For Meghna Chakraborty, dance is more than an art form—it’s the story of her life. Having started training in Bharatanatyam at the age of four, Meghna’s journey with the classical Indian dance style ...

Emerging from Tamil Nadu, Bharatanatyam is a revered Indian dance form with over two millennia of history. Notable for its hand gestures, rhythmic footwork, and graceful movements, the dance offers ...

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.

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 ...

Karnataka, my home state, has given birth to distinctive banis (styles) of Bharatanatyam such as the Mysuru and Kolar banis, each with its own lineage and aesthetic grammar. I come from Tulunadu, a ...

When we watch a Bharatanatyam performance today, do we ever question its relevance? Generations of dancers have enacted compositions where the nayika yearns for her lover. But in a world where women ...

Many dance videos on the Internet go viral, and this one is a new addition to those videos. A woman was seen performing Bharatanatyam outside the iconic Washington Monument. Her incredible dance ...

A group of Bharatanatyam dancers has taken the internet by surprise with their graceful yet energetic performance to the viral Marathi song ‘Shaky’. The video, shared as an Instagram reel, shows six ...

Nagpur: It was an evening to cherish for connoisseurs of Bharatanatyam who were regaled to the hilt by students of Pratibha Nritya Mandir on Sunday. The 36th anniversary of this school of performing ...

AN Indonesian girl was among 13 students to perform the bharatanatyam during a Salangai Pooja ceremony in Ipoh, Perak. Abigail Aishwarya Pany, 14, from Jakarta, is the first Indonesian to complete her ...