The lukewarm preparedness for the centenary celebrations of Satyajit Ray’s birth on May 2, 2021 — ascribed largely to the pandemic — raises many questions. Sporadic efforts notwithst...

As artists across all performance-oriented art forms face an unprecedented crisis, Sangeet Natak Akademi has quickly embraced digital means to engage artists and the audience. They have steered clear ...

Theatre director Bapi Bose was about to conclude a three-month workshop with Baul singers and stage a play on the 18th century mystic Lalon Fakir when the lockdown came into force. The loan he had tak...

René Goscinny, the witty comic book writer who created Asterix along with the illustrator, Albert Uderzo, was wrong. The Gauls are not crazy; but visitors to Gaul can be loony. Maurice, a cockerel, w...

Manipur chief minister N. Biren Singh on Tuesday urged people in the state not to occupy or construct buildings on paddy fields and agricultural land by violating existing laws. He was attending the o...

The 17th death anniversary of famous Goalpariya folk singer Pratima Barua Pandey was observed with a daylong programme, organised by the Dhubri district cultural development centre, Gauripur, in assoc...

For any dance form to thrive, it needs to be popular among youngsters. That’s what honorary director of the Sangeet Natak Akademi’s chhau centre in Chandankyari, Bokaro, Padma Shri Gopal Prasad Du...

School and college students across the capital watched in disbelief as 70-year-old Kathak exponent Shovana Narayan showcased some graceful dance moves as part of a series of programmes organised acros...

The CBI has booked Bharatnatyam dancer and former chairperson of Sangeet Natak Akademi Leela Samson for alleged “unfruitful expenditure” in the Rs 7.02-crore renovation project of Koothambalam aud...

The CBI has booked ace Bharatnatyam dancer and former chairperson of Sangeet Natak Akademi, Leela Samson, for alleged “unfruitful expenditure” in Rs 7.02-crore renovation project of Koothambalam a...