Seated cross-legged among a row of musicians on stage, Jagruti Gandhi sees that her teenage student waiting in the wings is ready. Then she pats her knee softly to set the beat. The dancer walks out, ...

Who knew that one day Indian dance form Bharatnatyam would make headlines in China? And that too, because of 13-year-old school girl. History was written in China when a teenage Chinese girl, Lei Muzi ...

The shuffling chime of anklets echoed through the large corridors of the temple. The swish of silk saris and anticipation filled the air as girls, their doe-like eyes heavy with kohl, entered the ...

An arangetram is the moment that every young classical dancer looks forward to. It’s supposed to be the first time they perform on stage and showcase their talent and years of intense training. It is ...

Radhika Merchant: There has been a lot of buzz in the entertainment industry this weekend. Soon after the celebrities got free from IIFA 2022 in Abu Dhabi, they had a big event to attend in Mumbai on ...

Classical artistes love to intone away the sacredness of a tradition, while subjecting many of its manifestations, over the years to the worst type of commercialisation. Arangetram (which comes from ...

Class VII student Sridatri Bhattacharya, who will perform arangetram at Sri Sathya Sai Auditorium on April 28, is a disciple of the Padma Vibhushan awardee Bharatanatyam exponent Yamini Krishnamurthy.

The Ambanis apparently spared no expense in making Merchant’s arangetram – classical Indian dance debut – as spectacular as possible at Jio World Centre in Mumbai Bollywood actor Aamir Khan, cricketer ...