Malaysia’s Nonagenerian Hero
An aged saviour out of retirement emerged leading a nation in strive to oust a demoness and her spouse, rallying
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Sutra’s Serentak – In Rhythm #Interview With Vanizha
The statuesque Indian classical dance of Odissi is gaining ground on Malaysian stages thanks to Sutra Dance Theatre and its
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The Master Dancer Shankar Kandasamy # video
A life dedicated to classical dance in particular the wholesome art of Bharathanatyam places the practitioner right in the bosom
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Stephen Hawking Drifts Off
I was in the vicinity of Stephen Hawking territory, Trinity Hall – where the world’s foremost theoretical physicist had studied
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When They Are Just A Memory To You
Ode To Our Living Masters In flesh and blood they walk with you now but appear a killjoy pushing aside
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Tigers’ Dance Of Hope
In 1986, I met a student in Chennai who had come from Sri Lanka and she described the situation in
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Our Sanyasis to the Fore
Of the Brahmacharya, Grihastha, Vanaprastha and Sanyasa ashramas of human life, the most exalted is Sanyasa. Persons who enter the
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Jallikattu – Coming of Age Ritual for Men and Bulls
The West is known to celebrate its sons’ coming of age with the downing of a pint at the local
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Conversations with an International Indian Classical Singer, Prof. S. Venkateswaran
A late night return road trip from Seremban to Pandan Indah in Kuala Lumpur together with Prof. S. Venkateswaran turned
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It’s Gandhiji’s Birthday Today
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, GANDHIJI… When I was 15, I was made a school prefect. It was quite an honour then because
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Shankar Kandasamy’s Gift of Dance
Picture caption: Shankar instructing his arangetram students at TFA Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur. The world is literally senior dancer and
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