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Narthaki Monthly Newsletter

Jan 2025
ARTICLES

TM Krishna’s Social Justice Wokeism, Performance of Victimhood and impact on MS Subbulakshmi’s Sangita Kalanidhi Controversy
- Dr Avanthi Meduri, Global Indian Performing Arts Historian and Education Consultant, Bangalore/London

Inside the ancient Indian ritual where humans become gods
- Sudha G Tilak
For nearly 300 years, a family's ancestral house in India's southern state of Kerala has been the stage for theyyam, an ancient folk ritual.

Opinion: Discordant 'Notes' from the South
- Gautam R Desiraju & Deekhit Bhattacharya
The Madras Music Academy is no longer about music. It's a battleground for power, greed, and cultural destruction.

Dance the audience can feel - through their phones
- Eileen O'Grady
Shriya Srinivasan, a Bharatanatyam dancer and assistant professor of bioengineering at Harvard, designed an app that allows audience members to feel dancers' movements through a smartphone's vibrations.

A contextual reading of bhakti - then and now
- Deepa Chakravarthy

CHAALI…taking dance to her audience
- Bharat Sharma
In modern times of a globalized world, the relationship of performance and audience across cultural contours has become tenuous and complex.

Cultural history of Madras Margazhi
- Deepa Chakravarthy
The city's chronicles and roots of sabhas, highlighting the roles of prominent artistes, and commemorating the musical heritage.

The demise of Madras Music Academy
- Lt Col K.M.Harikrishnan (Retd)
The Madras Music Academy, once a revered institution symbolizing the rich heritage of Carnatic music and cultural excellence, faces a decline that has left art connoisseurs and enthusiasts deeply concerned.

Why Varnam is more than just a ritual
- Mavin Khoo
The soloist shares his personal insights into this elaborate piece of the Bharatanatyam margam.




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