Category Archives: Cultural

5 tips from a Photographer to Bharatanatyam students planning on their Arangetram

Pranati getting Lord Ganesha's blessings before starting her Arangetram

Tip1: Hire a Professional Photographer not someone with a professional gear. A well planned event is half the success and if that event is planned a year in advance, then it can be PERFECT! Apart from getting the event place booked, next comes the booking of a Photographer and Videographer. Most Bharatanatyam students and their...

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Suchitra-Preksha Double Dhamaka!

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Last weekend was a power packed weekend of shooting really talented artists. Saturday was Suchitra’s Bharatanatyam Arangetram under the guidance of Guru Revathi Satyu at the Eisemann Center, Richardson and on Sunday it was a delight to watch Preksha Vankawala perform her Arangetram under the guidance of Guru Shalini Varghese at the Irving Arts Center,...

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Noche de los Muertos

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I had always been fascinated by this unusual Mexican celebration of life after death. More commonly known as “Dias de los Muertos” – Day of the Dead. But, it is the night when the real action happens. Before the Spaniards arrived, it used to be celebrated in the entire month of August, but the Spaniards...

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La Catrina

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Catrina’s were first created by a Political satirist Jose Guadalupe Posada to mock the upper classes and political injustice. La Catrina’s as they are called is now a symbol of Day of the Dead celebrations held in Mexico every November. Wearing her signature hat she depicts a turn of the century upper class lady. Today...

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