featured in 2005
 
  Fundraiser enraptures audience 
- Vasantha Siddappa
 
  Natya Darshan V: Seminar on choreography 
Text & photos: Lalitha Venkat, Chennai  
e-mail: lalvenkat@yahoo.com  
December 22, 2005  
December 23, 2005 
December 24, 2005
 
  Dance, Music and Madras…A December Happening 
Text & photos: Lalitha Venkat  
e-mail: lalvenkat@yahoo.com 
  'Vision of Forever' by Ramli Ibrahim and Sutra Dance Theatre 
Dec 14, 2005 Kalakshetra Theatre, Chennai
 
  'Vision of Forever' by Ramli Ibrahim and Sutra Dance Theatre 
Dec 16, 2005 Kapaleeswarar temple, Chennai
 
  Lec-dem on Mayurbhanj Chhau by Dr. Sunil Kothari 
December 17, 2005 Sri Krishna Gana Sabha, Chennai
 
  Book release: Nirmalam -The genius of S Sarada 
December 17, 2005 Sri Krishna Gana Sabha, Chennai
 
  Lec-dem by Savitri Naidoo on 'Bharatanatyam in South Africa' 
December 20, 2005 Sri Krishna Gana Sabha, Chennai
 
  Lec-dem by Monica Cooley on 'Taking Bharatanatyam abroad - Emphasizing the universal'  
December 20, 2005 Sri Krishna Gana Sabha, Chennai
 
  Festival of Kathak dance 
December 20, 2005 Kalaivanar Arangham, Chennai
 
  Prayana by Shiri Dance Ensemble 
Arya Tara: Moods of Devi by Anita Ratnam and Arangham Dance Theatre 
December 22, 2005 Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Chennai
 
 
  Natya Darpanam  
- Manisha Murgude  
e-mail: manisha_murgude@yahoo.com 
Photos: Peter Varshavsky
 
  The sun of a gentle soul illuminating the stage 
- Parthiban Palani  
e-mail: parthibanpalani@yahoo.com
 
  Bala Devi's Bharata Nrityam for Kalai Vizha 
- Shalini Ramanathan
 
  A date with America 
- Padma Jayaraj, Thrissur 
e-mail: padmajayaraj@sancharnet.in
 
  Priyanka Kancherla makes her dance debut 
- Gouri Veerubhotla, NY 
e-mail: gveerubhotla@yahoo.com
 
  Ballet in aid of Tsunami victims
 
  Poothana liberated  
- Padma Jayaraj, Thrissur      
e-mail: padma.jayaraj@rediffmail.com
 
  Sri Valli story moves the hearts of Japanese too 
- Neela Srinidhi, Japan  
e-mail: neelasrinidhi@yahoo.com
 
  A peep into the aesthetics of Bharatanatyam 
- Padma Jayaraj, Thrissur 
e-mail: padma.jayaraj@rediffmail.com
 
  Experience India  
- Aneal Krishnamurthy, VA 
e-mail: anealk@yahoo.com
 
  Hot Talas, Cool Rasas  
- Aneal Krishnamurthy, VA 
e-mail: anealk@yahoo.com
 
  Jhelum presents Odissi for Thalam 
- Padma Jayaraj, Thrissur 
e-mail: padma.jayaraj@rediffmail.com
 
  Chaula Devi - a soothing visual treat  
- Shobana Raj, NY
 
  Parampara in Marin County 
- Renee Renouf Hall 
e-mail: idanews@earthlink.net
 
  When art meets art 
- Preetha  
e-mail: preetha.s@excite.com
 
  Shirisha Shashank – a Bharatanatyam review 
- Aneal Krishnamurthy, VA 
e-mail: anealk@yahoo.com
 
  Utsav: Young torch-bearers display vibrancy of Indian culture 
- Ragasudha Vinjamuri, UK  
e-mail: ragas_v@yahoo.co.in
 
  Divine expressions 
- Shalini Ramanathan
 
  Manna Dey revives Bollywood's glorious music tradition 
- Bhasyam G Iyengar, New York 
e-mail: Biyengar333@yahoo.com
 
  Taal: life rhythms 
- Mary Hope Schwoebel 
e-mail: Amamhs@aol.com
 
  Thirukkural Bharatam raises funds for Srilanka orphanage 
- Rathika Niroopan, Canada
 
  Beyond barriers - Breaking boundaries 
- G  Ulaganathan, Bangalore 
e-mail: ulag_nath@yahoo.com
 
  Urja: Festive zeal of India
 
  DANCelebration 2005   
- Aneal Krishnamurthy, VA 
e-mail: anealk@yahoo.com
 
  Indian classical dance and the 21st century 
- Aneal Krishnamurthy, VA 
e-mail: anealk@yahoo.com
 
  Ramli and his magical dance scapes  
- Lalitha Venkat, Chennai 
e-mail: lalvenkat@yahoo.com
 
  Beats and Feet featuring Samudra on 29th August at Arena, mac  
- Paromita Sen Mukherjee
 
  A magnificent Ramayana in New York 
- Ushadevi 
e-mail: ushadevi@netscape.com
 
  Bhaav Chaturang, performed with creativity and scholarship by Shakti Dancers 
- Malathi Iyengar, Los Angeles, USA 
e-mail: msiyengar@yahoo.com
 
  Ranjani Murthy’s debut performance in Bangalore
 
  Bharatanatyam performance by Shreya Mambakkam 
- Rajam Ganesan, Hyderabad 
e-mail: hyd273@hotmail.com
 
  Seven Graces – into the emotional realms of Goddess Tara 
- Aniruddhan Vasudevan, Chennai 
e-mail: aniruddhnatya@yahoo.co.in
 
  Rewriting Dance History  
- Shani, Delhi 
Response to Shani's review 
- Uttara Asha Coorlawala, NYC 
e-mail: Uacoorlawa@aol.com
 
 
  Dido and Aeneas 
- Sunil Kothari 
e-mail: sunilkothari1933@yahoo.com
 
  More than a fantastic mythological tale 
- Aparna Sharma, Glamorgan  
e-mail: Aparna31S@netscape.net
 
  14 year old raises over $2,000 for charities by performing classical Indian dance
 
  Shubanjali makes a hat-trick at the 6th Annual Dance competitions in NJ, USA
 
  Kalamandalam Raman Kutty Nair 
A documentary film by Adoor Gopalakrishnan 
- Vasanthi Sankaranarayanan, Chennai 
e-mail: vasanthi40@hotmail.com
 
  The Surinder Sandhu Band  
- Dawinder Bansal
 
  Pravahi - The dance of Alarmel Valli 
A documentary film by Arun Khopkar  
- Vasanthi Sankaranarayanan, Chennai 
e-mail: vasanthi40@hotmail.com
 
  A century of Baithaks 
- Thakur Paramjit, Chandigarh 
e-mail: thakurparamjit@yahoo.co.uk
 
  Gandharva Festival of Dance and Music at Princeton  
- Sunil Kothari 
e-mail: sunilkothari1933@yahoo.com
 
  My dance-lecture tour in the month of May 2005 in Canada 
- Sunil Kothari reports from Ottawa  
e-mail: sunilkothari1933@yahoo.com
 
  Bharata Nrityam workshop with Padma Subrahmanyam in Princeton, NJ
 
  Mesmerising Shakti  
- Kanchan Maradan, UK 
e-mail: kanchanmaradan@yahoo.co.uk
 
  Galileo Galelei - the famous Bertold Brecht play  
Adapted into Tamil and presented by Magic Lantern, a theatre group in Chennai 
- Vasanthi Sankaranarayanan, Chennai 
e-mail: vasanthi40@hotmail.com
 
  Old Wine in a New Bottle -  
Badal Sircar's Evam Indrajit by the theatre group "Evam" 
- Vasanthi Sankaranarayanan, Chennai  
e-mail: vasanthi40@hotmail.com
 
  Mesmerizing display of dance and culture by Shubanjali in Union County, NJ 
- Shobana Raj, NY
 
  'Queen of Jhansi' at Chicago 
- Niteen Joshi 
e-mail: nj21@comcast.net
 
  Kalasrishti's 3rd Annual School Day  
- Jayanthi Balachandran, NC 
e-mail: jay.b@earthlink.net
 
  "Mercy"  - a monologue by PC Ramakrishna 
A Madras Players presentation on the occasion of their fiftieth year celebrations 
- Vasanthi Sankaranarayanan, Chennai 
e-mail: vasanthi40@hotmail.com
 
  The UN World Dance Day in Dubai 
- Radha Hari, Dubai 
e-mail: shanki84@emirates.net.ae
 
  Dance Conversations 2005 - Indian dance in California: Past, present and future 
Xpressions: performances by California Masters of Dance 
Irvine, California, USA May 21-22, 2005   
- Sunil Kothari  
e-mail: sunilkothari1933@yahoo.com
 
  Gita Govindam 
- Kanchana Sastri, Toronto 
e-mail: K_sastri@hotmail.com
 
  Odissi Impresses Japanese PM  
Text & Photos © Thakur Paramjit 
e-mail: thakurparamjit@yahoo.co.uk
 
  The madness and mayhem of the Sangeet Natak Akademi
 
  Kathakali in Ghaziabad 
Text & Pix © Thakur Paramjit, Chandigarh 
e-mail: thakurparamjit@yahoo.co.uk
 
  The Nritya Nidhi Utsav 
- Lada Guruden Singh, New Delhi  
e-mail: ladasinghg@yahoo.com
 
  Haft Paykar by the Silk Road Dance Company 
- Christel Stevens, MD 
e-mail: stellaguru@yahoo.com
 
  Ukraine India Bhai Bhai  
- Sunil Kothari 
e-mail: sunilkothari1933@yahoo.com
 
  A performance to overwhelm any spectator 
 
  Six Characters in search of an Author   
Noble Laureate Luigi Pirandello’s celebrated play in Tamil   
Directed by Israeli director Gil Alon  

A laudable attempt and an eye opener to theatre lovers in Chennai 
- Vasanthi Sankaranarayanan, Chennai 
e-mail: vasanthi40@hotmail.com 

 
  The artist and the artiste  
- H.Y. Sharada Prasad 
 
  Nostalgic! 
- A Seshan, Mumbai 
e-mail: aseshan@mtnl.net.in 
 
  Moving with words 
A review of dancer Geeta Chandran’s book “SO MANY JOURNEYS” 
- Anita R Ratnam, Chennai 
e-mail: aratnam@vsnl.com 
 
  Bhaskar Rao Sammelan 
- Text & Photos by Thakur Paramjit, Chandigarh 
e-mail: thakurparamjit@yahoo.co.uk 
 
  Natya Sangraham 2005  
- S Janaki, Chennai 
e-mail: sruti@eth.net 
 
  International Seminar on Yoga Therapy in the current millennium  
and annual meet of the Indian Academy of Yoga at Varanasi
 
  National workshop on stress and its management by yoga relaxation techniques 
- Ananda Balayogi Bhavanani, Pondicherry 
e-mail: yognat2001@yahoo.com 
 
  Sruti Foundation honors three awardees
 
  Natyotsava - Sunnyvale Hindu Temple, California 
- Manisha Murgude, CA 
e-mail: manisha_murgude@yahoo.com
 
  The eyes that imagined… 
- Pratima Sagar, Hyderabad
 
  Khajuraho Dance Festival 2005 
- Sunil Kothari, New Delhi 
e-mail: sunilkothari1933@yahoo.com
 
  Natya STEM Dance Company perform in Khajuraho Dance Festival
 
  “Theatre breaks barriers” 
Text & photos: Lalitha Venkat, Chennai 
e-mail: lalvenkat@yahoo.com
 
  The unifying force of music 
- Deepa Ganesh, Manchester 
e-mail: upasana_uk@hotmail.com
 
  Demystifying session at The Lowry by Upasana 
- Niral Thakkar, Bolton, UK 
e-mail: niral_thakkar@yahoo.co.uk
 
  Ramayana in Shadow Theater 
- Padma Jayaraj, Thrissur 
e-mail: padmajayaraj@sancharnet.in
 
  Sold out solo - a Tsunami Relief Benefit by Nitya Venkateswaran 
- Gomathi Sadhasivan, San Francisco, CA
 
  Workshop on “Romanisation of Indian Scripts – Ileap Software”  
At Kalai Kaviri College of Fine Arts, Tiruchirapalli 
- Fr. A Susai Alangaram 
e-mail: kalaikaviri@rediffmail.com
 
  Memorable masterpieces 
- V V Ramani, Chennai 
e-mail: ramaniscreativetouch@yahoo.com  
Photos: Lalitha Venkat
 
  Dance mania continues in January 
- Text & photos: Lalitha Venkat, Chennai  
e-mail: lalvenkat@yahoo.com 
 
  Notes on performance: Srishti Dances of India's 'Lavanya: Graceful Expressions of the East' 
- Esha Bandyopadhya, CA 
e-mail: ebandy@gmail.com
 
  Colours of joy  
- Padma Jayaraj, Thrissur                        
e-mail: padmajayaraj@sancharnet.in
 
  Dance workshop and seminar at Kolkata 
- Urmimala Sarkar, Kolkata 
e-mail: urmimala@vsnl.net