As the rhythms of society shift, Bharatanatyam adapts to the age-old maxim — change is the only constant. Bharatanatyam’s endurance through the ages is rooted in its capacity for assimilation.

Dancer Vidya Bhavani Suresh’s Appreciating Bharatanatyam is more than just a book on dance — it is an invitation to think critically. As a Bharatanatyam exponent, musicologist, and educator ...

One of the most respected dance forms, a Bharatanatyam dance tells a story. In Indian mythology, there are three main gods: Brahma (the creator), Vishnu (the protector) and Shiva (the destroyer).

Bharatanatyam is no more a regional pride, it has become global, as popular as Yoga in the classical dance genre. What got democratised after the disenfranchisement of the matriarchal hereditary ...

Watch video: Chinese girl performs Bharatanatyam, embraces desi culture while ‘Indian kids are busy getting westernised’ Lei Muzi, a 13-year-old girl from China, became the first in her ...

The Bharatanatyam, pronounced baa·ruh·taa·naa·tee·uhm, is one of the oldest documented classical dance forms in the world, dating back to 1500 BC.

Lalitha Anand, wife of Hyderabad Police Commissioner C.V. Anand, is set to make her Bharatanatyam arangetram at 57. Her performance at Ravindra Bharati here on December 8, will be presented by ...

Bharatanatyam is as entrenched in Indian culture as ballet is in the West. But for some young girls growing up in India, learning the dance form has been forbidden.