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rangamandiratrust

Apr 21, 20194 min read

Aesthetic value in Bharatanatyam and Carnatic practices – Ethical or intimidating?- asking fro

Tweet Aes The dance and music season is a time to soak in culture. But often one has to ask whose culture or what culture it is. To me as...

rangamandiratrust

Apr 8, 20143 min read

Reflecting at THE ATTIC

Tweet Almost twenty days past the 19th of March. The day FROM THE ATTIC performance series got premiered. After all the buzz, hectic...

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Feb 15, 20144 min read

Venkatamakhi, my musically mentor at THE ATTIC

Tweet The search for a lost dance form or repertoire means it is a holistic search for its historical context, the narratives, voices...

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Feb 4, 20144 min read

Staring into the depth of the faces at the Attic

Tweet In South India one cannot ever talk of sculptures or paintings without speaking of the Cholas! They are the holy grail of South...

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Jan 28, 20142 min read

swooning at the Chutzpah, in awe at the Attic

Tweet They waltz in together. Two women adorned with beautiful nose rings, toes rings, chutti, Jadai billai, naagar, their silken pallus...

rangamandiratrust

Aug 2, 20136 min read

From the Attic- Warned but not badgered by the cracks in the ladder!

Tweet Fifteen minutes after I was born, my father knocked on the doors of Pandit Sethuraman, renowned numerologist and astrologer. He...

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Feb 14, 201310 min read

RAM LALA walks into the attic and I hear him-finally

Tweet Namaskarams, I am guilty for my long silence. I know I can blame it on my work load, travelling and much more, but all that would...

rangamandiratrust

Apr 30, 20128 min read

It was laundry day at the Attic !

Tweet Hi everyone, I know I have been silent for too long. I was first silenced by the loss of my dear Guru. I then took upon myself to...

rangamandiratrust

Nov 26, 20116 min read

Behind the Attic!

Tweet Dear all, Before I continue any further my story I have to speak about something very important. Some of my friends who have been...