Vasundhara Doraswamy, renowned guru and exponent of Bharatanatyam and yoga, is a torchbearer of Pandanallur style of the art form. India Art Review will be publishing her weekly column on ‘Yoga Guide for Dancers’ every Friday. Over the past five decades and more Dr Vasundhara Doraswamy has turned a phenomenon in the Indian classical dance...
Padma Shri Kalamandalam Satyabhama was instrumental in the revival of Mohiniyattam, and her contributions serve as the base for the Kalamandalam style of the art form. Today is her sixth remembrance day. When late poet Vallathol Narayana Menon tried to revive the lasya tradition of Mohinyattam, his attempts were considered ‘unethical’ by the prudish owing...
With a sharp sense of sruti and strong grip on rhythm, Kalamandalam Hyderali broke many barriers not only to become an eminent Kathakali musician but also to emerge as a symbol of secularism.
PhotoMuse, a first-of-its-kind museum dedicated to the art, history and science of photography, is situated in the picturesque Kodaly in Thrissur. It offers photographers and enthusiasts a venue for creative interaction and more.
All of Haridas' watercolour paintings on Instagram have a singular theme - chapels and houses from the European countryside.
Winner of the much-coveted A D Boland Gold medal in Kalamandalam, John is the ambassador of Kathakali being a globe-trotting guru teaching, lecturing and performing the world over. Though stories excerpted from Ramayana and Mahabharata form the core of Kathakali plays, since the early days of Kerala Kalamandalam there have been attempts to produce plays...
Even while sticking to tradition, Balamuralikrishna’s virtuosity in improvisations was unconventional.
With her graceful and subtle raga alapana and strong grip on RTPs, M.L. Vasanthakumari smashed the male supremacy in Carnatic music during her time and became part of the female trinity. Today(July 3rd) is her birth anniversary.
Kavalam Narayana Panicker, a guru nonpareil, strode like a Colossus over the cultural arena of the country for around five decades.
A scholar of repute, Guru Kanak Rele shaped her own unique brand of the lyrical dance form through meticulous research and dedication