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September 2026
SANCHARI.. More on the arts

The fabric of dance
- Chitra Swaminathan
On National Handloom Day, a look at how handwoven textiles are giving performances a fresh visual identity.

A familiar Radha
- V.V. Ramani
Presented as a fund raiser for Aim For Seva, the visually rich production would have benefited from a fresh take.

Chinese twins captivate Beijing with Bharatanatyam Arangetram after years of training 
- edited by Deepak Rajeev
The 16-year-old sisters, who began learning Bharatanatyam at three, have now completed a major milestone after years of training under a Chinese guru in Beijing.

Roots & rhythms: Mohinder Ghantasala carries a storied legacy onto the European stage
Few family names resonate as deeply in Indian arts as Ghantasala.

An Odissi retake of Swan Lake
- Pankit Jhajhria
Sharmila Mukerjee’s Hansika reimagines Tchaikovsky’s classic ballet through Odissi, blending Indian music and movement…. 

On the Pandharpur trail
- Manasa Vijayalakshme C
Bala Devi Chandrashekar took the audience on a spiritual journey…
A flow of ideas
- NC Srinivasaraghavan
Shweta Prachande navigated the many facets of water in ‘Apah.’

Walking the winds of change
- V.V. Ramani
Christopher Gurusamy and Vignesh Ishwar created an engaging dance-music dialogue themed on ‘Vayu.’

Beyond the blue sky
- NC Srinivasaraghavan
From the abstract to the spiritual, Harinie Jeevitha depicted the vastness of ‘Akasa’.

Time tested repertoire
- Manasa Vijayalakshme C
L Shruti performed for Brahma Gana Sabha’s Aadi Dance Festival.

Dance of the flame
- V.V. Ramani
Navia Natarajan used mythology and Tamil literature to explore the many dimensions of fire.





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