Indian classical dance is a very beautiful and engaging form of art. It has been a part of ancient ... Contemporary classical dance forms evolved from the musical play or sangeet-nataka performed ...

THRISSUR: As performers hit the courtyard, dressed up as Garudan Parava with a lengthy beak and a majestic crown, dancing to ...

There is much more that a gifted sutradhari (master-planner) and shilpi (sculptor) can also achieve. Take, for example, the mid-6th century CE Shiva cave at Elephanta, near Mumbai. This magnificent ...