Tweet Following Carnatic singer TM Krishna’s recent comments about the Tamil Brahmin community’s social acceptance of MS Subbalaksmi,...

Tweet As this was an article I wrote exclusively for the SDHS (Society of Dance History Scholars) convention and has been published by...

Tweet Sikkil Vedavalli and Kottanarvitu Pappa dressed to perform Parsi dance (Photo courtesy: Permanent black) Notions of “classical” in...

Tweet At 5 am at Santa Monica listening to kambhoji and traveling to UCLA to deliver a lecture The fact that I have chosen to audit the...

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

Tweet He was the most illustrious of his dynasty. The moment we hear his name our minds will wander to the temple city of the South-...

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

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...

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...

Tweet Well in the middle of the season we are. I have had a good month, except that I have had to make a few very important re schedules....

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...