by Tejsree Beharee | Oct 12, 2021 | Blog
“Durga is my muse, my views are intimate and my art is my own…” Every year, on Navratri, I am drawn to think of the qualities that the Goddess Durga holds and how they transpire in our society. During those 9 days, we hear the prayer of each of the 9...
by Tejsree Beharee | Oct 25, 2020 | Blog
In line with recent restructuring of NTDA, we are proud to unveil our new logo. This new logo nicely represents values that we hold close to our heart – innovation, simplicity and elegance. We hope you like it.
by Tejsree Beharee | Oct 11, 2020 | Blog
Also Published at Nartaki.com Empowering men through Bharata Natyam? We have male dancers throughout the world, some in the modern dance field, others in hip hop, and many in popping and locking. Whenever I watch a talent dance show, the male dancers, all in their...
by Tejsree Beharee | Jul 12, 2020 | Blog
View this post on Instagram Pushpanjali When Bharata Natyam was performed in temples as a ritual and a sign of respect to the temple’s deity, the dancer would begin the performance with a prayer and an offering of flowers – The Pushpanjali. Eventually, this short...
by Tejsree Beharee | Jul 12, 2020 | Blog
View this post on Instagram Guru Purnima commemorates the goodness of spiritual gurus and teachers. Devotees/students worship and thank their gurus for enlightenment on that day. ‘Gu’ means darkness and ‘ru’ means destroyer, thus Guru means the destroyer/dispeller of...
by Tejsree Beharee | Jul 12, 2020 | Blog
View this post on Instagram Mārgam Mārgam means a path. It is one full clear course where Bharatanatyam dance items are performed in a traditional order. The items that are included are Alarippu, Jatiswaram, Shabdam, Varnam, Padam, Tillana and Shloka. However,...
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