Bhakti commonly understood as personal devotion, is a far more complex and encompasses the great search for meaning in life. But people’s inability to comprehend this concept in its entirety used to ...

When six renowned classical artistes perform at the Mudra Dance Festival this week, there won't be just dancers on stage. From Kabir and Adi Shankara to Jayadeva and Annam-acharya, the dancers will ...

The Santa Cruz-based Shakti Bhakti Ensemble is a dance group dedicated to exposing classical Indian dance and eastern spiritual art. Revital Carroll, the leader of Shakti Bhakti, wants to give back to ...

Sridevi Nrithyalaya’s dance production, ’Siva Nava Bhakthi’ premiered at Vani Mahal, T. Nagar. Based on Veda Vyasa’s Shiva Mahapuranam, the dance-drama explored the nine modes of bhakti, specified in ...

A few years ago, when dancer Keerthana Ravi approached corporate houses seeking support for her festival, EVAM, the response was lukewarm. Classical dance wasn’t mass entertainment, and so not ...

It can seem as though the word “yoga” has become synonymous with contortionist poses, usually performed by fit, nondisabled, white bodies in utopian locales — but that is far from the full picture of ...

Actress and kathak dancer Bhakti Deshpande performed in the city recently. Actress and kathak dancer Bhakti Deshpande performed in the city recently. Speaking on the occasion, she said, Dance has ...

When Bharatanatyam dancer Divya Nayar curated Anubhuti, a three-day dance festival that opens in Chennai this week, she knew she wasn’t interested in a conventional showcase of classical form. Instead ...

You all know about Kabir, Tulsi and Mira. But do you know about Lal Ded and Ganga Sati? I am sure many of you have not even heard about these names. And this is precisely why you should attend Eternal ...

Every summer, the streets of Puri come alive as giant chariots carrying Lord Jagannath, his brother Balabhadra, and sister Subhadra roll through the city. But this isn’t just a religious event, it’s a ...