by Nirupama V. | Nov 8, 2019 | *Slider - Latest, Heritage Arts, Performing Arts
Warrior. Smart. Luminous. Strong. Best mother. Great lover. Strategist. Honest. Almost perfect. Fierce. Enacte’s Vinita Sud posed a 1-minute challenge to Drs. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni and Anita Ratnam to speak phrases and words that brought Sita alive for them. The...
by Nirupama V. | Oct 27, 2019 | *Slider - Latest, Books, Features
Chitra Divakaruni Banerjee’s book The Forest of Enchantments is a retelling of the Ramayana with Sita at the center of the tale. The plot of the epic tale – a living, breathing organic story that looms large over the collective Indian mind has as its main tenet...
by Nirupama V. | Aug 14, 2019 | Event Previews
On a warm California afternoon, a conversation with leading Odissi exponent Bijayini Satpathy meanders, touching upon all aspects of her passion for the dance form, from its historical roots to her time at Nrityagram to her current solo performance tour of the US....
by Nirupama V. | Jul 30, 2019 | *Slider - Latest, Community
Summer. Can we not have sunshine year round? With sunsets past dinner time and afternoons with nary a gray cloud in the sky? With the garden blooming and fruits weighing down tree branches? My mind wanders. I arrive at the answer to these questions sitting in my...
by Nirupama V. | Jun 11, 2019 | *Slider - Latest, Heritage Arts, Music, Performing Arts
The strains of Sufi Qawwali music hold a special fascination for me – there is something about the soaring notes, the seeker’s voice and the universal need to reach the ultimate – all captured into one marvelous tide of music. Fanna-fi-Allah –...
