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Narthaki Monthly Newsletter

May 2024
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Piyal Bhattacharya: I believe in totality
-Vijay Shanker
Tandava Lakshana Chapter was the first chapter with which I started my journey in this research reconstruction.

Lakshmi Viswanathan's dance repertoire was inspired by music
- Charumathi Ramachandran
Musician Charumathi Ramachandran remembers sister and dancer-scholar Lakshmi Viswanathan on her 80th birth anniversary

Classical artistes must absorb impulses from music, theatre, books and conversations: Geeta Chandran
- TNN
In dance, there is a history, a tradition, and a parampara that needs to be followed.

Refugee camp to dancing beyond borders
- Akhila Krishnamurthy
Over his five-decade-long career in the arts, Kumarasamy's research bent of mind has learned to assimilate bits and pieces of trivia and sources of inspiration....

'Don't learn classical dance without understanding its value,' says Odissi exponent Ileana Citaristi
-Malabika Majumdar
The Italian-born dancer made Odisha her home to pursue her passion for Odissi and Chhau.



Coimbatore dancer G Sundaramoorthy's journey from hardship to world record
- Sibi Sreevathson
Sundaramoorthy showcased 154 varieties of traditional dances over 65 hours, earning him a coveted place in the Asia Book of Records.

Bharatanatyam dancer G. Narendra on stepping into a women's world
- Hema Iyer Ramani
G. Narendra opens up about making the most of the few opportunities that come a male dancer's way.

Out of the box
- Charumathi Supraja
Surjit Nongmeikapam broke away from restrictive forms to create his own movement vocabulary.

For the love of art
- VV Ramani
Shijith Nambiar and Parvathi Menon on the joys and challenges of sharing life and stage.




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