rangamandiratrustSep 12, 20207 min readTo Roam and a Mind of one’s own- A 21st century woman’s reading of “A Room of one&Tweet Virginia Wolf famously said, women need a room of their own and money in order to be able to write. Dr. Swarnamalya revisits this...
rangamandiratrustJan 4, 20185 min readDisrespecting the Devadasi- Remove the Stigma from the nameTweet Following Carnatic singer TM Krishna’s recent comments about the Tamil Brahmin community’s social acceptance of MS Subbalaksmi,...
rangamandiratrustDec 23, 201427 min readThe attic was no “ivory tower”- Notions of “Classical” in BharatanatyamTweet Sikkil Vedavalli and Kottanarvitu Pappa dressed to perform Parsi dance (Photo courtesy: Permanent black) Notions of “classical” in...
rangamandiratrustAug 2, 20136 min readFrom 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...
rangamandiratrustApr 30, 20128 min readIt 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...