The jawali, “Sariga Kongu’, as taught to Rukmini Devi by Mylapore Gowri Ammal, depicted the handsome Krishna flirting with the sakhi, a pretty girl whose face is covered with a bordered sari. Ghanam ...

Rukmini Devi Arundale, an Indian classical dancer and follower of theosophy, is renowned for revitalising the Bharatanatyam dance form and establishing the Kalakshetra Foundation in Madras (now ...

Bharatanatyam’s survival was never guaranteed. We trace how social stigma, reform movements, and cultural politics pushed the ...

RUKMANI DEVI ARUNDALE, 81, who helped lead a revival of classical Indian dance and music, died Monday. She had been suffering from a lung ailment. Mrs. Arundale started a dance and music schoolunder a ...

The dance drama 'Rukmini... A Woman of Inspiration' by Srijak Chatterjee captures the life of Rukmini Devi Arundale, who revolutionized Bharatnatyam and had a significant political career. The ...