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To keep the tradition going

Bhagavatula Sethuram strives to keep alive the tradition of Yakshaganam through its Kuchipudi origins.




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Bhakti is its own measure

Vineeth and Lakshmi Gopalaswamy carried the performance of the 16th century poem Jnanappana gracefully




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Enlivening anecdotes of Krishna

Choreography and skilful performances were the highlights.




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Master flautist at work

Celebrating the myriad forms of Lord Krishna




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Text book perfection

Shantala Nritya Vaibhava hosted a Bharatanatyam recital by dancers from Dhaka who were exceptional




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Episode skilfully recreated

The Koodiyattam performance of ‘Sikhinisalabham,’ was a solo act with nuanced portrayals




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The class of Kadamb

Celebrated choreographer Kumudini Lakhia and her students talk about give and take in art. Chitra Swaminathan records the interaction.




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Creative Kathak

Kadamb’s performance at the Bani festival carried the Kumudini Lakhia stamp in its technique and style.




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‘I would like to be a very good GP’

As she prepares to open the Old Fort Dance Festival with a new approach to choreography, Swapnasundari tells Anjana Rajan about her inner compulsion to find a personal movement idiom.




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Moving like a master

Kuchipudi dancer Avijit Das shone in parts during his performance in New Delhi.




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Behind the colours of Kathakali

Writer-photographer K.K. Gopalakrishnan describes vividly every aspect of the art form in his book. Lalithaa Krishnan has the details.




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A Kathak treat

Tanusree Kundupal’s Kathak recital mostly focussed on Krishna.




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Anusha’s impressive Kuchipudi

A rich Kuchipudi repertoire was put together by Anusha and her troupe.




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Arundhati Patwardhan and Manasi Jog traced Sant Tukaram’s journey through dance

The two Bharatanatyam dancers paid tribute to M.K. Saroja through their abhang-based performance




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Remembering dancer and guru M.K. Saroja

M.K. Saroja, who passed away recently, remained committed to artistic values all her life




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Kanak Rele was a doyenne of Mohiniyattam who redefined and reinterpreted the traditional dance form of Kerala

In her passing, Mohiniyattam has lost a crusader who widened its repertoire and gave it a new aesthetics rooted in Kerala




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Make in India: A tectonic shiftfor human resources

The Modi Govt drew up a blueprint for 25 focus sectors




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When to take the plunge?

Starting a company requires more than just skill; attitude and environment matter




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‘Time on work’ more vital than ‘time in office’

Sapience Analytics CEO says that improving work-time helps firms operate at peak efficiency




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How do you stack up?




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Apprenticeships can make India’s youth matter

With a target of skilling 500 million people by 2022, apprenticeship will be the key to increasing the employability of youth




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Do you have the makings of a strategist?

Experts believe strategy is applied common sense. It is viewing all the obvious factors in the right perspective




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The four states of organisational knowledge

Tapping into these could accelerate the evolution of an organisation




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Making peace with the present

Transient experiences matter more than milestones




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The customer is king. Really?

If service is core, why outsource it?




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Essentials for a software-defined workplace

Such an environment brings great value to the organisation and its employees




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Giving negative feedback

When you are done with playing the critic’s role, evolve to that of a coach




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Why marketers need that tech edge

Integration of technology and marketing changes the role of marketers




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Skill Development - Bharat U: the ultimate B-school?

Top management talent from across the world heading to India




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Leadership: Seven myths about workplace culture

These urban legends prevent firms from getting sustainable advantage




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Risk Management: Learning to tackle operational surprises

Knowing what can go wrong is key to getting things done right




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Lessons for talent managers from Abdul Kalam

It is time managers revisit their stereotypical notions of who is talented and what talent is




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Focus on health and sickness will recede

Looking for things which are going right can often help address those which are not




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How engaged is the 21st century workplace?

A culture of merit, a flexible environment and empowering technology are key to engaging the workforce of today




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The secret of doing great work

Find that sweet spot between loving what you do and doing what you love




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There’s no pay off to keeping quiet on pay

Keeping employees informed about pay decisions is key to attracting and retaining talent




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When disaster strikes

An effective business continuity plan is key to disaster-proofing your business




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Think organizational culture, think HR

Leaders decide what a company is or what it wants to do — but HR can ensure that this actually gets done




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The key to effective employee retention

A bigger paycheck is not the solution; ensuring a shared commitment to mutual growth is




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Fostering positive workplace communication

At the core of positive workplace communications is the management of employee relationships.




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Life skill coaching, moving from experiential avoidance to psychological flexibility




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Do we have meaningful conversations at work?

There’s enough ‘noise’ in our organisations; what we need is honest and caring communication




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Give employees appropriate strokes




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Coping and decision making in the time of Covid-19




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‘If you feel good, you work good’

TT Srinath reviews Sankarasubramanyan Ramamoorthy's book




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Fear is the key

The best way to conquer fear is to be true to oneself




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Feeling stuck? Here are three ways to rejuvenate your career

No matter where you are in your career, it is always important to evaluate your current role, how you envision success, your steps to achieve it, and ultimately, get to where you want to be




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Government reduces subsidised tomato price to ₹80 a kg

After a re-assessment of the situation from across 500 plus points in the country, the government has decided to sell it at ₹80 per kg from July 16th, 2023




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Centre bans export of non-basmati white rice to check price rise

This variety of rice constitutes 25% of the total rice export from the country




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Tobacco growers in Andhra Pradesh make hay as export demand spikes, seek higher crop cap

Global shortage of 400 million kg of tobacco spurs export demand for the crop; premium leaves fetch farmers in Prakasam and Nellore districts a record ₹210 a kg during e-auctions