The Making of NAMYACHI JANI

The Making of NAMYACHI JANI -Janani Murali NAMYACHI JANI is an emotional journey through the life of Janabai, a saint poet of the Varkari tradition. Subtle and powerful in its execution, Namyachi Jani brings together Hindustani music and Bharatanatyam, two distinct...

Kala Samvada – Smt. Padma Chittampalli

Kala Samvada – Smt. Padma Chittampalli : Documenting Legacy -Janani Murali   Padma Chittampalli hails from a musical family in Mysore. Her father was a disciple of Mysore Vasudevachar and Tiger Varadachar. Her mother was a Tamil scholar. Padma and her sister...

Post Pandemic: Caution

Post Pandemic: Caution -Janani Murali The two pandemic ridden years were a roller-coaster for everyone. Within the arts world, one went from shock to despair to hope to new normals. With the world opening up in recent months and hopefully having put the worst of...

SONG AND STORY #4: MEERA – Confrontations

SONG AND STORY is a series of articles that stitches pieces of fiction writing with songs that have popularly been a part of dance repertoires. Born out of an exploration under the UNBOXED series, these articles aim at providing parallel, contra-indicative or...

Interview with Guru Vani Ganapathy

Recipient of the Ananya Puraskara for 2022, Kalasinchana is honoured to interview Vani Ganapathy, performer, teacher and artiste par excellence. With a journey spanning several art-filled decades, Vani offers us a glimpse into the making of the artiste and the...