Kaikeyi – the multi-faceted queen of Ramayana The accomplished Odissi danseuse Sharmila Mukherjee talks about her creative production Kaikeyi. Potrayal of Kaikeyi, one of the most unusual and most misunderstood character of Indian mythology, is a very challenging subject indeed. Read More …
“Zore se mar! I cannot hear your feet!”, said Debidi, my guru. Literally translates to, “Harder! Stamp your feet harder!” Debidi (Debi Basu) is a well-known Odissi dancer, guru and savior to whom, any Odissi practitioner wishing to enrich the Read More …
Vacation destination – the obscure village of Kihim One of the many things that I have often debated with my near and dear ones is whether a vacation within India is a better experience than one without. Well, the quality Read More …
Motivated by nothing but compassion, this wiry, bright old lady had made it her mission to find and support as many orphaned or displaced children as she possibly could. She may not be as famous as the women I have mentioned before, but her kindness, generosity and grit are no less inspirational to me.
In the search of a secret treasure A ten-year-old girl was struggling to catch up with her father, an army man, walking between dense foliage through hand cut rock steps. She was afraid she would be turned into stone if Read More …
The past is romantic. It always is. It makes you long, yearn for something which may not come easily in the future now. In many cases probably never. The Marine Drive would no longer be as quiet and peaceful with Read More …
Planning the trip – over hot tea and pakoda It was a wintry evening in Kolkata and some of us friends were gathered together. We were all members of the World Art Organisation. A splendid chat was developing over cups Read More …
The lost heritage I walked into a 200-year-old mansion the other day. I had been to the one next door to it many times with friends visiting Kolkata. That was Marble Palace, a grand mansion dating back to 1835 sitting like Read More …
My connection with Rabindranath I haven’t seen Rabindranath Tagore. Indeed I was born long after he had passed away. But he is intricately associated with every facet of my life. I am a dancer and as such don’t work with Read More …