Durga and the contemporary woman

Durga and the contemporary woman

“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...
Unveiling our new logo

Unveiling our new logo

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.
EMPOWER”MEN”T through Bharata Natyam

EMPOWER”MEN”T through Bharata Natyam

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...
Good to Know: Pushpanjali

Good to Know: Pushpanjali

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...
Good To Know: Guru

Good To Know: Guru

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...
Good To Know: Mārgam

Good To Know: Mārgam

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,...