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Enriching walk
by Smita Khadri V150 years old Bombax Tree (Silk Cotton Tree), standing tall, majestic and wide, posing a silent patient calm witness to 3 passing centuries - Imperial India, British India, Post...
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Committed to dance
by Samana GururajaSamana Gururaja trains at the Chitkala School of Dance under P.Praveen Kumar and is currently working at a non-profit organization, A.R.T (Art, Resources & Teaching) in Bangalore....
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From boxing to bansuri: Pt Pannalal Ghosh
by AbbiThe 100th Birth anniversary of Pandit Pannalal Ghosh, the legendary flutist which was on July 31 this year, went largely unnoticed. A boxer turning to flutist seems to be some kind of...
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A multifaceted enthraller - Dr. Chandrashekar B. Kambara
by Smita Khadri VDr. Chandrashekar B. Kambar (Poet & Playwright)20th September 2011, another memorable day in the history of Kannada Literature. The selection committee announced the Jnanpith Award...
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The Ghazal Virtuoso - Jagjit Singh
by Smita Khadri VPadma Bhushan Jagjit Singh (Ghazal Singer) Every Word does not find a Poem;Every Syllable does not find an Expression;Every Note does notfind a Song;Every Song does not reach the...
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Guru-Shishya Paramapara
by Priya Raman"I was in a dilemma when I had the feet of God and my Guru in front of me. I chose my Guru’s feet as that was a path to God himself!" - So said the mystic poet Kabir. This exemplifies our...
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Gulabi’s Journey: From a Sapera village to Smithsonian
by Sunil Nair It was a decade back, while I was in Surajkund for the famous annual mela, that I first witnessed the Kalbelia dance. A lady wearing an attractive black attire with silver embroidery was...
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Who is responsible for this loss?
by Sunil NairBamiyan Buddhas were the earliest evidence of Gandhara art that existed as proof of cultural association between the Classical Greek culture and Buddhism for over thousand years. The...
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