Tag Archives: Bharatanatyam

We, at A Journalist Reveals, were fortunate to find a Kuchipudi dancer Vidya S V and immediately requested an interview. She had quite a few things to share with us. Here are some excerpts: When did the classical bug bite you? Thanks to my mother’s interest in the traditional art ...

It has been some time that we at A Journalist Reveals wrote about artists. We recently found Mandeera Manish, who is a Gold Medallist in her field of Bharatanatyam. She agreed to do an interview with us and this is what she had to say for our questions: When did ...

Over the years, the field of performing arts, Indian Classical Dance in particular, has changed, in terms of learning as well as performing. Almost all the revered Gurus spoken to, regret the loss of the Guru-shishya tradition. They cite too much academics as the culprit. Also a veteran in the ...

Remember the story about a princess, who left her palace, in peasant clothes, to be with her subjects? I am reminded of that story, ‘The Princess on the Street’, when I am told about Kcalpana Bhushan Takyar, the dancing princess. Kcalpana comes from a princely family and has a good ...