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Aug 2025
SANCHARI.. More on the arts

Sangeet Natak Akademi announces 'self-nomination' process by artistes for its awards
- Shailaja Khanna
SNA Chairperson Sandhya Purecha says the nomination will now be a virtual, democratic process and not be limited to prior awardees or institutionalised recommendations.

Kathak dancer Shinjini Kulkarni's Aarohan lights up Delhi with classical brilliance
- Raya Ghosh
Aarohan is the brainchild of Shinjini Kulkarni, celebrated Kathak exponent and granddaughter of the legendary Pandit Birju Maharaj.

Classical Indian dance drama 'Shiva Tandava' steals the show at Bali Festival
- IANS
Over 400 people attended the screening of powerful Indian classical dance drama 'Shiva Tandava' at the 47th Bali Art Festival in Indonesia.

Accent on bhakti
- Manasa Vijayalakshme C
Namami Narayanam retells stories of Krishna through Mohiniattam.

Live Indian classical dance, music at Delhi airport to kill boredom
- TNN

Groundbreaking steps
- Shilpa Nair Anand
Tripunithura Vanitha Kathakali Sangam, the first all-women Kathakali troupe, celebrates 50 years.

On the Nayika's trail
- Manasa Vijayalakshme C
From the invocatory piece to the thillana, Sai Brinda Ramachandran explored myriad moods.

NCERT is boosting the arts in secondary school. It must do the same for higher education
- Angshuman Kar
As a discipline, the humanities are in crisis in academia across the globe. But if India has to distinguish itself from other countries and revive some of the best practices of its traditional knowledge systems, it should boost humanities studies and research in higher education, giving due priority to performative arts.

Mangaluru student sets global record with 170-hour Bharatanatyam performance
- India Today Trending Desk
Remona Evette Pereira embarked on the record-breaking journey on July 21, concluding it on July 28 amid thunderous applause, tears of joy, and widespread admiration.





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