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Musical stories celebrating ‘Womanhood’
By Shrinkhla SahaiRudaad-e-Shireen, a unique concert featuring women vocalists of the Dilli gharana, paved a refreshing and entertaining path to celebrating ‘womanhood’. Conceptualized by Ustad Iqbal...
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PAYING TRIBUTE TO THOSE WE HAVE LOST
By Shrinkhla SahaiIn the 1990s, Sarajevo was a city under siege. Bombs, guns, mortar shells and constant fear had become part of the daily lives of the war-weary citizens. In better days, Vedran...
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Milapfest honours South Asian artists in UK
By Mahalakshmi VenkateshMilapfest, Britain’s leading Indian arts development trust, recently instituted seven national-level awards to recognise and honour the contribution of artists from among the...
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Backstage Notes from the Royal Opera House
By Shrinkhla SahaiIf I were Alice, this would be my wonderland, I thought as I made my way through the revolving door of the Royal Opera House. The ballet had always held a magical charm for me, and...
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Epic Retold- Akram Khan’s Until the Lions
By Shrinkhla SahaiRecently, in response to a concern that the ratio of female choreographers in comparison to their male counterparts is presently dismal in the dance sector in the UK,...
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Tabla legend Pandit Shankar Ghosh passes away
23 JanuaryBy Shrinkhla SahaiKnown for his magnetic stage presence, energetic artistry and dynamic outlook, Pandit Shankar Ghosh was not only an acclaimed tabla maestro, but also a musical visionary....
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The Essence and Grace of Mrinalini Sarabhai
“Break a Coconut” ….“It will relieve the stress..”These words echo in my mind almost 18 years after I heard them from Mrinalini Sarabhai “Amma” at Darpana in Ahmedabad.There was an issue with a copying...
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Kereya Neeranu Kerege Challi
The early morning walkers around the Kaikondrahalli Lake in Bengaluru were greeted by the chant like strains of the Malahari Geetham “Kereya Neeranu Kerege Challi” sung by Sumitra Nitin. This was the...
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Writer Ashok Vajpeyi reflects on the state of culture
By Shrinkhla SahaiThe relationship between the state and culture has been deeply vexed. ‘Between Hope and Despair’ was the title of the talk delivered by Ashok Vajpeyi at the Ila Dalmia Memorial...
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Thanjavur Rajalakshmi passes away
By Nandini RamaniThanjavur Rajalakshmi, musician (disciple of Maharajapuram Viswanatha Iyer), Bharatanatyam artist and teacher, film actress of yesteryears and Director of Sri Gurulaya Academy, passed...
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By V RamnarayanIt has been yet another season of jubilees, anniversaries, centenaries and more. For those of us who knew that he was teaching at Kalakshetra in 1960 or thereabouts and those who learnt...
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