Tag Archives: Dr. Kanak Rele

The Mohiniattam danseuse, Dr. Kanak Rele, expired yesterday. This is post is  Obeisance to the Guru – A Tribute to Dr. Kanak Rele. Obeisance to the Guru – A Tribute to Dr. Kanak Rele I knew Dr. Kanak Rele as my Bharatanatyam guru, Dr. Sunanda Nair’s guru. This was until ...

Continuing with the special feature for Woman’s Day, we share International Woman’s Day 2021 – Art and Film Industry, celebrating the singing nightingales, dancing divas and fabulous actors of India. Today, we remember Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhonsle, Geeta Dutt, Shamshad Begum, Usha Mangeshkar, Usha Utup, Vani Jairam, Kavita Krishnamurthy, S ...

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 ...