From the very start, in all Indian dance forms, especially the classical, seemingly micro-positions of the fingers called ...

From Bharatanatyam in Tamil Nadu to Kathakali in Kerala, explore how each dance reflects culture, spirituality, and storytelling across India.

Mudras, yoga hand gestures, are an underrated aspect of asana that can shift your emotional state and intensify your practice.

Scientists are teaching robots the classical Indian dance Bharatanatyam to improve how machines move. (Image: UMBC) US scientists teach robots Bharatanatyam to improve machine movement. UMBC team uses ...

Fifty years into bharatanatyam, andSrinidhi Chidambaram still recalls the unconventional way her first guru Kamala Lakshman would teach students the art form. “Ice cream and frisbee were all a part of ...

Robots learning Bharatanatyam sounds like an unexpected fusion. But researchers University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) are making this true, using the 2,000-year-old dance form to teach ...

In a remarkable show of creativity and courage, an 11-year-old girl from Puducherry chose the ocean as her stage to highlight the growing problem of plastic pollution. A video of her dancing ...

Hands move constantly during conversation. They signal emotion, stress a point, and form full languages such as American Sign Language. Behind this everyday motion lies a complex challenge. Each human ...

Vivek Ramanan, a multifaceted and dynamic U.S.-based young and highly talented Bharatanatyam artiste, presented an excellent solo recital on Sunday. Apart from his command over Bharatanatyam, he is ...

Movement can communicate as powerfully as speech. A shift of the wrist, a traced arc of the fingers, or a held pose can express emotion, rhythm, or meaning. Classical dance traditions have refined ...

Ashwathi Menon, co-captain of UMBC's Indian fusion dance team, helps demo some of the technology in the lab. Here, she demonstrates the Katakamukha mudra as a robotic hand mimics her gesture. Parthan ...