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Tara Rajkumar OAM: Grace in motion for 50 glorious years

Sumathi Krishnan -
  Melbourne-based TARA RAJKUMAR OAM, acclaimed Kathakali Mohiniattam dancer, performer par excellence, revered guru and mentor, researcher and developer, talks to Indian Link about her...

‘The Axe in the Ceiling’ and the absurdity of arranged marriage

Lakshmi Ganapathy -
  In the height of Melbourne’s 2020 lockdown, Jaya Berged wasn’t making sourdough or cutting her own hair but poring over Grimm’s Fairytales with collaborator...

Breaking form in Bharatanatyam: Govind Pillai’s ‘Temple of Desire’

Nidhi Panicker -
  Well-known Melbourne dancer Govind Pillai gives a sneak peak of what to expect in his upcoming and much awaited production ‘Temple of Desire’. The Melbourne...

Asura Natyam: Exploring divine beings

Nidhi Panicker -
  Asura Natyam leapt from social media promotions to the NIDA Performing Arts stage with a much anticipated flourish. Debuting to a full auditorium, on...

Aditya Gautam: Bringing people together through comedy

Lakshmi Ganapathy -
  ADITYA GAUTAM is a Noida-born, Melbourne-based stand-up comedian and author of ‘Pornistan: How to Survive the Porn Epidemic in India’. Aditya Gautam was a...

Vidya Makan: In the room where it happens

Khushee Gupta -
  In the dazzling world of Australian theatre, actor Vidya Makan has landed the coveted role of Eliza Hamilton in the acclaimed musical Hamilton. Set...

Triveni review: A Hindustani and Carnatic fusion

Chitra Sudarshan -
  Watching Kala Ramnath, Jayanthi Kumaresh and Zakir Hussain present the Charukeshi raga in their recent concert Triveni, it was as if the boundary between...

Christopher Gurusamy: A dancer making an emotional connection

Lakshmi Ganapathy -
  Christopher Gurusamy is a Bharatanatyam soloist based between Sydney and Chennai, who trained at the prestigious Kalakshetra institution, performing internationally to critical acclaim. Named...

Review: The Peripheral by Sydney’s Natak Mandli

Rajni Anand Luthra -
  When Dinsha Palkhiwala heard Meena Mahanty Kumar talk about her book The Peripheral, he felt a strong urge to take it to the stage. “It’s...

Review: Counting and Cracking

Sruthi Sajeev -
  Counting and Cracking, written by S.Shakthidharan and directed by Eamon Flack is an expansive tale which simultaneously delves into the intimate dynamics of family...

Review: Jyotsna Jyoti’s ‘An Artful Evening‘

Rajni Anand Luthra -
  As a comment on contemporary Indian-Australian society, the characters in Jyotsna Jyoti’s play An Artful Evening are easily identifiable.  On the one hand we have...

‘King James‘: An intimate story of male friendship

Neeru Saluja -
  The play King James is not about the King of Scotland or the King of basketball Le Bron James. It’s about two American basketball...
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