Thoughts of an 82-year-old Kathak dancer
- Janaki Patrik
My hair has turned white and I've celebrated my 82nd birthday. It's now patently evident that I've been around for a while!

Guru and Sishya: The sacred bond then and now
- Vazhuvoor Saravanan
While the disciple is devoted to the Guru, a true Guru is equally bound by the sacred tradition.

The thirty second sentence
How the 30-second loop is dismantling the Performing Arts
- Dr Lata Surendra
We have reduced the vastness of human expression, the agonizing architecture of art and the very rhythm of life to a fleeting thirty-second glance.

GPS and GSP: The SSUHE model
- Ashish Khokar
As summarized by Revathi Ramachandran, the inaugural day of Bharat Sangeet Sammelan laid a profound philosophical foundation for the conference…

The Hum of Coherence
- Masoom Parmar
Why audiences are loyal to taste, not to shows.

My Guru's greatest choreography: An institution that taught me to fall in love
- Dr. Amrithasruthi Radhakrishnan
Every Guru Purnima, we celebrate the guru. This year, my gratitude extends beyond my guru to the institution she has cultivated over three decades: Natya Vriksha.

Embracing motherhood
- Sree Veena Mani
Most of us here have embraced motherhood. We know what it feels like to not wear our bells for almost a year…

Seeing the world through a Bharatanatyam body
- Samyuktha Gopi Raj
At The Buckley School, Sherman Oaks, CA, dance education extends beyond learning choreography. It encourages students to explore movement as culture, storytelling, and identity.

Guru Purnima - From darkness to light
- Bana Shastri Ramanath
Guru Purnima is a Sanskrit term. Purnima means “full moon,” whose gentle light brightens the earth and dispels darkness.