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Kartikay Khetarpal
Celebration of Faith: Play, Performance and Pleasure on the Wari
Performing Arts, Practices and Rituals
Celebration of Faith: Play, Performance and Pleasure on the WariImage Gallery
The Show Must Go On: Guru–Shishya Parampara in a Post-pandemic WorldImage Gallery
Sri Choodamani Ramachandra: Pioneer of Mahila Dollu KunithaImage Gallery
Wrestling the Pole: The Art of Mallakhamb TrainingImage Gallery
Merchant Ivory’s India: Colonial Legacies and Expatriate DesiresOverview
Gavari: A 40-day Mystical Theatre Celebration of the Goddess among Rajasthan’s Bhil TribeArticle
Kuttykkunhu Thangkachi: Kerala’s First Female Playwright and Carnatic Music’s ComposerArticle
A Night of Maach: Malwa’s Musical Theatre in PicturesImage Gallery
In Conversation with Pandit Om Prakash Sharma: Tracing Maach, Malwa’s Musical Folk Theatre Interview
Maach: Malwa’s Centuries-old Folk Theatre FormOverview

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Mitali Trivedi
Maach Folk Theatre of Madhya Pradesh
Performing ArtsPractices and Rituals
Vighnesh Hampapura
Theatre Space of Rangayana
Performing ArtsInstitutions
Haritha Vijayakumaran
Porattukali: Performance Art of Kerala’s Dalit Community
Performing Arts

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Pandit Om Prakash Sharma is considered to be the face of maach folk theatre form in India (Courtesy: Mitali Trivedi)
In Conversation with Pandit Om Prakash Sharma: Tracing Maach, Malwa’s Musical Folk Theatre
Performing ArtsPractices and Rituals
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Nagānandam Night 7: Malayavati's Desperation
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Vighnesh Hampapura in Conversation with Bhagirathi Bai Kadam: Living Theatre
Performing ArtsPeople
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Subhadrādhanañjayam Srastum Vanchati
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Kartikay Khetarpal
Celebration of Faith: Play, Performance and Pleasure on the Wari
Sanghamitra Bhattacharya
The Show Must Go On: Guru–Shishya Parampara in a Post-pandemic World
Aparna Nori
Sri Choodamani Ramachandra: Pioneer of Mahila Dollu Kunitha
S Saipriya
Wrestling the Pole: The Art of Mallakhamb Training

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Nishita Banerjee
Gavari: A 40-day Mystical Theatre Celebration of the Goddess among Rajasthan’s Bhil Tribe
Performing Arts Practices and Rituals
J. Devika
Kuttykkunhu Thangkachi: Kerala’s First Female Playwright and Carnatic Music’s Composer
Performing Arts Literature and Languages People
Abhilasha Ojha
Khemchand Prakash: The Man Who Discovered Lata Mangeshkar, Kishore Kumar
Performing Arts Histories People

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Through Bharatanatyam, Rajdeep Sir has addressed the importance of physical, emotional, spiritual and mental health, which has come to the forefront during the pandemic. Rajdeep Sir mentions, ‘Art is a therapeutic movement. It nurtures our soul during these tough days of pandemic.’ He feels that the human mind needs channels of communication and creative expression during any unforeseen calamity, which can be which can be provided through dance.
Sanghamitra Bhattacharya
The Show Must Go On: Guru–Shishya Parampara in a Post-pandemic World
Choodamani demonstrates the different notes the Dollu emanates; the right side of the drum is struck with a cane and produces a higher note, whereas the left side of the drum is struck with fingers, producing a lower and heavier sound.
Aparna Nori
Sri Choodamani Ramachandra: Pioneer of Mahila Dollu Kunitha
Mallakhamb is an apparatus for physical training in which the athlete exercises on a wooden pole doing a combination of yoga, gymnastics and wrestling.
S Saipriya
Wrestling the Pole: The Art of Mallakhamb Training
Military regiments from the Indian Armed Forces rehearse for the Republic Day Parade on Rajpath for days before the main event on 26th January each year.  They are joined by the Indian Military Bands who put up an exclusive show on 29th January when the ceremony closes on Vijay Chowk, known as Beating Retreat.
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Marching to Military Music: Republic Day Parade Rehearsals

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मध्य प्रदेश आदिवासी लोक कला प्रकाशन
भिम्मा, Bhimma
Chaumasa
महाभारत की वाचिक परंपरा का लोकस्वरूप 'पांडवानी'
Chaumasa
साधना और संघर्ष: परिवर्तन ही श्रेयष्कर है
Chaumasa
साधना और संघर्ष: तीजन बाई से एक भेंट
छत्तिसगढ़ी पंडवानी कला मंच, रायपुर
पंडवानी स्मारिका
मध्य प्रदेश शासन संस्कृति विभाग
तुलसी सम्मान 1990-91

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