The celebrated sculptures once represented the classical South Indian bharatanatyam dance form. Today, the neglected 4.5m-high steel sculptures are makeshift shelters for vagrants. Positioned at a ...

But soon enough Bharatanatyam turned into her life’s mission. “Art is how I battle against the indifference of humans and offer new ways of viewing the world,” she says, adding ...

When we watch a Bharatanatyam performance today, do we ever question its relevance? Generations of dancers have enacted ...

She wanted to nurture local talent . An exponent of the Pandanallur style of Bharatanatyam, Kamala Bhat deeply rooted in the tradition of the art form, having learned from renowned gurus such as ...