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May 15 marked an important time in history for ISKCON Naperville, a special fundraising dinner for the construction of the new temple, ISKCON Radha Shyamasundar.

A dancer who adopted theosophy as a way of life, Rukmini Arundale gave new meaning to the arts and sacrificed her all to build a unique gurukul for the arts that 75 years on is still the pride of the country

Life of a nation on a city street

A series of documentaries being screened on Habitat World’s YouTube channel, based on the Mohan Khokhar Dance Collection archive, tell an engaging and rich story about India’s past

స్మార్తులను, వైష్ణవులను దృష్టిలో పెట్టుకుంటే నేడూ, రేపూ కూడా కృష్ణాష్టమి పర్వదినాన్ని జరుపుకోవచ్చు. 

దేశంలోని పలు ప్రాంతాల్లో ఈరోజు శ్రీకృష్ణ జన్మాష్టమి వేడుకలు...

Remember the ‘Sutta Pazham’ scene from Gemini’s 1953 film Avvaiyar? To many it remains the iconic moment in the movie. While it is true that K.B. Sundarambal largely carried the film, its success also had much to do with S.S. Vasan keeping a finger on the public pulse when it came to production values and pre-release publicity. The ‘Sutta Pazham’ scene, which lasts all of ten minutes, however, belonged entirely to P.N. Kumar, who played the role of Balamurugan in it. He, in fact, gre...

Understanding Rukmini Devi Updated: Updated: On her birth anniversary, a relook at the dancer-choreographer’s monumental vision for dance Share Article On her birth anniversary, a relook at the dancer-choreographer’s monumental vision for dance Had 2021 been a leap year, February 29th would have marked the 117th birth anniversary of Rukmini Devi Arundale. In the discourse around dance, its history and current understanding, her name constantly resurfaces. Rukmini Devi Arundale is not a forg...

A legend in his lifetime Updated: Updated: February 12, 2021 15:57 IST A new documentary traces the life of dance guru, choreographer and musician Prof. C.V. Chandrasekhar, whose pursuit of dance remains pure and unsullied Share Article AAA A new documentary traces the life of dance guru, choreographer and musician Prof. C.V. Chandrasekhar, whose pursuit of dance remains pure and unsullied When you speak of Professor C.V. Chandrasekhar, Bharatanatyam exponent and guru, music composer who is a...

From the Archives (January 22, 1971): Mylapore Gowri Amma January 22, 2021 00:15 IST Updated: January 22, 2021 00:15 IST Updated: Share Article AAA Rukmini Devi: It is with deep sorrow that I realise that a great artiste has left us. One by one India loses these persons and, unfortunately, with them also disappears a great tradition. Our younger generation does not have strong enough roots in our religious or cultural traditions for these to flourish when modern Western civilisation is overwhel...