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Picture used for representational purpose only RANCHI: Fifty-six year old Rukmini Devi got a fresh lease of life after a team of specialised doctors on Saturday performed the first total hip replacement surgery at the Ranchi district hospital under Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana-Ayushman Bharat (PM-JAY) as a part of the upgradation of cashless healthcare facilities at the hospital. The surgery was performed by a team of doctors led by orthopaedic surgeon Dr Nitesh Priya along with other memb...

>> Alastair Macaulay, The New York Times Published: 07 Jan 2021 12:06 PM BdST Updated: 07 Jan 2021 12:06 PM BdST Indian dance scholar Sunil Kothari. Photo from Wikipedia Few critics or historians have been so central to the performing arts as Sunil Kothari was to the world of Indian traditional dance. As a critic, scholar and teacher of youthful energy, he explored India’s rich dance spectrum in at least a dozen books, with choreographers and dancers all over the nation coming to know him a...

Dance historian Sunil Kothari no more The scholar suffered a cardiac arrest after testing positive for Covid-19 almost a month back Dance historian and critic Sunil Kothari passed away on Sunday morning at a Delhi hospital after he suffered a cardiac arrest a month after testing positive for the coronavirus. He was 87.  “He had tested positive for Covid-19 almost a month back and was not in a goo...

Dance Historian Sunil Kothari Dies of Cardiac Arrest The 87-year-old noted dance critic, historian and scholar tested positive for the coronavirus about a month ago. Noted dance critic, historian and scholar Sunil Kothari. Photo: Wikipedia New Delhi: Padma Shri dance historian and critic Sunil Kothari passed away Sunday morning at a Delhi hospital after he suffered a cardiac arrest a month after testing positive for coronavirus. He was 87. “He had tested positive for COVID-19 almost a mont...

Sunil Kothari: Dance Scholar, Wandering Gypsy, who was Animated by Faith in the Arts and Humanity In a world which seeks to put us in silos, vying for space and vilifying for survival, Sunil Kothari was a bridge-builder between people across nations, generations and genres of art, writes dancer-activist Mallika Sarabhai. Sunil Kothari (December 20, 1933 – December 27, 2020). Photo: Facebook/Sunil Kothari I honestly cannot think of a time when Sunil was not part of our household and Darpana...

Chandralekha’s experiments with the dancing body Updated: Updated: December 10, 2020 18:12 IST Chandralekha experimented not only with form but also with content to create a unique dance idiom Share Article AAA Chandralekha experimented not only with form but also with content to create a unique dance idiom Last Sunday, Chandralekha would have been 92. A sense of inadequacy grips me as I sit down to write this. As I struggle to find words, memories of the legendary dancer pour into my mind...