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Feb 2026
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V.P. Dhananjayan: Discipline, dance, and decades of dedication in Bharatanatyam
- Neeraja Ramesh
Margazhi makes no difference because every day is Margazhi. 

Kamala - Bharatanatyam’s peerless muse
- Uma Dandapani
In her more than seven decades of expressing her idiom, both in films and onstage, Kamala charmed with her grace and verve.

Sanjukta Panigrahi’s contribution to Odissi: 1944 -1964 – Aspects of pictorial Indian dance history
- Donovan Roebert
I have concentrated on the period 1944-1964 because these were the two decades that witnessed the first concentrated forging of renascent Odissi….

Dr. Sathyanarayana Raju: From AgriCulture to Culture, Paddy fields to the Proscenium
- Srivatsa Shandilya

Dr. Arshiya Sethi on SADI
- Shveta Arora
We are very clear that we are not here for ourselves but for future generations. All of us are well-known scholars in our own disciplines. Many of us have come from practice backgrounds. One of the things that SADI does is attempt to bridge the gap between scholars and practitioners.
Ashwini Kalsekar: Kathak beyond borders
- Vijay Shankar
I have always felt extremely fortunate to be surrounded by students and parents who are supportive and trusting. 

Sathyanarayana Raju: A life in dance
- V.V. Ramani

A Critic's Eye: Alastair Macaulay on dance, criticism, and the art of observation
- The Dance Lens
Inside the life and times of one of the world’s leading dance critics. 

Padmarani Rasiah Cantú
- Anita Vallabh
Padmarani Rasiah Cantú hails from an illustrious and distinguished family from Jaffna, Sri Lanka, who for generations have extended their patronage to the promotion of the fine arts.

Crowning glory
- V.V. Ramani
Urmila Sathyanarayanan, recipient of this year’s Nritya Kalanidhi award, looks back at her 50 year journey in dance.




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