From Alarippu To Moksha – A Memorable Time At Kuala Selangor For Lovers of Indian Classical Arts
The experience of daily driving 60km leaving behind the smog and noise filled environment of Kuala Lumpur for a chance
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Dance
From Alarippu to Moksha – Bhakti Bound by Muruga Dances #video
I had an amazing evening yesterday immersed in the overflowing of bhakti from dancers performing in the From Alarippu To
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Alarippu to Moksha – Taking Indian Classical Dance to Rural Malaysia
The ongoing From Alarippu to Moksha dance festival at the Sri Subramaniar Swamy Temple in Kuala Selangor into its fourth
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Royal Support
Dancer Mavin Khoo (left) and his team of musicians and narrator meeting the Sultan of Perak, Sultan Dr Nazrin Muizuddin
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Hot In Pursuit of the Blue God, Krishna
The dancer’s kohl lined eyes thrown wide open at the height of Rathi bhava (love mood) was scary noted a
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Flowing with Navarasa
It’s time to draw some inspiration on art from ancient means. While modern artists grapple to make some sort of
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The Flowering of an Artist’s Vision
Watching the arangetram of a brother and sister duo schooled in Temple of Fine Arts Malaysia last week, gave an
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Sapthashree – Nuanced Numeric
A good theme is vital for a Bharata Natyam show today and dance schools like Ajith Bhaskaran Dass’ Suvarna are
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String of Arangetrams
Art lovers in Kuala Lumpur were feted to a special Bharata Natyam fest between Feb 26 and March 6, getting
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The Dance of the Apsara
Historical records indicate that Hindu influence in South East Asia had taken root from around the time the Natya Sastra
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Natya Sastera and the Rasa Theory
I got a copy of the 36-chapter Natya Sastera from a dance teacher in 2000 and another, the Baroda edited
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