Contemporary Bharatanatyam at Jacob's Pillow
- Hari Krishnan
Since the 1940s, Indian dance at the Pillow has been performed by some of the leading artists from India and the west.
Art N Soul: From Assam to London - Tracing the journey of a Vrindavan Vastra
- BN Goswamy
Vrindavan Vastra is a 400-year-old traditional textile from Assam, woven
with the theme of Krishna's various exploits. The article traces the
travels of a particular piece from Assam to Tibet to London; from a
Vaishnava setting to a Buddhist monastery; from being a hanging filled
with 'monsters and charms' to back to being valued as a sacred textile.
The devadasi who wrote about dance
- Gayathri Iyer
Venkatasundara Sani's book is an extraordinary documentation of the Bengaluru-Kolar tradition of temple dance.