Wildlife conservationist and acclaimed Bharatanatyam dancer Dr Sathya S N is blending art with activism in a powerful way. Using Bharatanatyam as a storytelling medium, she raises awareness about ...

Intricate hand gestures, purposeful footwork, expertly controlled facial expressions – a Bharatanatyam dancer must possess all these qualities to fully convey the essence of a story. When melodious ...

Harini Sri, a 13-year-old girl from Tamil Nadu, performed Bharatanatyam for three hours straight to raise funds for Wayanad landslides, donating Rs 15,000 -- including her savings -- to the Chief ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kiruthika Rathanaswami has been learning bharathanatyam for 28 years. She says Tamil Heritage Month is important to help preserve ...

Parama Padam, a solo Bharatanatyam performance, became the new dance production for the latest global tour of Apsara Arts in 2017. Mohanapriyan Thavarajah had just stepped inside the famous shrine in ...

On a cool December evening somewhere in Chennai, a dancer begins the third jathi in a varnam, leaping into the air and landing on her knees before breaking into a split, perfectly timed to the music.

Bharatanatyam is the oldest form of Indian classical dance to exist, and is regarded as an elegant and devotional fine art, exploring the Hindu depths of spirituality. It is a dance that I myself too, ...

Kangana Ranaut starrer Chandramukhi 2 is a horror-comedy movie. (Image Credits: Instagram) A name that needs no introduction, Kangana Ranaut has been grabbing the limelight ever since the first look ...

It was the year 2011. Dressed in a bright orange kurti and black leggings, Narthaki Nataraj walked into a Chennai cafe for an interview, along with her thozi (friend) Shakti. She hesitantly ordered a ...

UC Berkeley’s premier Bharatanatyam dance team placed first at the 2023 Mayuri Indian Classical Dance Competition held at the University of Maryland on Saturday, earning Natya a spot at the nationals ...