The stories of how our local dance forms came to be acknowledged as '˜classical', giving India its cultural definition after Independence, are various and fascinating. Kathak, bharatanatyam, odissi ...

Art in any form, be it music, painting or classical dance, defies all definitions of language, religion, caste or community. How else does one explain the rise of Haleem Khan, a practising Muslim in ...

Hyderabad: At a time when social fabric is under threat of being torn not just in India but across the globe, a youngster in Hyderabad is out to prove that not everything is about religion. Haleem ...

TO watch a kuchipudi dancer perform is to witness a dramatic story unfold before your very eyes. Kuchipudi is one of eight official Indian classical dances, but unlike its counterparts kathak and ...

In the Telugu-speaking areas, Kalavantulu is the name given to hereditary singer-dancer women. I belong to this community. Kalavantulu are better known as “devadasis”. The term, “hereditary dancer”, ...

TIRUPATI: M Bhanuja, a prominent young exponent of Kuchipudi dance, has been captivating audiences since the age of seven. Celebrated for her intricate footwork and expressive abhinaya, Bhanuja’s ...

Hyderabad: Three school students from Hyderabad set a Guinness world record during the largest Kuchipudi dance organized by Bharath Art Academy here. An eight-year-old girl from Pallavi Model School ...

Hyderabad: The Bharath Arts Academy on Saturday achieved the Guinness World Record for the largest Kuchipudi dance lesson, with around 5,000 performers from across the world participating at the GMC ...

Three-time National Award-winning Kuchipudi dancer Yamini Reddy will perform her ‘An Evening of Storytelling’ at the NMACC, BKC, Mumbai, for the first time on August 5, 2023. The classical dancer ...