big Temple. Guided by two of the ultimate scholars - Dr. TN Ramachandran and Dr. Kudavayil Balasubramanian - on the Big Temple, viewing this production will give an esoteric insight into one of the most revered temples in the world through the eyes of the high priestess of the temple, and a learning experience for all viewers of dance, art, science, and religion. To purchase, please email - info@sangamfestival.org |
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Aug 28, 2023 “Mapping of Space Through Bharatanatyam Sequences” by Ramya Shankaran, aims to educate readers about the evolution of the understanding of the theater space, what is space in motion and in static, how theatrical space is defined and created in the dance, if theatrical space is comparable to everyday space and the benefits of studying theatrical space for an increased understanding of everyday space. The book also provides an understanding of the importance of movement and rhythm in architecture and the influence of Bharatanatyam to space as well as the implication of an understanding of “kinesphere” and “kinesthetic” in architecture and Bharatanatyam. Ramya Shankaran, Bharatanatyam and Mohiniyattam performer, is an architect and founder of Adhyaathma School of Performing Arts based in New Jersey. “Mapping of Space Through Bharatanatyam Sequences” By Ramya Shankaran Published by Xlibris Softcover | 8.5 x 8.5in | 86 pages | ISBN 9781796052343 E-Book | 86 pages | ISBN 9781796052336 Available at Amazon and Barnes & Noble |
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July 12, 2023 The third book in a trilogy series related to the Indian Epics, Kathakali and Shakespeare -SHAKESPEARE MEETS THE INDIAN EPICS: COMPARATIVE THEMES AND INTERPRETATIONS has been published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing, Newcastle, UK. This book demonstrates that people writing and creating characters almost 6,000 miles apart, and in different centuries, have a lot more in common than one might expect. It examines the day-to-day themes appearing in the two epics, The Ramayana and The Mahanbharata and some of Shakespeare’s plays and looks at specific themes and character ‘pairs’ from the two genres. The book reveals that whatever backgrounds people may have, they ultimately tend to tackle life in very similar ways and this claim is substantiated with many pertinent examples drawn from diverse disciplines such as management, psychology and military rules of engagement. This book along with the other books in the trilogy are positioned as academic books and will be of interest to practitioners of the theatre, students of performing arts and aficionados of the Epics and Shakespeare. The other two books in this trilogy have also been published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing - Vignettes Relating to Kathakali and Shakespeare: the Thirasheela versus the Curtain and Kalamandalam Krishnan Nair, the Mozart of Kathakali. So the trilogy consists of firstly a comparison of characters in Shakespeare and the two Indian epics, followed by a detailed study of an individual actor and his links to Sir Laurence Olivier and ends with a comparison of the themes in the two genres. Overall, the trilogy presents a comprehensive examination of how commonalities exist in seemingly uncommon places if an in depth study is done. You may view the description, author details and an extract from the book Hardback ISBN: 1-5275-1541-9 ISBN13: 978-1-5275-1541-3 Release Date: 19th June 2023 Pages: 386 Price: £77.99 |
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June 22, 2023 The Marg Foundation releases READINGS ON DANCE: FROM 75 YEARS OF MARG, Marg’s Reader for Dance practitioners, students, and historians. Edited by: Anita Elizabeth Cherian, Urmimala Sarkar Munsi SEPTEMBER-DECEMBER 2022 / VOLUME 74 NUMBER 1 Price: Digital - Rs.250, Print - Rs.350 A carefully crafted collection of essays on Dance from Marg’s 75-year-old archive, Readings on Dance is just the book if you want to look at Dance in a more profound way. |
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May 25, 2023 Produced and presented by Natyarambha, KUTTY KAHANI - ETERNAL STORIES, YOUNG STORYTELLERS - brought to you stories from India’s timeless wisdom told by children from across the country as well as from UK, USA, Singapore and Malaysia. Kutty Kahani, for children, by children, is now in a path breaking video embedded ebook with all 55 stories! A multi art multi lingual e-book of 55 Indic stories, captured beautifully in digitally animated videos, along with ‘Did you know’ snippets that is captivating, wholesome and educative, Kutty Kahani brings our timeless culture and knowledge within easy reach of children. Get the Kutty Kahani ebook to read, listen, see, learn and know. Available at amazon.in |
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May 23, 2023 DANCE MOVEMENT THERAPY AND PSYCHO-SOCIAL REHABILITATION THE SAMPOORNATA MODEL By Sohini Chakraborty This book looks at the psychotherapeutic effects of Dance Movement Therapy (DMT) with a focus on the experiences of survivors of gender-based violence and their social development, psycho-social rehabilitation, and reintegration within society. The author, a sociologist and dancer, uses a model she calls Sampoornata or Fulfilment, to merge sociology and dance in order to help survivors of sexual violence overcome their trauma. This book will be of interest to researchers and students of psychology, psychotherapy, dance and movement studies, and to those who work with dance and movement therapy. It will also be useful for professionals working in the areas of gender violence, trafficking, trauma, psycho-social rehabilitation, and well-being. 216 Pages 36 B/W Illustrations Published May 12, 2023 by Routledge India ISBN 9781032160887 |
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May 19, 2023 CULTURAL FORMS AND PRACTICES OF NORTHEAST INDIA published by Springer Singapore and edited by distinguished scholar and academic Prof K.C Baral, features a series of important essays by renowned contributors. Serves as a bridge between vanishing cultural forms and their commodification Spans aspects of cultural forms and practices in Northeast India The first volume in the English language on Northeast India's cultural evolution Published May 17, 2023 245 pages Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-19-9291-9 e-book ISBN: 978-981-19-9292-6 |
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May 12, 2023 In ancient India, women competed to win the title of Nagarvadhu, quite literally the town's consort. For certain temple worship (Agamas), dance and music were necessary ingredients. The women artists dedicated to the worship—Devadasis and Maharis—had a high rank and dignity in society. Tawaifs were central to Mughal court culture from the sixteenth century. It is also believed that young heirs were sent to courtesans to learn 'tameez' and 'tehzeeb', including the appreciation of good music and literature. COURTING HINDUSTAN is a deeply researched, elegantly crafted portrait of some of the most intriguing women figures practising traditional Indian entertainment art forms such as, music, dance and poetry. It relives 2,500 golden years of women being elite traditional performers and how, over the centuries, they have captured the imagination of the country and the world at large, their art and lives being a complex response to social forces and cultural conditions. COURTING HINDUSTAN delves into the scintillating world of courtesans who went on to become empresses, queens, prima donnas, pioneer filmmakers, music directors, ace dancers and so much more. Many of them went on to rule kingdoms, enjoyed positions of great power; many were venerated by governments and yet they lived on the fringes of society. In many ways, these were women, first of their kind, to survive an entrenched patriarchal society and break the chains imposed on them, paving the way for generations of women to come and conquer. About the author: Madhur Gupta is one of the leading Odissi dance exponents of his generation. The Indian Express has hailed Gupta as one of the few male artists (in a field mostly dominated by women), who not only pursued Indian classical dance with devotion but also excelled at it. Beginning his initial training in Kathak with a maestro like Pt Birju Maharaj, he was strongly drawn towards Odissi as his life's calling. He has also had the fortune of interacting and learning from masters like Madhavi Mudgal, Bichitrananda Swain and Kumkum Lal. Madhur is currently in advanced training under Guru Sharon Lowen in the Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra style of Odissi. Apart from extensively touring, performing and writing, Madhur also teaches Odissi at Sangeet Vidya Niketan, New Delhi. Title: Courting Hindustan: The Consuming Passions of Iconic Women Performers of India Author: Madhur Gupta Publisher: Rupa Publications India Price: INR 295 ISBN: 978-93-5702-103-6 PP: 208 |
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April 11, 2023 Bharata Kalanjali hosted the release of the book NATYA YOGA (Motilal Banarsidass Publishing House), interconnecting the philosophy of the mind based on the Natyashastra and the Yogasutra. “Anjali” Angelika Sriram graduated in dramatic Arts in Stuttgart, Germany, studied in Chennai at Kalakshetra, with The Dhananjayans and Muthuswamy Pillai. She has performed extensively in India and Germany and published a book on Bharatanatyam as well as three novels in German. R. Sriram trained with the renowned Yoga-Master and teacher of teachers T.K.V. Desikachar and taught initially at the Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram. He has been an active student of Yoga for over 40 years and teaches yoga today to Yoga teachers in India, Germany and the UK. The couple runs the rewilding project Base Art Nature Yoga near Kodaikanal. The function was attended by many book lovers at TEACH auditorium, Spastn campus, Taramani, Chennai, on 2nd April 2023. A few pages from the book were read and Shanta Dhananjayan received the first copy. |
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Feb 10, 2023 Guru Venu G's magnum opus 'MUDRA-THE LANGUAGE OF KUTIYATTAM, KATHAKALI AND MOHINIATTAM' is a rare book with 1341 hand gesture notations. It has the largest collection of hand gestures made so far in the world, compiled through practical learning over 5 decades. The book of 756 pages will be launched on March 1, 2023 and costs Rs.3000. For copies contact: natanakairali@gmail.com |
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Dec 20, 2022 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY FOR PERFORMING ARTS authored by Bharatanatyam dancer Dr.Sreelatha Vinod is a functional primer for thesis development and planning that offers guidance on form and structure with definitions, process clarity and presentation approach. An important companion for Bharatanatyam students and researchers alike, who set out on their journey to a Phd. 'Research Methodology for Performing Arts' Author: Dr. Sreelatha Vinod Published by 16Leaves Published: Nov. 29, 2022 Price: Rs.200 ISBN: 9789395515870 |
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In Tirumala, Kalagangothri Foundation will release the DASA
MARGAM CD, dance compositions based on the Dasa genre
including Devaranama, Padam, Javali and Thillana on the 453
anniversary of Saint Purandara Dasa. This Bharatanatyam CD
features compositions of Purandara Dasa, Jagannatha Dasa and
Vijaya Vittala Dasa that can be choreographed in
Bharatanatyam style for a dancer of any age. The
compositions also offer a rare selection of story lines that
have never been used earlier in the Bharatanatyam
repertoire. Dasa Margam is the only CD to encompass complete
Bharatanatyam margam based on Dasa sahitya. Detailed notes
on the composition and choreography comes along with the CD.
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Voleti Rangamani has written the biography of her late
father Kuchipudi dance Guru C.R. Acharyulu as a project
under Senior Fellowship. It has been published as NRUTYA
SAMHITA in Telugu as well as STEPS: THE LIFE AND ARTISTIC
WORKS OF GURU C.R. ACHARYULU in English. |
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