How Vasan’s ‘Chandralekha,’ released 75 years ago, set a pan-Indian trend

How Vasan’s ‘Chandralekha,’ released 75 years ago, set a pan-Indian trend

T.R. Rajakumari in “Chandralekha” (1948), produced by Gemini Studios | Photo Credit: The Hindu Archives April 8 marked the platinum jubilee of the iconic film Chandralekha, which released on this date in 1948. Gemini, the studio that produced it, folded up in the 1970s. S.S. Vasan (of Gemini Studios), who also directed the film, died […]

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French dancer and actor-choreographer Annette Leday’s book is a  ready reckoner on the contemporary dance scene in India

French dancer and actor-choreographer Annette Leday’s book is a ready reckoner on the contemporary dance scene in India

Annette Leday’s face becomes animated when she talks about her discovery of India, especially dance and Kathakali. A performer, choreographer and director, Annette kept returning to India, to learn and to hone her skills as a Kathakali dancer and actor. More than four decades after that first trip to India in 1975, the dancer-chreographer has […]

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