Dasiyattam and the
first professional performances by an Indian dance troupe in Europe - 1838
1838 was a year of many events, some routine but some of
greater importance. For example it was the year when the world’s first
photograph of a person was taken by Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre of the
Boule…
Ammani Ammal’s story
Dasiyattam and the
first professional performances by an Indian dance troupe in Europe - 1838
1838 was a year of many events, some routine but some of
greater importance. For example it was the year when the world’s first
photograph of a person was taken by Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre of the
Boule…
When music and dance ruled
Some months ago, we traced the route taken by exponents of
Carnatic music in the Vijayanagara kingdom to Tanjore, where the Maratha Nayaks
patronized them. That there were a number of music and dance forms in vogue already, is
pretty clear, but with time new systems becam…
The 1940’s were certainly turbulent if you look into the
history of mankind. Half of the world’s population were striving to gain
independence from imperialist powers and deliverance from famine while the
other half fought for all of six years over a multitude of issues. Turbulence
in Ethiopia, Sp…
