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Born Svetha Yallapragada Rao in California to Telugu parents, Raja Kumari (Sanskrit for “Daughter of the King”) blends her Indian heritage with hip-hop to create her signature “BollyHood” sound. Trained in Kuchipudi, Kathak, and Bharatanatyam from age 5, she debuted at 7 before Ravi Shankar and later pivoted to hip-hop, inspired by Fugees. A Grammy-nominated songwriter, she penned hits for Fall Out Boy (“Centuries”) and Iggy Azalea (“Change Your Life”) before launching her solo career with EPs like The Come Up (2018) and HBIC (2022). Her music fuses classical Indian riffs, Hindi-English lyrics, and themes of empowerment, collaborating with icons like A.R. Rahman, Divine, and Gwen Stefani. Founding Godmother Records (2022) for creative freedom, she champions female artists while balancing global fame. A cultural ambassador, her tracks feature in films (Jawan, Pagglait) and she judges MTV’s Hustle. Honored with BMI Pop Awards, ELLE Awards, and MTV EMA nods, she funds healthcare and education via the Vegesna Foundation and UNICEF. Raja Kumari’s journey—from classical prodigy to hip-hop powerhouse—cements her as a bridge between Bollywood and Hollywood, inspiring a generation to embrace dual identities.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Svamini Suddhananda Ghiri"Diwali 2024"Festa della LuceUnione Induista Italianawww.induismo.itLa celebrazione di Diwali, la Festa della Luce - la più importante ricorrenza indiana - arriva anche a Roma con gli eventi organizzati dall'Unione Induista Italiana che intrecciano le antiche tradizioni spirituali indiane con l'innovazione culturale e tecnologica che pervade il mondo contemporaneo. Giovedì 7 novembre, nella Sala Capitolare del Chiostro del Convento di Santa Maria Sopra Minerva, il consueto rito istituzionale con il convegno “Dalla tradizione orale alle nuove tecnologie” per l'undicesima edizione di Dipavali dedicata alle conoscenze del futuro che vengono dal passato. Un tema che si estende non solo ai giovani ma a tutti gli ambiti disciplinari coinvolti nella trasmissione della conoscenza e ai metodi impiegati per farlo, dall'educazione scolastica alla didattica, dalla religione all'arte, dall'informazione ai social media. Tra gli ospiti, l'esperto Daniele Chieffi, giornalista, saggista e docente universitario, che entrerà nel merito delle nuove tecnologie.Il 9 novembre all'Auditorium del Massimo (Via Massimiliano Massimo 1), appuntamento con una giornata di arte, cultura e spiritualità che offrirà spettacoli di danza e musica classica e contemporanea indiana, laboratori e rituali dedicati alla dea Lakshmi, tutto a ingresso gratuito su prenotazione."Diwali è la festività più importante dell'India - spiega Svamini Hamsananda Ghiri, Vicepresidente dell'Unione Induista Italiana - simbolo della vittoria della luce sull'oscurità, della conoscenza sull'ignoranza. Il messaggio di speranza e rinnovamento che reca in sé ha ormai oltrepassato i confini indiani, diventando una celebrazione sentita e rispettata da milioni di persone nel mondo, indipendentemente dalla loro fede o cultura. In Italia, Diwali rappresenta non solo un momento di connessione con la tradizione spirituale indiana, ma anche, soprattutto quest'anno, un'opportunità per riflettere sul nostro passato, presente e futuro".La tematica di questa edizione, “Conoscenze del Futuro dalle Radici del Passato”, è un invito a riflettere su come le nuove generazioni possano mantenere vivo il legame con le tradizioni millenarie, mentre devono fronteggiare le sfide che l'innovazione tecnologica presenta continuamente. Per l'occasione tutti i partecipanti saranno omaggiati con prodotti solidali di AIMAC, Associazione italiana Malati di Cancro, di Fondazione AIRC per la ricerca sul cancro e de Il Ponte del Sorriso Onlus, che aiuta i bambini ricoverati negli ospedali attraverso attività ludiche, per alleggerire e aiutare il loro percorso di cura.Il programma di sabato 9 novembre: Diwali all'Auditorium del MassimoLa giornata inizierà alle 10 nella Sala Michele Ruggieri, con una lezione di yoga a cura dell'Associazione Yogananda Ashram di Roma, offrendo un momento di meditazione e connessione spirituale. A seguire, alle 11, la Aayana Dance Company guiderà un laboratorio di danza contemporanea indiana, offrendo al pubblico la possibilità di immergersi nelle movenze eleganti e dinamiche di questa arte.Un altro momento spirituale chiave sarà la Puja dedicata alla dea Lakshmi, simbolo di prosperità e pace, alle 12 nella sala Francesco Saverio. Il rituale sarà seguito dai canti devozionali Bhajan Carnatici, eseguiti da Julie Dante e Svami Nitya Priyananda, che trasporteranno il pubblico in un viaggio musicale attraverso l'anima spirituale dell'India.Nel pomeriggio, dalle 14, nella Sala Ruggieri si terrà lo spettacolo di danze del Kerala "Durgavahini" a cura del gruppo Naadan Pattu Group Dance HCA e una performance della danza classica indiana Kuchipudi. Alle 16, sarà la volta della musica classica indiana, con un laboratorio condotto da Nicolò Melocchi, esperto di bansuri (il flauto tradizionale indiano). La giornata in questa sala si concluderà alle 17 con un energico laboratorio di danza Bollywood, un'opportunità per il pubblico di conoscere e vivere l'energia travolgente di una delle forme d'arte più famose e amate in tutto il mondo.Il cuore del programma artistico si svolgerà nella Sala Massimo, dove alle 17:45 avrà luogo la cerimonia inaugurale con l'accensione della lampada, un gesto simbolico che rappresenta l'inizio ufficiale della Diwali. A seguire, alle 18, la Nishrinkala Dance Academy di Hyderabad porterà in scena in prima nazionale lo spettacolo “Triveni”, un'opera che mescola danza e spiritualità, interpretata dai celebri ballerini Sai Venkata Gangadhar e Lakshmi Vempadappa, per la prima volta in Italia, accompagnati da Atmananda Talavidya.Il programma serale culminerà nel concerto di musica classica indiana con la partecipazione del famoso flautista Rakesh Chaurasia, vincitore di un Grammy Award nel 2024, insieme a Sanjay Kansa Banik alle percussioni tabla e Nicolò Melocchi al bansuri. Il concerto, che si terrà alle 20:30, rappresenta una rara opportunità per il pubblico italiano di assistere a un'esibizione di musicisti di fama internazionale, capaci di fondere la tradizione classica indiana con sfumature moderne, offrendo un'esperienza musicale unica e coinvolgente.Alle 21:45, la Punyah Dance Company proporrà lo spettacolo di danza Bharatanatyam “Atah”, un'esibizione che unisce tradizione e sperimentazione, interpretata dagli artisti Parshwanath Upadhye e Adithya PV. La compagnia, già ospite alla Diwali 2019, è conosciuta per la sua capacità di innovare partendo dalle antiche danza indiane. La giornata si concluderà in un'esplosione di colori e gioia con lo spettacolo di Bollywood “Rang-Raas” messo in scena dalla Aayana Dance Company alle 22:45. IL POSTO DELLE PAROLEascoltare fa pensarewww.ilpostodelleparole.itDiventa un supporter di questo podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/il-posto-delle-parole--1487855/support.
Master Hariom is the trendsetter of Kuchipudi , Bollywood and Semi classical Indian dance in Hong Kong among the locals ever since he started teaching here in 2003. He has been a dancer , dance teacher and choreographer in a career spanning over 4 decades. He started learning Kuchipudi in his hometown of visakhapatnam since the age of 3 and went on to learn under the tutelage of many esteemed gurus such as Sangeet Natak Academy awardee Sri Pasumarti Sitaramayya ji and Guru Sri Hari Ramamurty, a direct disciple of Padmabhushan Dr. Vempati Chinna Satyam becoming a champion in district, state and national level competitions. He was a national scholarship awardee from Center for cultural research and training, a wing of the union Human Resources and development ministry of India to learn Kuchipudi. He started teaching in India in 1992 in his home town and moved to here in 2003 to continue his teaching. Himself and his students have been performing in many prestigious events both locally and internationally in India, China, USA, UK, Singapore, Japan, Taiwan and Macau
Tulasi Srinivas' edited volume Wonder in South Asia: Histories, Aesthetics, Ethics (SUNY Press, 2023) brings together historians and ethnographers of South Asia, including leading and emerging scholars, to consider the place and meaning of wonder in such varied joyful, tense, and creative sites and moments as Sufi music performances in Gujarat, Tamil graveyard processions, trans women's charitable practices, Kipling's Orientalist tales, village Kuchipudi dance performances, and Rajasthani healing shrines. Offering a synthetic and scholarly reading of wonder that speaks to the political, aesthetic, and ethical worlds of South Asia, these essays redefine the nature and meaning of wonder and its worlds. Taken together, they provide an invaluable research tool for those in the fields of Asian religion, religion in context, and South Asian religions in particular. Raj Balkaran is a scholar of Sanskrit narrative texts. He teaches at the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies and at his own virtual School of Indian Wisdom. For information see rajbalkaran.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network
Tulasi Srinivas' edited volume Wonder in South Asia: Histories, Aesthetics, Ethics (SUNY Press, 2023) brings together historians and ethnographers of South Asia, including leading and emerging scholars, to consider the place and meaning of wonder in such varied joyful, tense, and creative sites and moments as Sufi music performances in Gujarat, Tamil graveyard processions, trans women's charitable practices, Kipling's Orientalist tales, village Kuchipudi dance performances, and Rajasthani healing shrines. Offering a synthetic and scholarly reading of wonder that speaks to the political, aesthetic, and ethical worlds of South Asia, these essays redefine the nature and meaning of wonder and its worlds. Taken together, they provide an invaluable research tool for those in the fields of Asian religion, religion in context, and South Asian religions in particular. Raj Balkaran is a scholar of Sanskrit narrative texts. He teaches at the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies and at his own virtual School of Indian Wisdom. For information see rajbalkaran.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/anthropology
Tulasi Srinivas' edited volume Wonder in South Asia: Histories, Aesthetics, Ethics (SUNY Press, 2023) brings together historians and ethnographers of South Asia, including leading and emerging scholars, to consider the place and meaning of wonder in such varied joyful, tense, and creative sites and moments as Sufi music performances in Gujarat, Tamil graveyard processions, trans women's charitable practices, Kipling's Orientalist tales, village Kuchipudi dance performances, and Rajasthani healing shrines. Offering a synthetic and scholarly reading of wonder that speaks to the political, aesthetic, and ethical worlds of South Asia, these essays redefine the nature and meaning of wonder and its worlds. Taken together, they provide an invaluable research tool for those in the fields of Asian religion, religion in context, and South Asian religions in particular. Raj Balkaran is a scholar of Sanskrit narrative texts. He teaches at the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies and at his own virtual School of Indian Wisdom. For information see rajbalkaran.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/anthropology
Tulasi Srinivas' edited volume Wonder in South Asia: Histories, Aesthetics, Ethics (SUNY Press, 2023) brings together historians and ethnographers of South Asia, including leading and emerging scholars, to consider the place and meaning of wonder in such varied joyful, tense, and creative sites and moments as Sufi music performances in Gujarat, Tamil graveyard processions, trans women's charitable practices, Kipling's Orientalist tales, village Kuchipudi dance performances, and Rajasthani healing shrines. Offering a synthetic and scholarly reading of wonder that speaks to the political, aesthetic, and ethical worlds of South Asia, these essays redefine the nature and meaning of wonder and its worlds. Taken together, they provide an invaluable research tool for those in the fields of Asian religion, religion in context, and South Asian religions in particular. Raj Balkaran is a scholar of Sanskrit narrative texts. He teaches at the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies and at his own virtual School of Indian Wisdom. For information see rajbalkaran.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/sociology
Tulasi Srinivas' edited volume Wonder in South Asia: Histories, Aesthetics, Ethics (SUNY Press, 2023) brings together historians and ethnographers of South Asia, including leading and emerging scholars, to consider the place and meaning of wonder in such varied joyful, tense, and creative sites and moments as Sufi music performances in Gujarat, Tamil graveyard processions, trans women's charitable practices, Kipling's Orientalist tales, village Kuchipudi dance performances, and Rajasthani healing shrines. Offering a synthetic and scholarly reading of wonder that speaks to the political, aesthetic, and ethical worlds of South Asia, these essays redefine the nature and meaning of wonder and its worlds. Taken together, they provide an invaluable research tool for those in the fields of Asian religion, religion in context, and South Asian religions in particular. Raj Balkaran is a scholar of Sanskrit narrative texts. He teaches at the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies and at his own virtual School of Indian Wisdom. For information see rajbalkaran.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/south-asian-studies
Tulasi Srinivas' edited volume Wonder in South Asia: Histories, Aesthetics, Ethics (SUNY Press, 2023) brings together historians and ethnographers of South Asia, including leading and emerging scholars, to consider the place and meaning of wonder in such varied joyful, tense, and creative sites and moments as Sufi music performances in Gujarat, Tamil graveyard processions, trans women's charitable practices, Kipling's Orientalist tales, village Kuchipudi dance performances, and Rajasthani healing shrines. Offering a synthetic and scholarly reading of wonder that speaks to the political, aesthetic, and ethical worlds of South Asia, these essays redefine the nature and meaning of wonder and its worlds. Taken together, they provide an invaluable research tool for those in the fields of Asian religion, religion in context, and South Asian religions in particular. Raj Balkaran is a scholar of Sanskrit narrative texts. He teaches at the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies and at his own virtual School of Indian Wisdom. For information see rajbalkaran.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/indian-religions
Tulasi Srinivas' edited volume Wonder in South Asia: Histories, Aesthetics, Ethics (SUNY Press, 2023) brings together historians and ethnographers of South Asia, including leading and emerging scholars, to consider the place and meaning of wonder in such varied joyful, tense, and creative sites and moments as Sufi music performances in Gujarat, Tamil graveyard processions, trans women's charitable practices, Kipling's Orientalist tales, village Kuchipudi dance performances, and Rajasthani healing shrines. Offering a synthetic and scholarly reading of wonder that speaks to the political, aesthetic, and ethical worlds of South Asia, these essays redefine the nature and meaning of wonder and its worlds. Taken together, they provide an invaluable research tool for those in the fields of Asian religion, religion in context, and South Asian religions in particular. Raj Balkaran is a scholar of Sanskrit narrative texts. He teaches at the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies and at his own virtual School of Indian Wisdom. For information see rajbalkaran.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/religion
In this episode we sit with Raja Kumari, aka Svetha Yallapragada Rao, a world renowned Telugu-American rapper, Grammy-nominated songwriter, singer, previously first female rapper to be signed to Nas' label Mass Appeal Records, now the founder of her own label; Godmother Records. In this heartwarming conversation, we discuss her growing up with classical dance and music influences, going on to train in Bharatnatyam, Kathak and Kuchipudi as well as discovering rap and hip hop at an early age. We talk about what it means to represent the diaspora as a Telugu woman within mainstream music in India, all the way from underground hip hop and rap to high-flying Bollywood. We also cover some of the incredible projects she's worked on, including her rap in Shah Rukh Khan's Jawan Title Track, as well as the release of her new album 'The Bridge' and her 2023 North America tour. We also revel in the impact manifestation has had towards her professional goals and dreams, of course while discussing the challenges along the way, We also chat about what spurred her on to create her record label: 'Godmother Records' where she now aims to provide opportunities to young, up and coming South Asian artists. A queen in every sense of the word. Raja Kumari's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therajakumari/ Brown Game Strong's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/browngamestrong/
Today on the 8th episode of, "The Billion Dreams" we invite you to meet an incredible personality, an epitome of how gracefully one can live beyond one's age and chase dreams that seem impossible to others. She is not just a person that inspires Ashish Vidyarthi but she is an inspiration to all of us at Avid Miner. Battling alone with COVID twice to making bold career decisions, and dealing with life's twists and turns yet looking at life enthusiastically each day, there's so much to learn from her.Meet Seetha Ratnakar, a seasoned television director, who boasts over four decades of media experience. Commencing as an advertising agency copywriter, she transitioned to directing Doordarshan programs in 1975. Notably, she held the position of Assistant Station Director at Doordarshan. Trained in Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi by respected Gurus, she danced extensively before pivoting into dance programming. Beyond this, Seetha Ratnakar's directorial prowess extended to dance programs for Doordarshan where she directed performances of India's top dancers, now preserved in archives. Notably, she helmed the acclaimed dance ballet "Rasavrishti," India's entry at the Golden Prague Festival (1985). Her passion for preserving classical and folk arts is evident through her work in short films. In recognition of her impact, she was featured in an illustrated talk titled "The Dancing Frame: Doordarshan and Beyond." Her documentary "Cosmic Connection," pays tribute to her enduring artistic connection with Lord Nataraja and the world of art and culture. Presently she is engaged in creating short films while being actively involved in the conservation and dissemination of the extensive repertoire of folk songs and musical compositions by Dr. Vinjamuri Anasuya Devi.We hope that Seetha Ratnakar's story inspires you just as much as it has inspired us.If you found this episode valuable, don't forget to leave a Like. Do share this podcast episode with your friends and family to encourage them to take their flight of dreams. Subscribe to the podcast. Stay connected and keep yourself inspired with new thoughts.Be a part of the dialogue. Click here: https://linktr.ee/AshishvidyarthiAlshukran Bandhu,Alshukran Zindagi.#motivation #inspiringstory #life #happiness --------Follow Seetha RatnakarYoutube - @sitardush Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/seetharatnakarFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/seetha.ratnakar--------Topics:0:45 Who is Seetha Ratnakar? 0:27 Ashish Vidyarthi's Inspiration3:25 Creating a Short Film during Covid 4:04 Anil Kapoor's favourite line4:30 Chasing Impossible Dreams 7:30 Living Life that Inspires 9:02 When people don't support you10:47 My kids are proud of me...11:34 Seetha's Covid Experience12:50 Movie on Ashish's Life 14:05 Celebration of our Flaws#AshishVidyarthi #Podcast #TheBillionDreams #InspiringStories #Inspirational #MotivationalStory #Reallife #Real #Life #Story
Padma Shri Dr Ananda Shankar Jayant has been described as one who "inhabits the worlds of administration, academics, and arts; straddling them with equal ease." A Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi dancer and guru, she was awarded the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian honour, for her contributions to the field of dance. She has performed across the world, and Dr Ananda is back in Malaysia for her first performance since the pandemic, sharing the stage with her disciple Neha Sathanapalli in a dance show titled, Thyagaraja Ramayanam. Presented by the Kalpana Dance Theatre, Dr Ananda joins us to discuss the upcoming performance, share stories from her illustrious career in dance, and also how she conquered cancer and continues to live her passions.
In this episode, Dr. Shilpa Darivemula shares about how her experiences as both a dancer and a doctor led her to create the Aseemkala Initiative. This group is dedicated to harnessing the power of traditional dance to perform modern stories about healthcare inequities. Dr. Darivemula is trained in a form of Indian classical dance known as Kuchipudi. She is also an OB/GYN, currently completing a General Obstetrics and Gynecology Reproductive Health Fellowship at UNC. You can learn more about the Aseemkala Initative at https://aseemkala.org. Dr. Darivemula was also involved in the Re-imagining Medicine Festival, which we covered in Episode #49. You can also watch the performances from the 2023 Reimagining Medicine Festival here. This episode was hosted and edited by Mekala Neelakantan. Check out https://www.doctorswhocreate.com/about for the full podcast team. Music for this episode is credited to the band, Nightfloat. As always, please tweet us (@doctorscreate) with any questions, comments, or feedback!
Dancer, actor and public intellectual Mallika Sarabhai writes a memorable account about how she stumbled her way to health, fitness and sanity. In this episode of BIC Talks, Mallika speaks to author and journalist Ramjee Chandran about her book In Free Fall is all about coming to terms with oneself and ones body and find the lifestyle that works for you. And how to make mistakes, pick yourself up and carry on. In this conversation Mallika and Ramjee dive into her artistic process, her perspective on the evolution of grammar of performance, her stint as Draupadi with Peter Brook, a glimpse into her study on what corrupts people which her a doctorate and her foray into electoral politics. This conversation was part of the Bangalore Literature Festival 2022. Subscribe to the BIC Talks Podcast on your favourite podcast app! BIC Talks is available everywhere, including iTunes, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Castbox, Overcast and Stitcher.
Womenlines takes pleasure to welcome an entrepreneur who is a fine arts expert and is putting heart and soul into nurturing those souls who want to grow the artist within them. She strongly believes in these words- " A person who works with their hands; is a labourer, A person who works with their hands and brains; is a craftsman & A person who works with their hands, their brain and their heart; is an Artist" - Marco Pierre White Amrita Tiwary, founder Kreative Minds, an art school in Bangalore gives training in Fine Art, Dance and Music. Entrepreneur, Leader, Mentor, Consultant and Coach. Amrita is running Kreative Mind for the last 6 years. As of today's date, Kreative Minds has been able to spread its wings overseas in California and Canada too. Take note friends Kreative Minds is affiliated with the esteemed university of Art and Culture – Pracheen Kala Kendra, Chandigarh also. Pracheen Kala Kendra has its centres in India and Asia, Australia and USA. As of today, Amrita has completed various courses in the field of Art and Design. She is a mentor to many private students who have opted for Art as their professional course in their schools and colleges alongside teaching learners of Kreative Minds. She is walking on the path to creating a brand name for Kreative Minds as the home for all Art Forms (Fine Arts, Music & Dance). About Fine Arts School Kreative Minds: Kreative Minds is a growing institute of art and culture in Bangalore. Kreative Minds offers various forms of creativity including art, design, craft, music, and dance courses for one and all without any age barrier. Kreative Minds was founded in the year 2016 in Bangalore. In the past 6+ years, it has been continuously focusing on increasing and growing the talent of upcoming and budding Artists and art lovers. To date, Kreative Minds has been able to spread its wings not only in India but also overseas. Kreative Minds have 300+ learners in various art forms (Fine Arts, Crafts, Bharatanatyam, Kuchipudi, Creative Classical Dance, Kathak, Hindustani Vocal & Carnatic Vocal). In Kreative Minds, the team looks forward to supporting art enthusiasts and works on commissioned artwork also. What has commissioned artwork? Artwork created and made on demand by one. They take orders from Corporate, Realtors, Interior Decorators and Individuals for their homes. These artworks are made and created on requirements specified by the interested buyers. To date, Kreative Minds has been able to spread its wings not only in India but also overseas. Visit Kreative Minds website to know more details about the courses and to register for their courses. Certain courses can be attended virtually also.
Distinct styles of dance have evolved in different regions of India, each with their own specific nuances. However, all these dance forms are governed by the basic rules and guidelines laid down in the Natya Shastra. Presently, as per Sangeet Natak Akademi, there exists eight classical dance forms in India, which include Bharatnatyam, Kuchipudi, Kathakali, Mohiniattam, Odissi, Manipuri, Kathak and Sattriya. Whereas, the Ministry of Culture has recognised 9 classical dance forms including Chauu dance. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/venus-jain3/message
Our last Off Season Chat is a 2-part conversation with Brinda Guha, a NYC-based multifaceted dancer and choreographer who has trained in a variety of styles including: Kathak, Manipuri, Yorchhā, Flamenco, and Contemporary. Last week, Brinda reflected on her artistic journey, and ways to build a dance community responsibly, and the future of South Asian dance at large. This week, she elaborates on the dance community, and how we can build on the wisdom of the previous generations to nurture and hold space for the needs of today and tomorrow. Off Season Chats is a new series in which we have intimate conversations with dancers who are forging new paths in their artistic, personal, and professional lives. Our special guests are accomplished artists whose works span across many genres of South Asian dance including: Kathak, Kandyan, Kuchipudi, Bharatanatyam, Manipuri, Odissi, and much more. About Brinda Guha Brinda Guha identifies as a non-disabled, caste-privileged, cisgender and queer South-Asian American, and is a trained Kathak dancer for over 20 years. During training and performing for years in the Kathak (Malabika Guha) & Manipuri (Kalavati + Bimbavati Devi) dance disciplines, as well as Flamenco (Carmen de las Cuevas; Dionisia Garcia) and Contemporary Fusion vocabularies, she co-founded Kalamandir Dance Company in 2010 based in the vocabulary of #ContemporaryIndian. She's choreographed for many national stages, the North American Bengali Conference at Madison Square Garden, and self-produced original feature-length dance productions which earned her artist residencies at Dixon Place (2018) and Dancewave (2019) to continue to develop work. Now, she is represented by CESD Talent Agency and is pursuing artistic direction, performance and arts education. She trains in Kathak, Manipuri, Yorchhā (est. Ananya Chatterjee), and Contemporary. Her dream of having art meet activism was realized when she created WISE FRUIT NYC, a seasonal live arts installment (est 2017) dedicated to the feminine divine and honoring select women-led organizations. For her day job, she works as the Symposium Coordinator for dance service organization based in the values of justice, equity & inclusion: Dance/NYC. Dive Deeper Ananya Chatterjea's https://www.ananyadancetheatre.org/philosophy/yorchha/ (Yorchha™) movement practice (with video clip) Nrithya Pillai: "https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/cycles-cultural-violence-within-performance-and-scholarship-bharatanatyam-165159 (Cycles of Cultural Violence within Performance and Scholarship of Bharatanatyam.)" The News Minute. 21 June 2022. Janete Silva's https://cadny.org/ (website) Soles of Duende at https://www.jacobspillow.org/events/soles-of-duende-percussive-trio-2022/ (Jacob's Pillow) on August 5, 2022 Credits Today's episode of Off Season Chats would not have been possible without the support and encouragement of our amazing listeners and the following people: We Edit Podcasts for audio engineering Sangeetha Kowsik for graphic design of our logo Wesley Beeks & Bertel King, Jr. Liked what you heard? Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and other streaming services, subscribe to the podcast, and tell your friends about us so that more people can find this show! You can also join our conversation by following us on social media at @offthebeatdance on IG, FB, Twitter, and Tik Tok or by visiting us at http://www.offthebeat.dance/ (www.offthebeat.dance). We'd love to hear from you. Off the Beat is a passion project, and we really need your help to make this podcast a long-term and sustainable venture. Please consider supporting us on Patreon at http://www.patreon.com/offthebeatdance (patreon.com/offthebeatdance) so that we can continue to bring you more content. And together, we can create a new dance future...one beat at a time! Off Season Chats is an Off The Beat production.
Our last Off Season Chat is a two-part conversation with Brinda Guha, a NYC-based multifaceted dancer and choreographer who has trained in a variety of styles including: Kathak, Manipuri, Yorchhā, Flamenco, and Contemporary. This week, Brinda reflects on her artistic journey, ways to build a dance community responsibly, and the future of South Asian dance at large. Off Season Chats is a new series in which we have intimate conversations with dancers who are forging new paths in their artistic, personal, and professional lives. Our special guests are accomplished artists whose works span across many genres of South Asian dance including: Kathak, Kandyan, Kuchipudi, Bharatanatyam, Manipuri, Odissi, and much more. About Brinda Guha Brinda Guha identifies as a non-disabled, caste-privileged, cisgender and queer South-Asian American, and is a trained Kathak dancer for over 20 years. During training and performing for years in the Kathak (Malabika Guha) & Manipuri (Kalavati + Bimbavati Devi) dance disciplines, as well as Flamenco (Carmen de las Cuevas; Dionisia Garcia) and Contemporary Fusion vocabularies, she co-founded Kalamandir Dance Company in 2010 based in the vocabulary of #ContemporaryIndian. She's choreographed for many national stages, the North American Bengali Conference at Madison Square Garden, and self-produced original feature-length dance productions which earned her artist residencies at Dixon Place (2018) and Dancewave (2019) to continue to develop work. Now, she is represented by CESD Talent Agency and is pursuing artistic direction, performance and arts education. She trains in Kathak, Manipuri, Yorchhā (est. Ananya Chatterjee), and Contemporary. Her dream of having art meet activism was realized when she created WISE FRUIT NYC, a seasonal live arts installment (est 2017) dedicated to the feminine divine and honoring select women-led organizations. For her day job, she works as the Symposium Coordinator for dance service organization based in the values of justice, equity & inclusion: Dance/NYC. Credits Today's episode of Off Season Chats would not have been possible without the support and encouragement of our amazing listeners and the following people: We Edit Podcasts for audio engineering Sangeetha Kowsik for graphic design of our logo Wesley Beeks & Bertel King, Jr. Liked what you heard? Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and other streaming services, subscribe to the podcast, and tell your friends about us so that more people can find this show! You can also join our conversation by following us on social media at @offthebeatdance on IG, FB, Twitter, and Tik Tok or by visiting us at http://www.offthebeat.dance/ (www.offthebeat.dance). We'd love to hear from you. Off the Beat is a passion project, and we really need your help to make this podcast a long-term and sustainable venture. Please consider supporting us on Patreon at http://www.patreon.com/offthebeatdance (patreon.com/offthebeatdance) so that we can continue to bring you more content. And together, we can create a new dance future...one beat at a time! Off Season Chats is an Off The Beat production.
In the fifth episode of Off Season Chats, Ameya & Kiran chat with Colombo-based Kandyan dance teacher, performer, & principal dancer at the world-renowned Chitrasena School of Dance Thaji Dias. She reflects on her artistic journey, upholding a multigenerational family legacy, and how the pandemic and Sri Lanka's economic struggles are impacting artists. Off Season Chats is a new series in which we have intimate conversations with dancers who are forging new paths in their artistic, personal, and professional lives. Our special guests are accomplished artists whose works span across many genres of South Asian dance including: Kathak, Kandyan, Kuchipudi, Bharatanatyam, Manipuri, Odissi, and much more. About Thaji Dias: Thaji Dias is the youngest granddaughter of Chitrasena and Vajira, the illustrious dance duo of Sri Lanka, and the Principal Dancer of Chitrasena Dance Company, which is Sri Lanka's oldest and most prestigious dance company. The company was established in the 1940s by Guru Chitrasena, who was instrumental in bringing Sri Lanka's traditional dances from village rituals to the modern stage. Thaji has been a full-time professional dancer and teacher at the Company since May 2012. Introduced to Kandyan dance under her grandmother nearly 25 years ago, she began touring with the dance company at age 12 alongside her aunt and Guru Upeka Chitrasena in an international festival in Paris at the Theatre Du Soleil as a guest of Ariane Mnouchkine. Since then, Thaji has toured Taipei (2004), Montpellier, France (2005), New York, USA (2011), Singapore (2012), and India on several occasions. She also represented the company in their first international collaboration Samhara, with the Nrityagram Dance Ensemble of India. The performance toured the US, including the prestigious Joyce Theater and Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and many parts of India including Music Academy (Chennai) and Konark Festival (Odisha) in 2012, 2013, and 2018. Instagram: @dancethaji Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thaji.dias Dive Deeper: https://youtu.be/eL3PHxbjNTI (Resistance in Dance: Thaji Dias. Why I Dance: The Chitrasena Legacy) https://www.sundaytimes.lk/120429/Plus/plus_09.html (Nrityagram and Chitrasena) https://www.sundaytimes.lk/120429/Plus/plus_09.html (The Chitrasena legacy: Inspiring story at the Design Festival) https://www.sundayobserver.lk/2019/05/19/news-features/pandal-making-sri-lanka (Pandal-making) Today's episode of Off Season Chats would not have been possible without the support and encouragement of our amazing listeners and the following people: We Edit Podcasts for audio engineering Sangeetha Kowsik for graphic design of our logo Wesley Beeks & Bertel King, Jr. Liked what you heard? Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and other streaming services, subscribe to the podcast, and tell your friends about us so that more people can find this show! You can also join our conversation by following us on social media at @offthebeatdance on IG, FB, Twitter, and Tik Tok or by visiting us at http://www.offthebeat.dance/ (www.offthebeat.dance). We'd love to hear from you. Off the Beat is a passion project, and we really need your help to make this podcast a long-term and sustainable venture. Please consider supporting us on Patreon at http://www.patreon.com/offthebeatdance (patreon.com/offthebeatdance) so that we can continue to bring you more content. And together, we can create a new dance future...one beat at a time! Off Season Chats is an Off The Beat production.
For a special two-part Off Season Chat, Ameya and Kiran speak with Sai Venkata Gangadhar, a Kuchipudi dancer and teacher from Hyderabad. This week, Gangadhar delves deeper into the impact of social media on dance and the next generation of dancers. He also discusses powerful ways dance can connect, empower, and uplift communities. Off Season Chats is a new series in which we have intimate conversations with dancers who are forging new paths in their artistic, personal, and professional lives. Our special guests are accomplished artists whose works span across many genres of South Asian dance including: Kathak, Kandyan, Kuchipudi, Bharatanatyam, Manipuri, Odissi, and much more. Dive Deeper: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDvXoAiDk_s (Golla Kalapam) - traditional Kuchipudi kalapam centered on a milkmaid (Gollabhama) and a priest. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-S4i8muLYgU (Chandalika) - Kuchipudi dance drama by Padmabhushan Dr. Vempati Chinna Satyam based on Rabindranath Tagore's play of the same name. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5zGweAvjLw (Tappeta Gullu) - Andhra folk tradition, practiced by the Yadhava community Nee Prashnalu (Kotha Bangaru Lokam) About Sai Venkata Gangadhar: Sai Venkata Gangadhar is a young Kuchipudi dancer from Hyderabad. He has been training at Nishrinkala Dance Academy under Guru Smt. Sandhya Raju for the past 13 years, and he is a postgraduate in Business administration. He also pursued his Masters in Kuchipudi from University of Hyderabad. He is one of the prime students of Smt. Sandhya Raju. Recognizing his dedication, she appointed him as an assistant teacher soon after his Rangapravesham in 2015. He has participated several times with the Academy's group ensemble and performed in many prestigious dance festivals including: Sangeet Natak Academy's Nrityaprathibha festival, Sri Krishna Gana Sabha's Pongal festivals, Gandharva, and many others. Also trained in gymnastics, he has taken this art as a profession and continuously works to understand and enjoy the nuances of his chosen dance style. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sai_venkata_gangadhar/ (@sai_venkata_gangadhar ) Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgEQ2F_PLAGW8l6ODIruOUQ (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgEQ2F_PLAGW8l6ODIruOUQ) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gagadhar.venkat (https://www.facebook.com/gagadhar.venkat) Today's episode of Off Season Chats would not have been possible without the support and encouragement of our amazing listeners and the following people: We Edit Podcasts for audio engineering Sangeetha Kowsik for graphic design of our logo Kasi Aysola for transcription of the Telugu portions Wesley Beeks & Bertel King, Jr. Liked what you heard? Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and other streaming services, subscribe to the podcast, and tell your friends about us so that more people can find this show! You can also join our conversation by following us on social media at @offthebeatdance on IG, FB, Twitter, and Tik Tok or by visiting us at http://www.offthebeat.dance/ (www.offthebeat.dance). We'd love to hear from you. Off the Beat is a passion project, and we really need your help to make this podcast a long-term and sustainable venture. Please consider supporting us on Patreon at http://www.patreon.com/offthebeatdance (patreon.com/offthebeatdance) so that we can continue to bring you more content. And together, we can create a new dance future...one beat at a time! Off Season Chats is an Off The Beat production
For a special two-part Off Season Chat, Ameya and Kiran speak with Sai Venkata Gangadhar, a Kuchipudi dancer and teacher from Hyderabad. This week, Gangadhar reflects on his dance journey and begins delving into the impact of his dance training, education, and social media on his art. Off Season Chats is a new series in which we have intimate conversations with dancers who are forging new paths in their artistic, personal, and professional lives. Our special guests are accomplished artists whose works span across many genres of South Asian dance including: Kathak, Kandyan, Kuchipudi, Bharatanatyam, Manipuri, Odissi, and much more. About Sai Venkata Gangadhar: Sai Venkata Gangadhar is a young Kuchipudi dancer from Hyderabad. He has been training at Nishrinkala Dance Academy under Guru Smt. Sandhya Raju for the past 13 years, and he is a postgraduate in Business administration. He also pursued his Masters in Kuchipudi from University of Hyderabad. He is one of the prime students of Smt. Sandhya Raju. Recognizing his dedication, she appointed him as an assistant teacher soon after his Rangapravesham in 2015. He has participated several times with the Academy's group ensemble and performed in many prestigious dance festivals including: Sangeet Natak Academy's Nrityaprathibha festival, Sri Krishna Gana Sabha's Pongal festivals, Gandharva, and many others. Also trained in gymnastics, he has taken this art as a profession and continuously works to understand and enjoy the nuances of his chosen dance style. Instagram: @sai_venkata_gangadhar Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgEQ2F_PLAGW8l6ODIruOUQ (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgEQ2F_PLAGW8l6ODIruOUQ) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gagadhar.venkat (https://www.facebook.com/gagadhar.venkat) Today's episode of Off Season Chats would not have been possible without the support and encouragement of our amazing listeners and the following people: We Edit Podcasts for audio engineering Sangeetha Kowsik for graphic design of our logo Kasi Aysola for transcription of the Telugu portions Wesley Beeks & Bertel King, Jr. Liked what you heard? Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and other streaming services, subscribe to the podcast, and tell your friends about us so that more people can find this show! You can also join our conversation by following us on social media at @offthebeatdance on IG, FB, Twitter, and Tik Tok or by visiting us at http://www.offthebeat.dance/ (www.offthebeat.dance). We'd love to hear from you. Off the Beat is a passion project, and we really need your help to make this podcast a long-term and sustainable venture. Please consider supporting us on Patreon at http://www.patreon.com/offthebeatdance (patreon.com/offthebeatdance) so that we can continue to bring you more content. And together, we can create a new dance future...one beat at a time! Off Season Chats is an Off The Beat production
In the second episode of Off Season Chats, Ameya and Kiran speak with Kaustavi Sarkar, an Odissi dancer, researcher, and educator based in Charlotte, North Carolina. She shares her artistic and academic journey, bridging research and practice, decolonizing dance and academia, and building a South Asian dance consortium. Off Season Chats is a new series in which we have intimate conversations with dancers who are forging new paths in their artistic, personal, and professional lives. Our special guests are accomplished artists whose works span across many genres of South Asian dance including: Kathak, Kandyan, Kuchipudi, Bharatanatyam, Manipuri, Odissi, and much more. About Kaustavi Sarkar: Dr. Kaustavi Sarkar is an Assistant Professor of Dance at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte. Her research interests include Practice-as-Research, religious studies, digital humanities, choreographic research, and queer theory. She is a 2020 National Endowment for the Arts recipient and Artistic Director of Kaustavi Movement Center. Her choreography and scholarship have been featured in American College Dance Association Conference, Dance Studies Association, World Dance Alliance, and Odissi International. These aspects of her practice also appear in her forthcoming book project, Shaping S-Curves (University of North Carolina Press). She will also be releasing a monograph, Dance, Technology, Social Justice, which presents a critical cultural take on dance technique as a technology of social justice. She recently presented a new piece, The Impossible Romance, with choreographer Maya Kulkarni. Instagram: @kaustavisarkar Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kaustavi.sarkar Dive Deeper: https://bdixongottschild.com/ (Brenda Dixon Gottschild) - Digging the Africanist Presence in American Performance Ashanti Brantley - https://news.vcu.edu/article/2022/06/have-arts-will-travel ("Have Arts, will travel") Constance Valis Hill - https://www.jstor.org/stable/1477802 ("From Bharata Natyam to Bop: Jack Cole's 'Modern' Jazz Dance") Today's episode of Off Season Chats would not have been possible without the support and encouragement of our amazing listeners and the following people: We Edit Podcasts for audio engineering Sangeetha Kowsik for graphic design of our logo Wesley Beeks & Bertel King, Jr. Liked what you heard? Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and other streaming services, subscribe to the podcast, and tell your friends about us so that more people can find this show! You can also join our conversation by following us on social media at @offthebeatdance on IG, FB, Twitter, and Tik Tok or by visiting us at http://www.offthebeat.dance/ (www.offthebeat.dance). We'd love to hear from you. Off the Beat is a passion project, and we really need your help to make this podcast a long-term and sustainable venture. Please consider supporting us on Patreon at http://www.patreon.com/offthebeatdance (patreon.com/offthebeatdance) so that we can continue to bring you more content. And together, we can create a new dance future...one beat at a time! Off Season Chats is an Off The Beat production
In the first episode of Off Season Chats, Ameya and Kiran speak with Keerthana Ravi, a Bharatanatyam dancer, curator, and entrepreneur based in Mumbai, India. She shares her incredible journey in dance, takes us behind-the-scenes of developing India's first crowd-funded classical dance festival, and discusses the thrills and challenges of dancing during the pandemic. Off Season Chats is a new series in which we have intimate conversations with dancers who are forging new paths in their artistic, personal, and professional lives. Our special guests are accomplished artists whose works span across many genres of South Asian dance including: Kathak, Kandyan, Kuchipudi, Bharatanatyam, Manipuri, Odissi, and much more. About Keerthana Ravi: Keerthana began her training in Bharatanatyam with Smt. Padmini Ramachandran in Bangalore, and she is currently undergoing advanced training with Smt. Rama Vaidyanathan. She has also studied Carnatic music, Kalaripayattu, and Kathak. An award-winning dancer, she is an A-Grade Artiste of Doordarshan, toured several countries as a performer, and represented India as a youth cultural ambassador at the 2005 World Youth Congress in Scotland. A post-graduate in Communication Management and Fine Arts, she founded RasaBodhi Art Foundation and organized India's first crowdfunded classical dance festival in 2016. She created two new productions - Varsham and Adjayega Hans Akela - during the pandemic through a unique mentorship project with Kathak exponent Prerana Shrimali. Instagram: @keerthanaravi Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/keerthana.ravi.33 Today's episode of Off Season Chats would not have been possible without the support and encouragement of our amazing listeners and the following people: We Edit Podcasts for audio engineering Sangeetha Kowsik for graphic design of our logo Wesley Beeks & Bertel King, Jr. Liked what you heard? Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and other streaming services, subscribe to the podcast, and tell your friends about us so that more people can find this show! You can also join our conversation by following us on social media at @offthebeatdance on IG, FB, Twitter, and Tik Tok or by visiting us at http://www.offthebeat.dance/ (www.offthebeat.dance). We'd love to hear from you. Off the Beat is a passion project, and we really need your help to make this podcast a long-term and sustainable venture. Please consider supporting us on Patreon at http://www.patreon.com/offthebeatdance (patreon.com/offthebeatdance) so that we can continue to bring you more content. And together, we can create a new dance future...one beat at a time! Off Season Chats is an Off The Beat production
Intro Music Credit: Bansure Raga by Doug Maxwell SHOW HIGHLIGHTS (0:01:49) Current Trends in Kathak Research for Academia (0:09:05) How Kathak has picked up movements from other dance forms (0:10:47) The case for the Bengal Gharana (0:23:16) spreading awareness on the Bengal Gharana (0:25:23) How you choose a Taal (0:30:59) Portrayal of Durga (0:40:03) How poeple were affected by the portrayal (0:44:31) How do you teach Abhinaya to your students (0:48:22) The importance of formal education for a career in dance (0:53:46) The 5 types of Student Interactions Amita di has (1:08:27) How to make Kathak more accessible, and build an audience EPISODE LINKS Amita Dutt | Facebook BIO Amita Dutt, Uday Shankar Professor of Dance at Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata, has been serving the world of Kathak for more than three decades. Groomed in the strictest classical traditions under Pdt. Birju Maharaj, Prof. Bela Arnab, Pdt. Vijay Shankar and other leading maestros of the premier Kathak gharanas, Amita dances with a hypnotic force and subtle sensitivity combining rhythmic virtuosity with delicate expressiveness, commendable, ‘taiyaari' with mastery in ‘abhinayanga'. In her art we find a successful blend of tradition and talent, environmental totality as well as breathtaking dynamism. Her innovative, analytic mind has also constantly encouraged her to experiment with new ideas - thus expanding the boundaries of Kathak. Having her roots in Calcutta, Amita has performed far and wide across three continents. Among her innumerable dance recitals in prestigious dance and music festivals, mention may be made of the Khajuraho Dance Festival, the Konark Festival, Utsav Mahakaleshwar, Rajgir Mahotsav, the Biswa Banga Millennium Festival, the First South Asian Festival of SAARC Countries, the India Festival in USSR, the American Dance Festival, Uday Shankar Festival, Sarat Chandrika Festival, North American Bengali Conference, Nritya Nitya Utsav, the Young Choreographers Festival, Nir Mahal Tourism Festival, Bishnupur Tourism Festival, the India Festival at Singapore entitled Incredible India @ 60, China Kunming International Culture and Tourism Festival and many more. During the Autumn Festival of 1990 at Darjeeling, when the President of India, Sri R. Venkataraman, came as the Chief Guest, the Governor of West Bengal Prof. Nurul Hassan invited Amita to present her traditional dance and choreographic composition Durga. She also performed for the official government function for the Golden Jubilee of Indian Independence at Patna (1997). During the visit of the Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe to Kolkata, Amita performed in the lead with her University troupe in her own choreographic creations on Tagore's songs. She has also popularized her dance by performing at academic conferences and institutions. The Governor of Bengal Sri Narayanan invited her to present her dance before the King of Bhutan HM Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuk at the Raj Bhavan Kolkata on October 5, 2010. In addition to giving solo recitals, Amita has been experimenting with new choreographic patterns blending pure Kathak movements with popular songs and innovative themes and has staged a number of very successful choreographic productions including Durga, Chitra Jhankar, Nazrul nana Chande, Biswa Beena Robey, Bhanusingher Padavali, Geetanjali, East West Encounter, Nrityanajali, Joyodhwani, Amrapali, E ki Madhura Chanda, Swadesh, Mother, Celebrating Light, Dash Avatar, Celebrating Light, Varsha and Basant-Bahar. She has given three recitals for the National Programme of Dance on Doordarshan. Her performances have also been telecast over various channels innumerable times both in India and abroad including USA, Germany, Hungary and the former USSR. Her interviews over the radio and the television in various parts of the world have spread the message of Kathak far and wide. Besides being an excellent dancer Amita is also a brilliant student of English Literature and a Gold Medalist of the Calcutta University. Her academic background has helped her to popularize her dance form through her prolific publications in major books and journals such as Bhakti in Indian Classical Dances (Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad), Desh Binodon 1987 (Special Issue on Dance), The Statesman Festival Number 1990, Special Independence Golden Jubilee Issue of Desh and Dance Specials of Nandan. Papers on major aspects of dance written by her have been published in various departmental Journals of Rabindra Bharati University and Gauhati University and in Rabindra Bharati University Convocation Volumes 2005 and 2006. Amita's Kathak Mahotsav (monograph) was published by Kathak Kendra, New Delhi and she is a regular contributor to the dance sections of The Statesman, Aajkaal and Bartamaan and has written for The Hindustan Times, Sananda, Pratidin, Business Economics, Dainik Statesman, West Bengal and Paribartan. She is a regular columnist for Maashik Basumati with a special page – Prantik - assigned to her for each issue. She has written papers for innumerable journals of major Universities. Her conference paper - The Resurgence of Indian Classical Dance in the Twentieth Century: Colonial Inheritance or Indigenous Self Fashioning? - presented at an international seminar of the Department of English, Calcutta University, has been published in the volume ‘Colonial and Post Colonial Perspectives: Context, Text, Intertext'. Edited by Krishna Sen & Tapati Gupta. (Published by Das Gupta and Co. Pvt. Ltd., Kolkata. 2007.) Her article Bhakti in Indian Dance features in the volume ‘Religion and Art' edited by J.K.Sadani and published by Bharatiya Sahitya Samsad, Jaipur, Ahmedabad and Kolkata. 2007. Her contributions in cultural encyclopedias include ‘Some Indian Dance Forms: Kathaka, Bharata Natyam, Kuchipudi' in Aesthetic Theories and Forms in Indian Tradition Vol. VI Part I (Ed.) Kapila Vatsayan & D.P.Chattopadhyaya - A Project of Indian Science, Philosophy and Culture, Centre for Studies in Civilization, New Delhi, 2009 and three sections: ‘Kathak Dance: Origin and Variations of Gharana', ‘Technique of Kathak Dance' and ‘Hasta Mudras in Indian Dance' in Vol. VI Performing Arts in Indian Culture: Encyclopaedic Survey in Eight Volumes edited by Jaikishandas Sadani, Bharatiya Vidya Mandir, Jaipur & Kolkata, 2008. Amita's moving deliberations in seminars and conferences all over the world in academic conferences and other forums have helped to spread the message of her dance. The Tagore Festival at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, USA featured Amita as the Key-note Speaker (Tagore on Education) as well as the star performer (2004). The Peking University, Beijing, China invited her to perform on Tagore in their conference on “Understanding Tagore” (2010). A dedicated teacher, Amita's students include National and State Scholarship Awardees, University Gold Medalists and successful performers. Amita has been the research advisor of many research scholars including Fulbright scholars. As Artistic Director of Ananda Chandrika, an organization (with a Government Partnership) for research and productions on dance, Amita has choreographed and presented many innovative dance programs and documented many dance productions. Amita has served as Judge and Member of the Jury in important national events such as National Kala Utsav organized by the NCERT, Ministry of Human Resource Development, in National competitions organized by the Ministry of Culture and Pdt. Birju Maharaj ji's Kalashram and in state level competitions organized by the Ministries of Information & Culture and Sports & Youth Affairs, WB. In an attempt to popularize and make available authentic training of Kathak all over the world, Amita has embarked on a program of teaching through the television and the web. She has been the Resource person for 36 episodes on Kathak covering the entire Bachelor of Performing Arts Foundation Course in Kathak as prescribed by the University Grants Commission and produced by the Educational Multi Media Research Centre, Kolkata, for the University Grants Commission - Consortium for Education Communication scheme. This project is still continuing with more episodes under preparation for the Bachelor of Performing Arts 2nd Year, 3rd Year and 4th Year Courses. These courses are available as CDs from the UGC-CEC office at Delhi and are telecast often on the Indian television Doordarshan National and UGC network and on the EMRC website. These programs have received citations in the 19TH UGC-CEC All India Educational Video Competition held at New Delhi in Oct-Nov 2007 in the categories Best Programme in E-content and Best Presenter / Anchor Person. Amita was awarded Lifetime Achievement Award by Prasar Bharti (Doordarshan) in November 2015. She has been the Head of the Department of Dance (2001-2003 & 2014) and the Dean of the Faculty Council of Undergraduate and Post Graduate Studies in Fine Arts (2006-2010) at Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata. Her associations with other major Universities as Resource Person, Expert, Visiting Fellow and Examiner include Visvabharati (Santiniketan), Indira Kala Sangit Vishwa Vidyalaya (Khairagarh), M.S.University (Baroda), Punjabi University (Patiala), Calcutta University, Banaras Hindua University, North Bengal University, Bhatkhande Music Institute Deemed University, Jadavpur University, Kalyani University, Tripura University, Bharatidasan University (Tiruchirapalli) and University of Burdwan. She has also given Lecture Demonstrations at various Universities in USA including the Universities of Arizona, Duke, Yale, Purdue, Ohio, Miami, Delaware, Fayetteville State, Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Tulsa and Central Florida. Amita has been teaching Online through the Massive Open Online Course titled Foundation Course in Kathak (June to December 2020, July to December 2021) and Junior Course in Kathak (January to June 2021) hosted on MHRD's SWAYAM portal with EMMRC, St. Xavier's College as the Regional Nodal Agency. These courses are supported by the Consortium for Education Communication (CEC) and the University Grants Commission (UGC). Amita was awarded the Shiksha Ratna Award for 2017 by the Government of West Bengal, Department of Education for her contribution to Higher Education and the Parul Shiksha Samman 2017 by the University of Calcutta. She was also awarded the Anupama Award 2017 for her contribution to Women's Empowerment by Turnstone Global. She was invited by the Government of the United States to the prestigious American Dance Festival where she performed, taught in Master Classes and attended an Arts Management Course. Subsequently she has also contributed to her field as an organizer and manager. She was the Convener, Culture of the Bishwa Banga Millennium Festival and the Artistic Director of the Kathak Mahotsav 2000. She has also been the Coordinator for UGC Refresher Courses on Performing &Visual Arts at her University. Amongst the innumerable awards and honours conferred on her, mention may be made of the titles of Singar Mani, Nritya Urvashi, Nritya Sagar, Nritya Jyoti and Nritya Bharati. She has been honoured at the North American Bengali Conference and the Mayor of Cincinnati, USA gave her the Keys to the City thereby making her an Honorary Citizen and also called that day, May 15, 1994, Amita Dutt Day. In November 2004 she received the Governor's Commendation in recognition of her contribution to Art from Brad Henry, Governor of the State of Oklahoma, USA. On May 26, 2014, she was conferred the Uday Shankar Award – Lifetime Achievement Award for Dance - by the Government of West Bengal. Always eager to serve society and the downtrodden, Amita has given innumerable performances for social service causes – both to create awareness and collect funds. She is an active member of the Rotary Club of Calcutta, having served in the capacities of Editor, Director and Chairperson. She is a multiple Paul Harris Fellow and is the wife of the Past District Governor of Rotary International, Dr. Amitava Mookerjee. She is the Founder Director of the Performing Arts Therapy Centre at Rabindra Bharati University where research is conducted and training is given to serve the ailing and the impaired through dance, drama and music. She has been the Chairman of the Special Cell for Women's Issues at Rabindra Bharati University for five years and has taught on issues of Women's Empowerment at various Universities and Institutes. She is the External Expert for Committees on “The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition & Redressal) Act, 2013” for several divisions of Indian Oil Corporation Limited and La Opala RG Ltd. Scholar, choreographer, danseuse and professor, Amita's main aim is to popularize her dance and she has never turned down an opportunity to spread the message of her art at home or abroad. She has given innumerable performances for academic institutions and conferences and social service causes. Amita's present passion is to establish the Bengal Gharana of Kathak. Over the last 150 years Kathak has become a part of the cultural heritage of Bengal. Innumerable performers, teachers and students of Kathak are spread all over the state. Amita wants to crystallize Bengal's contribution to Kathak - which also features her Kathak creations - and lay the foundations of the Bengal Gharana of Kathak.
Watch Bharata Natyam dancer Padma Shri Pratibha Prahlad exclusive interview part 01 only on Raaggiri. Prathiba Prahlad was born on January 29, 1969, in Mysuru, India. Prahlad's passion for dance allegedly began at the age of four which encouraged her to first join her neighbor's dance class between ages four and eight. She began her dance journey without any formal training but with the support of her parents who realized her talent and encouraged her. She had her early training in dance under U.S Krishna Rao, Kalanidhi Narayanan and V.S. Muthuswamy Pillai and in Kuchipudi under Vempatti Chinna Satya. By the time she was 20, she was an established professional dancer. Her career has taken her to platforms all over India and to festivals in over 50 countries. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/raag-giri/message
#KiranPrabha #RaginiDevi #IndianClassicalDances Esther Luella Sherman(18 August 1893- 23 January 1982) known as Ragini Devi was an Amercan by birth, later transformed her self into an Indian classical dancer of Bharata Natyam, Kuchipudi, Kathakali and Odissi, which she popularized in the west. Her life journey reminds us a Hollywood movie. KiranPrabha explained her adventurous journey to India and the way she learned Bharata Natyam. Kadhakali etc. Ragini Devi, hundred years ago, popularized Indian Dances both in America and Europe. She passed her legacy to her daughter Indrani Rehman and grand daughter Sukanya Rehman. Highly inspiring and not to be missed story
In this episode of Causes or Cures, Dr. Eeks chats with Dr. Suresh Kuchipudi about his newly published research on the presence of SARS-Cov-2 ( COVID-19) in white-tailed deer. He will discuss how they conducted the study, its findings and what they could mean for viral transmission, the "spillover" of SARS-Cov-2 from humans to deer and how it most likely happened, the symptom profile in deer, how multiple hosts may complicate mitigation efforts, and what this may mean for the trajectory of the pandemic. Dr. Kuchipudi is a clinical professor at Penn State University's College of Agricultural Sciences and is Associate Director of the Animal Diagnostic Laboratory where he oversees the microbiology department. He is a trained veterinarian and a board-certified specialist in virology and immunology. His research focuses on infectious diseases, zoonotic and emerging viruses, viral pathogenesis, diagnostic assay development and pathogen-host interactions. Currenty his lab is focused on SARS-Cov-2. Recently he was named the prestigious Huck Chair of Emerging Infectious Diseases. You can learn more about him and see his publications here. To contact Dr. Eeks, do so through bloomingwellness.comTo listen to her comedic parody/audiobook on the sleazy side of the wellness industry, check out Yours in Wellness, Krystal Heeling on Amazon.Or you can listen to it from Google Play or Walmart!Or follow her on Instagram here.Twitter here.Or Facebook here.Subcribe to her newsletter here!
My guest today is a unique combination of East and West, tradition and modernity. A Kuchipudi dancer and teacher from Hyderabad, India, she's also the founder of Kritya School of Dance. She expanded the boundaries of her artistic universe and now trains full time at the Martha Graham school in New York City. Her fiery passion, dedication and soul will surely inspire you. I'm absolutely delighted to have you join me in this conversation with Yamini Kalluri. 0:00 About our guest Yamini Kalluri 0:53 Exploring different dance forms and moving to NYC 3:55 Martha Graham technique 5:42 Learning ballet 8:50 Cross training 11:55 Dance as a career 14:34 Dance costumes 16:29 Why do you love dance? 17:09 Verse from Natyashastra 19:13 Role of a classical Indian dancer Connect with Yamini Kalluri Instagram @yaminikalluri Yaminikalluri.com https://www.youtube.com/c/YaminiKalluri98 Kritya School of Dance Instagram @krityadance Krityadance.com Dance to Inspire Podcast Podcast host Instagram @MimidiLuna Website mimidiluna.wixsite.com/website
Episode Notes Afsar Khan started kathak at an early age under the tutelage of his father, Guru Mulla Jafar Khan (Kala Samarpan Awardee), of the Banaras Gharana. Afsar later joined Kathak Kendra New Delhi, under Guru Pt. Rajendra Kumar Gangani (Sangeet Natak Academy Awardee) of the Jaipur Gharana and completed his post diploma there. He has performed widely all across the world through ICCR, Teamworks, and Spic Macay. Afsar has choreographed kathak with other dance forms such as Bharatnatyam, Kuchipudi, Manipuri, Flamenco and Tap dance. Notably, he choreographed for the Queen's Baton Relay and the closing ceremony of the Commonwealth Games in 2010. He was picked by ICCR to teach kathak in Mauritius at IGCIC. Afsar Khan has been a senior kathak tutor at the Singapore Indian Fine Arts Society since 2015 and has had many students excel under his guidance. He is well known around the world for his rapid footwork, fast chakkars, and clear padhant. Show Highlights (0:01:50) Padhant being a skillset (0:08:05) The evolution of opportunities for male dancers (0:12:43) 9 hour riyaz sessions (0:20:09) The concept of Chilla (0:35:40) Being called a guru (0:42:21) Bearing the responsibility of spreading Kathak in singapore (0:46:34) Insights of Kathak in singapore (0:51:02) How Afsar ji teaches differently (0:57:51) Exploring while staying true to yourself (1:01:41) finding the right fit with organizers (1:06:11) How to talk about Kathak in foreign countries (1:11:09) Most memorable performances (1:13:24) Dancing on broken glass (1:18:51) Legacy Title Track Audio Credit: Doug Maxwell | Bansure Raga
In the season finale, Ameya and Kiran ponder over what embodied practice looks like for Indian dancers with special guest Dr. Yashoda Thakore. Dr. Thakore discusses how to define embodied practice, bridge academia and performance, and find meaningful ways to connect dance to the world around us. Ameya and Kiran reflect on what they have from Dr. Thakore's brilliant conversation and throughout all six episodes to bring Season 1 to a close. Call to Action: Dance in service to your life, your community, and the world around you. Dive deeper: Jaya Senapati: Nrtta Ratnavali (2013) - translated by Drs. Pappu Venugopala Rao & Yashoda Thakore Yashoda Thakore: Kaivalya: Joy in Yoga and Dance (2014) Yashoda Thakore: Pārśvadeva - The Dancer's Friend -Swarbharti 2020 (digest/souvenir) Yashoda Thakore: https://www.sunoindia.in/her-story-of-dance/ (Her Story of Dance Podcast )(2021) About Dr. Yashoda Thakore: Award-winning dancer, educator, researcher, and writer, Dr. Yashoda Thakore deftly balances artistry with scholarship as a Kuchipudi and Devadasi Nrityam artiste. She initially trained in Kuchipudi for 14 years under Padmasri Shoba Naidu and Padmabhushan Vempati Chinna Satyam. Her quest to explore deeper potentialities in dance led her to train with Padmabhushan Swapnasundari for some time. Quite recently, she discovered that she is part of the Kalavantulu community of hereditary women dancers who performed in the temples, courts, and salons in and around the Godaveri Delta in Andhra Pradesh. She then began learning directly from the families themselves in this region. Dr. Thakore has successfully bridged her love for dance practice with academic research by first pursuing a Masters in Dance and then a PhD in Yoga and Dance. In 2013, Dr. Thakore, in association with Dr. Pappu Venugopala Rao, published a critically-acclaimed English translation of the 13th-century text, Nritta Ratnavalli. Other publications include Kaivalya - Joy in Yoga & Dance. In 2017, she was conferred the Ugadi Puraskar by the Government of Andhra Pradesh for her incredible devotion and contribution to art. She has travelled widely as both a performer and lecturer at many prestigious venues including: The Music Academy in Chennai, Khajuraho and Konark Festivals, The Nehru Center in London, Volos International Festival in Greece, the Center for South Asian Studies in Paris, and many others. Instagram: @yashodathakore Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yashoda.thakore (https://www.facebook.com/yashoda.thakore) Website: http://yashodathakore.com/ (http://yashodathakore.com) Today's episode would not have been possible without the support and encouragement of our amazing listeners as well as: Dr. Yashoda Thakore We Edit Podcasts for audio engineering Sangeetha Kowsik for graphic design of our logo Daya Arts A special thanks to Wesley Beeks & Bertel King, Jr. Ameya and I would like to thank each and every one of you for listening to Off the Beat and for your amazing support and feedback so far. Ameya and I are both first-time podcasters, and this project has been a deeply fulfilling journey for both of us. We'd love to keep the conversation going so please continue to like, subscribe, and review our podcast and help spread the word about Off the Beat to your friends, family, and colleagues! Tell us what you'd like to hear in Season 2 by sharing your thoughts on our social media at @offthebeatdance on IG, FB, Twitter, and TikTok or by visiting our website at http://www.offthebeat.dance/ (www.offthebeat.dance). Finally, please consider supporting us... Support this podcast
#KiranPrabha #Devadasu #VedantamRaghavaiah Vedantam Raghavaiah (వేదాంతం రాఘవయ్య) (8 June 1919 – 19 October1971) was an Indian film choreographer, method actor, Kuchipudi exponent, musician, director and producer known for his works in Telugu cinema, Telugu theatre, and Tamil cinema. He was the first dance director in Telugu Movies to become a successful full fledged director. KiranPrabha narrates the dance and film career of Sri Vedantam Raghavaia in this talk show. Raghavaiah's personal details are also covered in this thoroughly researched talk show.
Padma Menon is a leading dancer in the Kuchipudi style of dance, which is an ancient Indian temple dance tradition. She has danced extensively in India, Australia and the Netherlands and developed one of the first professional non-western dance companies that had a national and international performance profile; She also developed a centre for dance in India which helped women to live their full and sacred presence in their lives. Padma talks to Julie about what it involves-- dancing in this ancient tradition, partnering with a variety of Goddesses and embodying both ferocity and pleasure as an experience of the divine feminine.. Padma's Info: Padma's Reclaiming your Sacred Self Individual Program (fully online) Website Youtube channel with weekly practice videos Online video courses FB Julie's Info: Mentoring/Coaching /Experiences for soul connection and creative cures: https://www.paintbiglivebig.com The Creative Cure / Every Friday, open to everyone – Pay from the Heart www.paintbiglivebig.com/the-creative-cure-for-anxious-times/ The Creativity Lab- Online Wednesdays: https://paintbiglivebig.com/weekly-painting-group/ Intuive Painting Retreats: https://paintbiglivebig.com/live-painting-events/retreats/ https://www.facebook.com/PaintBigLiveBig
Season - 4, episode 2 of “ZENPod”, continuing our conversation in Part 2 with Smt. Dr. Sudha Ragunathan, Padma Bhushan awardee, Sangita Kalanidhi, ‘Kalaimamani' – India's foremost Carnatic Vocalist. Founder, Sudhaarnava Academy for Musical Excellence & “Samudhaaya” Foundation. “Spirituality is my surrender to a power that orchestrates everything that happens within the Universe. It is the path where I get to know who I am, where I am heading, what are my Goals, where did I come from, my goals what have I done for…..” – says Smt. Dr. Sudha Ragunathan in her talk with Venkatesh Mahadevan Sudha Ragunathan led the largest Carnatic band along with Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi dancers to acquire a place in the Guinness Book of World Records. Serving society Her Sudhaarnava, Academy for Musical Excellence was launched with the objective of training senior level students and nurturing talent to produce high class performers. She launched “Samudhaaya Foundation” in 1999, which has so far disbursed funds to the tune of over INR 50 million for various causes, focusing primarily on children. Under Project Anugraha, Sudha has helped musicians who have lost their livelihood because of the pandemic, by giving them a monthly amount for sustenance for a period of three months Awards Sudha Ragunathan is the recipient of the Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian award of India, for the year 2015. Some of her awards include :- • Music Academy's ‘Sangita Kalanidhi' • State Government's ‘Kalaimamani', ‘Sangeetha Choodamani', ‘Sangeetha Saraswathi', ‘Sangeetha Visharaadh', ‘Sangeetha Sampoorna', to name a few, & • Lifetime Achievement Awards • Conferred the “Aasthaana Vidwan” title from religious institutions such as Shri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham, Ahobila Mutt, Sringeri Sharada Peetham, Srirangam Srimad Andavan Ashram & Sri Narayani Peedam Sudha has enthralled packed audience at International Music Festivals and concerts held in the U.S., Canada, UK, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Middle East and several other countries globally. Away from the mainstream 1. During the lockdown 2020, Sudha has conceptualized Expressions Espresso, a chat show with leading personalities. 2. Teaming with jazz wizard Amit Heri, she has toured the United States along with some memorable performances in India as well 3. Having sung some very popular numbers in Tamil and Malayalam films, she is currently into composing music for two Tamil films. 4. Sudha has walked the ramp as ambassador for the Parampara pattu, a customized brand of silk sarees, that has now culminated in the Parampara awards for recognizing outstanding performers in the field of art and culture Websites: - www.sudharagunathan.com www.samudhaayafoundation.org Email: sudha.sudharagunathan@gmail.com YouTube: Sudha Ragunathan – _Simply Sudha. Facebook: @sudha.ragunathan30 Instagram: sudha_ragunathan Twitter: @RagunathanSudha “ZENPod” is a Podcast series that features trailblazers from different walks of life, with a purpose to build an empowered eco-system where learnings and experiences from these enlightened professionals, will be available within “arms reach of desire” for those who aspire to scale higher and wish to contribute, in their life's pursuit. We at “ZENPod” believe that one person's journey is another person's learning. In these talks, we will touch upon spirituality and the intersection in real Life and how it can be leveraged on, for reaching a higher goal!
Season - 4, episode 1 of “ZENPod”, featuring Smt. Dr. Sudha Ragunathan, Padma Bhushan awardee, Sangita Kalanidhi, ‘Kalaimamani' – India's foremost Carnatic Vocalist. Founder, Sudhaarnava Academy for Musical Excellence & “Samudhaaya” Foundation. A disciple of the legendary Padma Bhushan awardee Dr. ML Vasanthakumari, Sudha has evolved a style of her own. “Spirituality is my surrender to a power that orchestrates everything that happens within the Universe. It is the path where I get to know who I am, where I am heading, what are my Goals, where did I come from, my goals what have I done for…..” – says Smt. Dr. Sudha Ragunathan in her talk with Venkatesh Mahadevan Sudha Ragunathan led the largest Carnatic band along with Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi dancers to acquire a place in the Guinness Book of World Records. Sudha has the distinction of being the only Carnatic musician second to Bharat Ratna MS Subbulakshmi, to have sung at the United Nations. Louisville, Kentucky (United States) declared 19 May, 2019 as Sudha Ragunathan Day in recognition of her service to the field of arts for the past four decades. Serving society Her Sudhaarnava, Academy for Musical Excellence was launched on 14 April, 2017 with the objective of training senior level students and nurturing talent to produce high class performers. She launched “Samudhaaya Foundation” in 1999, which has so far disbursed funds to the tune of over INR 50 million for various causes, focusing primarily on children - pediatric cancer care, pediatric heart surgeries, mentally challenged destitute children, abused children, the deaf blind children and towards palliative care. Under Project Anugraha, Sudha has helped musicians who have lost their livelihood because of the pandemic, by giving them a monthly amount for sustenance for a period of three months Awards Sudha Ragunathan is the recipient of the Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian award of India, for the year 2015. Some of her awards include :- • Music Academy's ‘Sangita Kalanidhi' • State Government's ‘Kalaimamani', ‘Sangeetha Choodamani', ‘Sangeetha Saraswathi', ‘Sangeetha Visharaadh', ‘Sangeetha Sampoorna', to name a few, & • Lifetime Achievement Awards • Conferred the “Aasthaana Vidwan” title from religious institutions such as Shri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham, Ahobila Mutt, Sringeri Sharada Peetham, Srirangam Srimad Andavan Ashram & Sri Narayani Peedam Sudha has enthralled packed audience at International Music Festivals and concerts held in the U.S., Canada, UK, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Middle East and several other countries globally. Away from the mainstream 1. During the lockdown 2020, Sudha has conceptualized Expressions Espresso, a chat show with leading personalities. 2. Teaming with jazz wizard Amit Heri, she has toured the United States along with some memorable performances in India as well 3. Having sung some very popular numbers in Tamil and Malayalam films, she is currently into composing music for two Tamil films. 4. Sudha has walked the ramp as ambassador for the Parampara pattu, a customized brand of silk sarees, that has now culminated in the Parampara awards for recognizing outstanding performers in the field of art and culture Websites: - www.sudharagunathan.com www.samudhaayafoundation.org Email: sudha.sudharagunathan@gmail.com YouTube: Sudha Ragunathan – _Simply Sudha. Facebook: @sudha.ragunathan30 Instagram: sudha_ragunathan Twitter: @RagunathanSudha “ZENPod” is a Podcast series that features trailblazers from different walks of life, with a purpose to build an empowered eco-system where learnings and experiences from these enlightened professionals, will be available within “arms reach of desire” for those who aspire to scale higher and wish to contribute, in their life's pursuit.
Kuchipudi one of the richest classical dance forms of India
Pranava Harshini , grade 2E - speaking about her favourite hobby,kuchipudi dance - PIS@Gandipet Campus
On the 4th episode of season 3, ‘Vistāra’, we speak to Kuchipudi Exponent, Theatre artist, Presidential Awardee from Kendra Sangeet Natak Akademi – Guru Vyjayanthi Kashi She is the granddaughter of the Rangabhumi legend – Sri Gubbi Veeranna, and her career spans over an impressive spectrum of performance, choreography, teaching, acting, research & organizing. She is the Director of Shambhavi School of Dance – which is the only Kuchipudi Gurukula in Bangalore. She is also the organizer of Dance Jathre – India’s First ever International Dance fair. On this episode you will listen to her speak about: Early days Learning Kuchipudi Guru Shishya Paramapara Advice to teachers and students
This episode follows two interviews with practitioners of Indian classical cance who have followed very different paths to an appreciation of the techniques, meanings, and experiences of the art form. Kinga Malec is a professional dancer, choreographer, and teacher specializing in Kathak. She grew up with a strong love of dance, partaking in Polish folk dance and dabbling in ballet, as well as training professionally in figure skating. But her discovery of Kathak compelled a series of journeys, from India to the world stage. Anuradha Nehru is the artistic director of Kalanidhi, a Kuchipudi dance company based in DC known for its elite standards and professional large-scope productions that it has taken across many stages, from the Library of Congress to the Lincoln Center. Episode by Laliltha Vallabhaneni Interviews with Kinda Malex and Anuradha Nehru
In this episode of JIM ON THE AIR, I had the chance to talk with Yamini Kalluri. Yamini will be featured in the RE: EMERGE DANCE FESTIVAL June 17 through the 20th at Center Stage Theater in Santa Barbara, CA. Yamini Kalluri is a world-class professional Kuchipudi dancer based in New York City where she teaches, performs, and trains full time. She offers performances, workshops, intensives, and production direction internationally with an aim to bring a new face and a bigger representation to Kuchipudi globally. Raised in Hyderabad, India, Yamini Kalluri has been celebrated by the New York Times and BBC as being a Kuchipudi sensation. Yamini has founded Kritya Dance with the mission to empower up and coming artists to take Kuchipudi to global platforms. Yamini envisions a new school of thought for Kuchipudi with more awareness of the body, mind and soul. She is taking several nuances from ballet and modern dance to find her own technique and bring about a new age of Kuchipudi which is more relevant to a newer and global generation. Yamini sees Kritya as a budding conservatory and incubatory for challenging experimentation and also as a means for dancers to immerse themselves to find their truest form of expression. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jim-sirianni/support
We are happy to welcome Dr. Sailaja Desai, a Classical Dance Performer, Member of International Dance council, and Executive Committee Member of Powai Fine Arts. Dr. Desai has performed extensively in India and abroad for the past three and a half decades and also conducted many lectures- demonstrations on Kuchipudi. We will ask Dr. Desai her envisage of creative society, where each person in the world lives in secure, stable and prosperous conditions, where everyone has opportunities for self-development. We will talk about the role of art of dance in society. How can society foster and popularise the best human values? Why should the format of our society be changed? The Creative Society project is a unique global initiative already uniting many people around the world. Its main aim is to build society free from consumerist relations, where a Human is the most important, his life is valued, and all efforts are directed to improve human life and making it safe and comfortable. More information about The Project Creative Society: allatraunites.com Creative Society https://youtu.be/R4C-SQCqqA4 CREATIVE SOCIETY. UNITED WE CAN , December 20, 2020. International Online Conference on ALLATRA IPM platform https://youtu.be/7y8Iihk5axs #allatraunites #creativesociety #india #dance
This week on SheSlays we have with us, Ms. Sahithi Mannar Sahithi is a sexual abuse survivor and activist, who was diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder after a deep personal loss in her early 20s. Her earlier experiences further contributed to deterioration of her mental health. She sought therapy, and focused on her passion for Kuchipudi to recover from her diagnosis. Today, she is a writer, a mental health advocate and a clinical psychologist in the making.
Shilpa Darivemula discusses the connection between traditional dance, medicine, trauma, and healing. She explains the way that traditional dance allows renarration of identity, how classical Indian dance can tell non-traditional stories, how pairing medicine and dance addresses inequities, the danger of instrumentalizing art, and how medical environments can be seen as places of art. Shilpa Darivemula is a resident physician in Obstetrics and Gynecology and Creative Director of the Aseemkala Initiative. Shilpa began training in Kuchipudi at the age of 8 at the Academy of Kuchipudi Dance and performed her solo debut recital—her Rangapravesham—in 2011 at the Kalanidhi Dance school. She continues to perform medical narratives, conduct research and address racial and social inequity in healthcare through her work with the Aseemkala Initiative. Her recommended resources: Aseemkala Initiative, "Mahavidyas in Medicine," bit.ly/2OWeOCU Shilpa Darivemula and Roshni Prakash, "Performing My First Caesarean: A Reflection on the Intersection of Dance and Surgery," The Intima, bit.ly/3dFiEuz Shilpa Darivemula (2020). "Addressing OB/GYN Care Access for Refugee Women Using Traditional Dance Exchanges," BMJ Medical Humanities Blog, bit.ly/2NwC2iI Mallika Sarabhai (2009). "Dance to Change the World," TEDIndia, bit.ly/3uk3cKl Kavita Ramdas (2009). "Radical Women, Embracing Tradition," TEDIndia, bit.ly/2Nv78Hm Krieger, N (2005). "Embodiment: a conceptual glossary for epidemiology," J Epidemiol Community Health, bit.ly/37HZjoJ Alliance for California Traditional Arts, Saludarte, bit.ly/2NPT0Zk Alice Proujansky (2019). "The Black Midwives Changing Care for Women of Color (Photo Essay)," The Guardian, bit.ly/3dMIIDU "Spirit of Birth (film)," Working It Out Together: A Magazine for Contemporary, bit.ly/3dG9fTE
On our 11th episode of Indian Artpreneur, Season 1, Victory against the odds, we speak to Kuchipudi dancer Avijit Das. Born in a small village in West Bengal, Avijit moves to Chennai and eventually to Bengaluru for his passion towards dance. Despite many challenges Avijit navigates his way in mastering the art form from various gurus. He is the founder of KimAham School of Dance Avijit was initiated into Bharatanatyam at the age of five under the guidance of Smt. Sanaka Biswas of Shanti Niketan,West Bengal, India. He obtained his Diploma in Bharatanatyam from Kalakshetra (Rukmini Devi College of Fine Arts), Chennai, India on a meritorious scholarship in 2011. He also developed keen interest in the Kuchipudi style of dance. After initial training in Kuchipudi Art Academy under legendary Guru Sri Vempati Chinna Satyam and renowned Kuchipudi exponent Smt. Manju Bharggavee, he is currently training under the guidance of Sri Jaikishore Mosalikanti .Avi also has a Diploma in Carnatic music. s an artist he has over 10 years of experience and has been invited to perform as a soloist at prestigious dance festivals across the globe including USA, Mexico, Australia, Malaysia, Singapore, Bhutan. Nationally he had more than 100 performances to his accolade across India.
In this episode, Host Yashoda looks back at the how Imperial influences of the Islamic dynasties and colonisers found their way into the aesthetic representations of the Devadasis. It looks at the javali as an outcome of the zamindari patronage, a system that was established during the British rule. Yashoda’s interaction with Rumya Putcha navigates the contested terrain of the history of Kuchipudi and how devadasi art may have had a role in the construction of other performance traditions. VOICES: Dr. Yashoda Thakore, Sampreeti MalladiGUEST: Dr. Rumya PutchaSee sunoindia.in/privacy-policy for privacy information.
35 - This is Part 2 of the conversation with Sudha aunty as she is popularly known.Symbolizing the peak of purity and performance, Sudha Chandra Sekhar has been classed with the all-time greats of classical Bharata Natyam and Kuchipudi schools. Meticulous in each portrayal and adhering to the purity of style, Sudha has become one of those artists who combines versatility and artistry.As a dedicated dancer and a rare genius, Sudha understands the art, is very much alive in the field and has shifted her activities from India to the U.S. and Canada. Sudha has given around 7,000 performances throughout India and abroad. She conducts classes for young aspirants, imparts theory classes for more advanced students, professionals and others interested in her art, and has presented more than 117 students in their classical dance performance debuts, known as Arangetram.During summer recesses, Sudha has conducted advanced dance camps and workshops both in U.S. and Canada, where students have intensive training and research opportunities. She has also taught seasonal course sessions and independent study courses through University of Windsor, Wayne State University, Albion College and University of Michigan.Sudha's dance organization, Nritya Sudha's Hindu Temple Rhythms, celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2018.Hindu Temple Rhythms@htrdance on InstagramSudha Sekhar on Facebook
In this episode, Yashoda takes us through some of Devadasi repertoire, its aesthetic representation and how that differs from that of Kuchipudi. It examines how the devadasi repertoire reflects the multiple contexts it traversed noting the influence of the Maratha courts of Tanjore, the English and the Zamindars who prevailed as patrons. The episode is interspersed with Yashoda’s interaction with Mrdangist, Sri Yendamuri Subbarao brings in the voices, opinions and experiences of one who has lived, performed and continues in the real and the aesthetic world of the devadasi. That interaction being in Telugu, the rest of the episode continues with Yashoda reflecting on her own experiences with the devadasis, what it taught her about herself and more importantly about how these women understood and viewed their world and the world outside.Voices : Dr. Yashoda Thakore, Sampreeti MalladiGuest : Sri Yendamuri Subba RaoSee sunoindia.in/privacy-policy for privacy information.
34 - Symbolizing the peak of purity and performance, Sudha Chandra Sekhar has been classed with the all-time greats of classical Bharata Natyam and Kuchipudi schools. Meticulous in each portrayal and adhering to the purity of style, Sudha has become one of those artists who combines versatility and artistry. As a dedicated dancer and a rare genius, Sudha understands the art, is very much alive in the field and has shifted her activities from India to the U.S. and Canada. Sudha has given around 7,000 performances throughout India and abroad. She conducts classes for young aspirants, imparts theory classes for more advanced students, professionals and others interested in her art, and has presented more than 117 students in their classical dance performance debuts, known as Arangetram. During summer recesses, Sudha has conducted advanced dance camps and workshops both in U.S. and Canada, where students have intensive training and research opportunities. She has also taught seasonal course sessions and independent study courses through University of Windsor, Wayne State University, Albion College and University of Michigan. Sudha's dance organization, Nritya Sudha's Hindu Temple Rhythms, celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2018.Hindu Temple Rhythms@htrdance on InstagramSudha Sekhar on Facebook
On our eighth episode of Indian Artpreneur, we speak to Shekar Rajendran who created a niche in the art field that manifests our traditional, spiritual, cultural and classical aspect of Indian Heritage. He is an ardent Bharathanatyam dancer trained for over 3 decades now under the able guidances of eminent Gurus Smt. Prabhavathi Shastry, Guru Dr. Suparna Venkatesh and Guru Dr. Sanjay Shantaram and has been acclaimed as a versatile soulful artist. Shekar has enthralled a wide spectrum of audiences with his innovative, graceful , vibrant eye catching dance with picturesque poses & excellent acting skills and is known popularly in the dance fraternity for his extraordinary character portrayal & as an inspiring masculine dancer who has vigor, grace and agile equally. He is very popular and sought after for his vivid costumes, exceptional make-up, light design, and stage design, be it in the characters he plays in dance ballets or in pure dance. Shekar is pursuing his knowledge for dance under Guru Dr. Sanjay Shantaram, both in Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi for the last 20+ years now. An urge to learn different dance forms inspired him to complete his basics in the western classical ballet, from the foundation of classical ballet in U. K. Besides his intense training in Bharatanatyam & Kuchipudi he has learned the other art forms like Contemporary-Kathak, Folk dances of India and Modern Dance
On our sixth episode of Indian Artpreneur, Season 1: Victory against odds, we speak to Kuchipudi dancer Sarvani Yadavalli and a disciple of Padmasree Dr. Sobha Naidu, who’s among the India’s top most exponents of Kuchipudi dance . For many of us who live in a city, it is probably easier to find a dance teacher next door. Now let’s imagine, we are in the 90s, living in a village, with no access to dance teachers, but wanting to learn dance. Would one be willing to travel 500 kms to reach the place where the art form got originated and learn. Not all are blessed with opportunities next door. But pursuit their passion leaving no stone unturned. This is the Story of a dancer who makes the best out of every situation and every time paves path for herself in dance and engineering. She has toured 17 countries in Europe & Asia, performing and conducting workshops and propagating the rich Indian cultural heritage. She has won several accolades across the world. She was selected as the Indian ambassador for 19th World Festival of Youth & Students, Russia. Sarvani is blessed to learn Kuchipudi under various gurus Smt Seetha Nagajothy, Sri Vedantam Radheyshyam, and Sri. Raja Ram at a very early age.
Who is a professional performing artist? Is she the person who rules the stage or the person who merely uses a platform to earn her precious 15 minutes of fame? Are schools of performing arts a business in the truest sense? In the episode of Stage Business, we speak with Kuchipudi-exponent, Sailaja. Sailaja also runs the Chennai-based dance school called Saila Sudha Dance Academy. During our discussion, she shares her thoughts about the current trends in the performing arts arena and tells us what the stage means to a dancer. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/business-line/message
In this episode we meet Dr. Stan Thangaraj, an anthropology professor at the City College of New York whose research includes immigration in the U.S, being interviewed by Vyjayanthi Vadrevu, a business anthropologist and ethnographer. Together, the two discuss basketball, community, identity, race relations and so much more. Stay tuned with us as you learn about why race relations are so important and the answers to the following questions: What does sports and their global popularity reveal about race relations in the US? What can we learn from the merging transnational identities? How have the “Black Lives Matter” Movement impacted the nonwhite and nonblack communities? What are the politics within the diasporic communities? Why is it so important to continue research and teaching about these communities? Sponsors for this episode: Check out the world's first Neuromarketing Bootcamp and sign up today with our Affiliate link! Neuromarketing Bootcamp by Neuroscientist Matt Johnson and Marketing Director Prince Ghuman Use offer code ANTHROLIFE for $500 off: Affiliate link: https://www.popneuro.com/neuromarketing-bootcamp And check out Matt and Prince’s episode on neuromarketing on This Anthro Life https://www.thisanthrolife.org/a-neuroscientist-and-marketer-walk-into-a-bar-neuromarketing-and-the-hidden-ways-marketing-reshapes-our-brains-with-matt-johnson-and-prince-ghuman/ Check out our new Medium Blog "Voice and Value": https://medium.com/missing-link collaborative provocations and stories that get us closer to human and deepen our perspective on society, culture, and our future. Stanley Thangaraj is an Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the City College of New York (CUNY). His interests are at the intersections of race, gender, sexuality, and citizenship. He studies immigrant and refugee communities in the U.S. South to understand how they manage the black-white racial logic through gender, how the afterlife of colonialism takes shape in the diaspora, and the kinds of horizontal processes of race-making.His monograph Desi Hoop Dreams: Pickup Basketball and the Making of Asian American Masculinity (NYU Press, 2015) looks at the relationship between race and gender in co-ethnic-only South Asian American sporting cultures. Vyjayanthi Vadrevu is an ethnographer/ design researcher and strategist with a background in anthropology, business development, and nonprofit administration. She works on social impact design projects as well as corporate technology projects, delivering insights to help clients better serve their end users and beneficiaries. Vyjayanthi is also a trained bharatantyam dancer, with additional experience in Odissi, Kuchipudi, Kathak, and West African dance, and uses movement and choreography to connect to the deepest parts of the human experience. Music: Epidemic Sound Show notes: Xin Yao Lin, Elizabeth Smyth Episode art by: Sara Schmieder --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thisanthrolife/message
Gitanjali Kolanad (Toronto) has been involved in the practice, performance, and teaching of bharatanatyam for close to forty years, performing in major cities in Europe, America and India with performances that uniquely incorporate folk and ritual forms of dance, theatre and martial art forms from South India. Her short story collection “Sleeping with Movie Stars” was published in January 2011 by Penguin India, and she has written numerous articles on aspects of Indian dance for well-known Indian publications, India Magazine, Sruti and The Arts House. In 2016 she was the Singapore International Writer in Residence National University of Singapore, and at Shiv Nadar University she was part of developing their performing arts program. A previous book of hers “Culture Shock: India” published by Marshall Cavendish, is now into its third edition, and has been translated into Korean. As a co-founder of IMPACT - Indian Martial and Performance Arts Collective of Toronto, she teaches the Indian martial art form of kalaripayat to at-risk youth. Her work has often been multi-disciplinary, arising out of collaborations with artists from other disciplines: director Phillip Zarrilli, video/installation artist Ray Langenbach, poet Judith Kroll, and violinist Parmela Attariwala, to name a few. In particular her long time collaboration with US theatre director Phillip Zarrilli, who was both a leading practitioner and scholar of Indian performance styles, led to innovative performances such as the solo dance piece “Walking Naked” which was an enigmatic performance piece which dealt with the life and poetry of the 12th century Karnataka poet-saint Mahadeviyakka. Mahadevi was a poet who was said to have run away from her arranged marriage in order to remain a devotee of Siva. Discovered "walking naked" by a community of Siva devotees, the story went that on her wedding night when her husband grabbed hold of her sari she kept walking, leaving it unwind as she walked. This unfathomable life of spiritual dedication met equally inspired staging and a long process of detailed investigation with Zarrilli that led to the use of three different puppets, each of which had a transformational journey enacted by Kolanad. Her most recent work "Girl Made of Gold" is a novel set as a murder mystery and taking place around the figure of a devadasi - the female dance artist who were dedicated to worship and serve a deity or a temple in a ceremony similar to a marriage one. Historically these women took care of the temple and performed the rituals dances from a practice of classical Indian artistic traditions such as Bharatanatyam, Kuchipudi, and Odissi. Kolanad walks an unique line where she delicately balances the role of both the dancer, the danced and the dancing as she embodies the role of not only the dancer but of someone able to articulate her practice from a variety of perspectives. In this capacity she is in the process of writing a non fiction book about dance. Website ---------- Make Monday Mine is hosted by Deborah Claire Procter and produced by Clear Insight Productions This is about conversations so we’d love to hear your thoughts and take-aways. Email your questions and comments to: comments@makemondaymine.com If you enjoyed this episode then it would be wonderful if you can head over to Apple Podcasts and kindly leave us a rating, a review and subscribe! ----------
Dance for Smita Shastri is both a passion and a mission. As a dancer, she has constantly explored and endeavored to preserve Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi dances in their authentic glory. As a Guru, she nurtured her students and shared her expertise to empower them to carry this rich cultural heritage further for the coming generations. Smita Shastri went on to win awards and laurels at National and International levels. As a performer par excellence endowed with humility in her pursuit to serve her arts she won hearts of not just her audiences but also her peers and dance critics. She established the Nartan School of Classical Dances in 1971. She has strongly believed that achieving excellence in anything takes discipline and dedication. You can follow us and leave us feedback on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter @eplogmedia, For partnerships/queries send you can send us an email at bonjour@eplog.media. If you like this show, please subscribe and leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts, so other people can find us. You can also find us on https://www.eplog.media નૃત્ય એ સ્મિતા શાસ્ત્રી નું જીવનધેય્ય અને જીવનલક્ષ્ય છે. વિખ્યાત નૃત્યશૈલી કુચીપુડીને ગુજરાત સહિત વિશ્વભરમાં લોકપ્રિય બનાવવામાં સ્મિતાબહેનનું મૂલ્યવાન પ્રદાન છે. ૧૯૬૫થી તેમણે કુચીપુડી નૃત્યની તાલીમ મેળવી હતી. ૧૯૭૧માં તેમણે નૃત્યભારતી સંસ્થાની સ્થાપના કરી અને તેનાં માધ્યમથી સંખ્યાબંધ કાર્યક્રમો દેશ અને વિદેશ માં યોજવા ઉપરાંત અનેક વિદ્યાર્થીઓને કુચીપુડી નૃત્યની તાલીમ આપી. દર્પણ એકેડેમીમાં તેમણે ગુરુ પાણીકરજી પાસે ભરતનાટ્યમની તાલીમ મેળવી. ત્યારબાદ દક્ષિણ ભારતના વિધ્વાન નૃત્યકાર કીટપ્પા પિલ્લાઈ પાસેથી પધ્ધતિસરનું શિક્ષણ મેળવ્યું. સ્મિતાબહેને દુનિયાભરમાં કાર્યક્રમો રજૂ કર્યા છે અને પ્રેક્ષકો તથા વિવેચકો નાં દિલ જીત્યાં છે. તેઓ દ્રઢ પણે માને છે કે શ્રેષ્ઠતા ને પામવા શિસ્ત અને સમર્પણ ખૂબજ જરૂરી છે. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
This week on Meri Kahani, Bhawana Somaaya chats remotely with Bhavana Reddy, a Kuchipudi Dancer, and singer based out of Los Angeles. She is the younger daughter and disciple of legendary dancing couple Padma Bhushans Drs. Raja Radha and Kaushalya Reddy, and is one of India’s leading young Kuchipudi dancers acclaimed internationally. She is the recipient of the coveted Central Government Award Sangeet Natak Akademi’s Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar and has received Lifetime Award for Contribution to Kuchipudi Dance by Telugu Cultural Association, Houston Texas, FICCI Young Women Achievers Award, Femina North Powerlist Award. You can follow us and leave us feedback on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter @eplogmedia, For partnerships/queries send you can send us an email at bonjour@eplog.media. If you like this show, please subscribe and leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts, so other people can find us. You can also find us on https://www.eplog.media
COVID-19 is affecting lives around the world. In this episode of Allinfoodz, Amit Sharma gets the scientific perspective on the virus with two Penn State Agriculture Science Professors whose expertise include epidemiology, immune responses to viruses, viral pathogenesis, viral vaccines and anti-virals. Bhushan M. Jayarao and Suresh V. Kuchipudi share their knowledge and take us on a deeper dive into COVID-19.
Kuchipudi is an Indian classical dance form counted among the ten leading classical dance forms of India. A dance-drama performance art that originated in a village in the Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh, India, Kuchipudi evolved from the Hindu Sanskrit text ‘Natya Shastra’ and is connected traditionally with temples, spiritual faith, and travelling bards. In today’s Cultural Rendezvous, Kiranmai Bonala, a Kuchipudi dance teacher from India, will tell us a little about this dance. https://vovworld.vn/en-US/cultural-rendezvous/indias-classical-dance-kuchipudi-818329.vov --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/cultural-rendezvous/support
In this episode, dancer Shantala Shivalingappa discusses what it was like to work with Pina Bausch, the South Indian dance form of Kuchipudi, and her celebrated work Akasha, which you can see at The Joyce Oct 8-12. *** More Info About The Joyce. Tickets Facebook Instagram Thanks to Simon Kafka, the composer of our theme music, and the East West Quintet, who performed it. If you like it, you can purchase the song here. Thank you to photographer Carrie Schneider and choreographer Kyle Abraham for providing the photograph for our show image. The photo features dancer Tamisha Guy in Abraham's Dearest Home.
Harshita M. Kamath's new book The Artifice of Brahmin Masculinity in South Indian Dance (University of California Press, 2019) features an investigation of men donning a women’s guises to impersonate female characters – most notably Satyabhāmā, the wife of the Hindu deity Krishna –within the insular Brahmin community of the Kuchipudi village in Telugu-speaking South India. Kamath broaches the practice of impersonation across various boundaries – village to urban, Brahmin to non-Brahmin, hegemonic to non-normative – to explore the artifice of Brahmin masculinity in contemporary South Indian dance. This book is available open access here. For information on your host Raj Balkaran’s background, see rajbalkaran.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Harshita M. Kamath's new book The Artifice of Brahmin Masculinity in South Indian Dance (University of California Press, 2019) features an investigation of men donning a women’s guises to impersonate female characters – most notably Satyabhāmā, the wife of the Hindu deity Krishna –within the insular Brahmin community of the Kuchipudi village in Telugu-speaking South India. Kamath broaches the practice of impersonation across various boundaries – village to urban, Brahmin to non-Brahmin, hegemonic to non-normative – to explore the artifice of Brahmin masculinity in contemporary South Indian dance. This book is available open access here. For information on your host Raj Balkaran’s background, see rajbalkaran.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Harshita M. Kamath's new book The Artifice of Brahmin Masculinity in South Indian Dance (University of California Press, 2019) features an investigation of men donning a women’s guises to impersonate female characters – most notably Satyabhāmā, the wife of the Hindu deity Krishna –within the insular Brahmin community of the Kuchipudi village in Telugu-speaking South India. Kamath broaches the practice of impersonation across various boundaries – village to urban, Brahmin to non-Brahmin, hegemonic to non-normative – to explore the artifice of Brahmin masculinity in contemporary South Indian dance. This book is available open access here. For information on your host Raj Balkaran’s background, see rajbalkaran.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Harshita M. Kamath's new book The Artifice of Brahmin Masculinity in South Indian Dance (University of California Press, 2019) features an investigation of men donning a women’s guises to impersonate female characters – most notably Satyabhāmā, the wife of the Hindu deity Krishna –within the insular Brahmin community of the Kuchipudi village in Telugu-speaking South India. Kamath broaches the practice of impersonation across various boundaries – village to urban, Brahmin to non-Brahmin, hegemonic to non-normative – to explore the artifice of Brahmin masculinity in contemporary South Indian dance. This book is available open access here. For information on your host Raj Balkaran’s background, see rajbalkaran.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Harshita M. Kamath's new book The Artifice of Brahmin Masculinity in South Indian Dance (University of California Press, 2019) features an investigation of men donning a women’s guises to impersonate female characters – most notably Satyabhāmā, the wife of the Hindu deity Krishna –within the insular Brahmin community of the Kuchipudi village in Telugu-speaking South India. Kamath broaches the practice of impersonation across various boundaries – village to urban, Brahmin to non-Brahmin, hegemonic to non-normative – to explore the artifice of Brahmin masculinity in contemporary South Indian dance. This book is available open access here. For information on your host Raj Balkaran’s background, see rajbalkaran.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Harshita M. Kamath's new book The Artifice of Brahmin Masculinity in South Indian Dance (University of California Press, 2019) features an investigation of men donning a women’s guises to impersonate female characters – most notably Satyabhāmā, the wife of the Hindu deity Krishna –within the insular Brahmin community of the Kuchipudi village in Telugu-speaking South India. Kamath broaches the practice of impersonation across various boundaries – village to urban, Brahmin to non-Brahmin, hegemonic to non-normative – to explore the artifice of Brahmin masculinity in contemporary South Indian dance. This book is available open access here. For information on your host Raj Balkaran’s background, see rajbalkaran.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
C. Pallavi Rao Narvekar hails from a family of journalists but chose to pursue her bachelor's degree in Geography. Her childhood love for radio got her to also pursue a full-fledged career as a Radio Jockey and also doing Voice Overs. Everything was going on well in her life when one day she was told she cannot speak. Imagine a Radio Jockey with no voice. She was diagnosed with cancer and she lost her voice post her Thymectomy surgery, one of her vocal cords got paralyzed. The doctor sealed her career and passion for the radio medium by telling her that it was irreversible and that she could never go back on the air again. However, C. Pallavi Rao Narvekar proved the doctor wrong, defied death twice and got back to doing what she loved. Apart from being a famous RJ of Delhi, she is also an accomplished Bharatnatyam and Kuchipudi dancer, a former NCC cadet, a painter, blogger and now an author. She actually wrote a book on love stories while being in the ICU for her treatment. You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app. You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
When I Was 13 is a podcast that is also a time machine. In this episode, I talk with Madhu Naithani, a theatre activist and classical dancer, who can actually talk about 'Summer of '69' because she was 13 in 1969. In this very engaging conversation, Madhu talks about how she grew up in Chandigarh in the 1960s without any TV, and yet she was so busy with 'real friends' that she just had no free time! Madhu also started learning Kuchipudi dance at the age of 50, and believes that the one advice we should take to heart is to 'Love our own self'. So join me on my time machine and hear about Madhu Naithani's world that was Chandigarh in 1969.
'I will ride cancer; cancer will not ride me'. An Indian dancer and a Jamaican athlete who were diagnosed with breast cancer at the peak of their physical condition tell Kim Chakanetsa how they got through their treatment by focussing on their passions. Novlene Williams-Mills is an exceptional Jamaican sprinter who has competed - and won medals - in four Olympic Games. In 2012, just before the London Olympics, she found out she had breast cancer. Despite the diagnosis, she decided to compete, and helped Jamaica bring home a bronze medal in the 400 metre relay. Four surgeries later, she is cancer-free. Throughout her treatment Novlene continued to run because when she's on the track, she says all her problems disappear. Ananda Shankar Jayant is an award-winning Indian dancer and choreographer, known for her talent in two classical dance forms Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi. She says as soon as she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2008, she made a decision that she would not succumb to the 'bogeyman' of cancer, and would keep dancing, even through chemotherapy. By focussing on her what she loves to do, she says she was able to stay positive. Now also all-clear, Ananda continues to teach and perform dance, and recently launched a dance app called Natyarambha. L-Image: Novlene Williams-Mills. Credit: Matthew Lewis/Getty Images R-Image: Ananda Shankar Jayant. Credit: G Muralidhar
Transitioning to a plant based diet for a healthy lifestyle. Karine was once an extreme carnivore and she happily ate sweetbreads, blood pudding, lots of meats including game, and all kinds of raw meats. Food was her life. She had a catering business and organized dinner parties that would have made a vegan faint. Life was spent in the kitchen, and life was good. Then she embarked on her vegan journey just over year ago to combat significant skin issues. She started by first eating fruits and vegetables in large quantities but she struggled from low energy levels. Then she tried a paleo diet which did not work out for her, so she started educating herself about plant-based protein. Education was the key to her success, and two pillars of veganism became important to her: mercy for animals, and protection of the environment. Grains, seeds, and nuts are now the biggest part of her diet while she is striving to achieve a complete plant-based diet. She loves whole and natural ingredients, and wants to show others how a vegan diet can be fun, easy, and delicious! IN THIS PODCAST: Greg gets to chat with new friend Karine who has a mission to help others cook delicious vegan meals. Karine shares her experience of going vegan and explains why she was she was motivated to make that change. With her experience running a catering business, it makes sense that cooking would be a passion that continues even with a dramatic lifestyle change. She is committed to helping others by sharing her journey and sharing many tasty and healthy vegan recipes and she explains why this is so important to her. Go to www.urbanfarm.org/blog/podcast/ to see our list of podcasts and to sign up for weekly updates.
This Monday our guests PRINCE MARIO-MAX PRINZ ZU SCHAUMBURG-LIPPE our show with Dr. ESTELLA SNEIDER. Mrs. LAKSHMI GARIMELLA CHUNDU was so charming :) . MRS LAKSHMI IS a philanthropist and founder of IYANA organization: iyana.org. Artist - NEEHARIKA PENDEKANTI is a National Gold Medalist in Kuchipudi and Bharatanatyam. In addition to her dance diploma "Natya Visharada", Neeharika also holds a B.E. in Electronics from Osmania University and an M.B.A in Telecommunications Management from California. SARITHA IVATURI mother of Chaitanya and Raju singers under Ilona Europa talent development company.
This Monday our guests PRINCE MARIO-MAX PRINZ ZU SCHAUMBURG-LIPPE our show with Dr. ESTELLA SNEIDER. Mrs. LAKSHMI GARIMELLA CHUNDU was so charming :) . MRS LAKSHMI IS a philanthropist and founder of IYANA organization: iyana.org. Artist - NEEHARIKA PENDEKANTI is a National Gold Medalist in Kuchipudi and Bharatanatyam. In addition to her dance diploma "Natya Visharada", Neeharika also holds a B.E. in Electronics from Osmania University and an M.B.A in Telecommunications Management from California. SARITHA IVATURI mother of Chaitanya and Raju singers under Ilona Europa talent development company.
This Monday on ACCENT ON! host ILONA EUROPA interviewed in our studio International star BHAVANA REDDY singer /songwriter/dancer from INDIA. https://www.facebook.com/bhavanareddyofficial http://www.bhavanareddy.com/ We listened to her songs with dark Indie Rock with Jazz and World elements Bhavana Reddy is an acclaimed Kuchipudi Dancer and Singer-Songwriter who has been getting attention worldwide for her unique combination of Indian Classical Kuchipudi Dance and Western Music performances. youtube.com/bhavanareddyofficial(LINE) twitter.com/reddybhavana Also only Accent ON! a two very special guests joined our show in Sherman Oaks studio. WE premiered CHAITANYA and RAJU IVATURI single "Memory Line." Accent ON! host ILONA EUROPA is developing their singing talents and working on their solo albums. "Eternal Kiss" Ilona Europa's new single ended the show.
This Monday on ACCENT ON! host ILONA EUROPA interviewed in our studio International star BHAVANA REDDY singer /songwriter/dancer from INDIA. https://www.facebook.com/bhavanareddyofficial http://www.bhavanareddy.com/ We listened to her songs with dark Indie Rock with Jazz and World elements Bhavana Reddy is an acclaimed Kuchipudi Dancer and Singer-Songwriter who has been getting attention worldwide for her unique combination of Indian Classical Kuchipudi Dance and Western Music performances. youtube.com/bhavanareddyofficial(LINE) twitter.com/reddybhavana Also only Accent ON! a two very special guests joined our show in Sherman Oaks studio. WE premiered CHAITANYA and RAJU IVATURI single "Memory Line." Accent ON! host ILONA EUROPA is developing their singing talents and working on their solo albums. "Eternal Kiss" Ilona Europa's new single ended the show.
Aug. 14, 2013. Kalanidhi Dance Company was founded in 2005. Its artistic approach is to explore creative and contemporary ideas through the vocabulary of Kuchipudi, while retaining the essence and integrity of the classical form. For transcript, captions and more information, visit http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=6157
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