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Bharatanatyam

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Padma Subrahmanyam: The Patriot who Danced her way into our Hearts

Padma Subrahmanyam: The Patriot who Danced her way into our Hearts

A scholarly and aesthetic appreciation of the artistry of the danseuse extraordinaire, Padmabhushan, Dr. Padma Subrahmanyam who fused uncompromising patriotism in her performances.

By Madhulika Srivatsa
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Recalling Leela Samson’s Sultanate of Unaccountability at Kalakshetra: The Impossibility of Undoing Cultural Destruction

Recalling Leela Samson’s Sultanate of Unaccountability at Kalakshetra: The Impossibility of Undoing Cultural Destruction

Recalling how Leela Samson de-Hinduised Kalakshetra Foundation and Christianised Bharatanatyam and faces a CBI inquiry for corruption and criminal conspiracy

By Sandeep Balakrishna
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