When I had started this blog , I had asked a question “Can we learn Bharatanatyam online“? Now around one and half years later, I…
When both hands held in sarpashirsha hasta is crossed at the wrists, we get the Naagabandha hand gesture. lets take a look at the viniyoga…
The Avataras of lord Vishnu are Matsya (the Fish), Kurma-the Turtle, Varaha- the Boar, Narasimha, Vamana, Parashurama, Sri Ramachandra, Balarama, Sri krishna, and Kalki. Lets…
This is a guest post by Minakshi Ajay The guru-shishya relationship has been the sacred cornerstone of our religious and educational traditions in general and…
Tanjore Quartet – The modern day Bharatanatyam was given the formal shape by these four Nattuvanars (widely known as Tanjaore Bandhu) namely Chinnaiya, Ponaiyah, Sivanandam,…
Abhinaya in Dance (Part 1) Before we move on to the explanation of different Abhinayas I would like to share a popular shloka (poetic verse)…
Abhinaya is the main technique used in Natya. “Abhi” means “towards” and “ni or Naya” is the root meaning to “carry”. Thus as the meaning…
Ardhamandala is the basic posture in Bharatanatyam. It is a recurring motif that gives the distinctive geometrical nature to the movements in Bharatanatyam. Considering the…
Today I would like to step a bit back and explore the basics of Bharatanatyam. As you may know, Bharatanatyam is generally referred to have…
Having learnt the dance form in the traditional Guru-Shishya (Teacher-Student) mode with intimate physical lessons for 10 years, this is a question that I am…