Dance Drama
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How a Gujarati dance drama recreated the first-known game of cricket on Indian soil in 1721
With dandiya ras and a long sheet serving as a river and a cricket pitch, performers depicted a dramatisation of an 18th century match by the Gulf of Cambay.
John Drew
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When I was four, Swan Lake came to India. Forty years later, how have the ballet and I changed?
Since the Russian ballet last came to Delhi, there is no USSR. The man who drove us to the ballet, my father, has also passed away.
Revati Laul
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Watch: Arrested for fraud, 'Disco Baba' dances at police station in Hyderabad
He shook a leg to 'I Am A Disco Dancer'.
Scroll Staff
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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The real reason why Modi says what he does – Hindu India accepts it
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The Assam voter who no longer supports the BJP because of the CAA
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For better or for worse? Shifts in gender norms in India – in 12 charts
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At a Bollywood-style dance audition in Mumbai, Indians try to match steps with Colombians
A Bollywood-themed park in Dubai recently came to India looking for performers who could keep pace with the enthusiasm and stamina of South Americans.
Mitali Parekh
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Why classical dancers are upset with India's Ministry of Culture
The government is proposing to have the Sangeet Natak Akademi and the Kalakshetra Foundation grade and select artists for Festival of India events.
Nayantara Narayanan