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Narthaki Monthly Newsletter

December 2023
MEET THE ARTISTES

Art from the heart
- Johny ML
The master of the miniature, BN Goswamy who passed away recently, was a relentless researcher with 25 precious volumes to his credit.

Premature adieu by Prabal Gupta
- Leela Venkataraman
A Bengali settled in Bangalore practicing Kathakali stree vesham - nothing about dancer Prabal Gupta seemed to fall into one inevitable connect.

Kathakali dancer Prabal Gupta is no more
- Ashish Mohan Khokar
Cause of dance without a pause -- that was his life.

Remembering Guru Deba Prasad Das: An unsung pioneer of global Odissi dance
- Bijayini Mishra
On the birth anniversary of renowned Odissi dancer Guru Deba Prasad Das, we remember his tremendous work towards uplifting the classical dance form.

Destiny with dance
- Ranee Kumar
Arunima Kumar's USP is her capacity to keep the traditional Kuchipudi format intact and work within its parameters to dish out a relevant and meaningful fare.

How dance became a genre-defying musician's deep obsession
- Anoushka Shankar
I find myself increasingly drawn to the abstract, and nothing inspires me more than dance.

VP Dhananjayan and Shanta Dhananjayan expand their creativity to cinema and contemporary compositions in Bharatanatyam
- Ambili Ramnath
Dhruva Natchathiram by Gautham Vasudev Menon features Dhananjayan while Lijo Jose Pellissery's period movie, Malaikottai Vaaliban has Shanta as a Kalari gurukkal.

'Transforming mythology into dance drama is complicated'
- Kavita Bajeli-Datt
An interview with Shobha Deepak Singh, the creator of one of Delhi's most famous and mega Ramlilas.

Celebrating Dance Magazine Award honoree Bijayini Satpathy
- Marina Harss
When Bijayini Satpathy dances, the air around her changes. It is something about the intensity of her focus.

In conversation with Hemabharathy Palani
A Dancer's Diary - Memoir of one of Attakkalari's senior dancers & rehearsal director, Hemabharathy Palani.




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