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A step for Indian culture

Manasi Pandya Raghunandan is passionate about educating people in India and abroad not just about our dances, but also about our culture and tradition




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Dance for happiness

The Thimphu Tshechu in Bhutan, offers a spiritual uplift through dance.




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In step with changing beats

The art of nattuvangam has undergone a sea change. Archana Nathan speaks to exponents to find out what this means for the classical form




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Celebrating an alternate style of Odissi

A dance festival-symposium paid tribute to Guru Debaprasad Das who believed that Odissi originated from the tribal and folk traditions.




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Anusha’s impressive Kuchipudi

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




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Repertoire and beyond

Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan’s dance fest in Coimbatore showcased myriad themes.




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Door to another world

Kay Poursine talks about how the inimitable T. Balasaraswati led her on a journey of art.




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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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Sandhya Raju: The National Awards for ‘Natyam’ are a validation of our efforts

Sandhya Raju, who won the national award for best choreography for ‘Natyam’, discusses how she wanted to make the dance compositions appeal to moviegoers 




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Is arangetram losing its real purpose?

Despite a deluge of debut performances across the globe, very few young dancers seem to make it to the professional stage




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What artistes can do to save the planet

‘Detritus’, a multiform performance, highlights the urgent need to switch to sustainable art practices




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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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Reorienting organisations for gen-next

Millennials crave collaboration, team-based projects and easy flow of information




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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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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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How to integrate young managers into family businesses

Given our management curriculum’s focus on Western business processes and practices, managers need to be groomed to work with family-managed firms




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THE NEW MANAGER




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The four states of organisational knowledge

Tapping into these could accelerate the evolution of an organisation




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Customer management




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THE NEW MANAGER




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Selecting the right candidate

Building a team or an institution requires both courtesy and common sense




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Towards demand-driven training

Vocational education should involve industry




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THE NEW MANAGER




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Of mentors and tormentors!

A ready-reckoner to help you choose the right one to guide the best and the brightest




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THE NEW MANAGER




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The smart man’s disease…

… you agree with someone’s view but just cannot acknowledge it with a firm ‘yes’




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The multiplier effect of analytics

Big Data is a key raw material, and processing it can make or break an enterprise




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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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Be curious, spend time on important stuff, says Ericsson CEO Vestberg




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Designing organisations as ‘selfless’ collectives

Reducing complexity and friction between members is important




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Engaging and retaining your high potentials

Providing meaningful roles and constant mentoring are essential




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The dilemmas of a consultant

Safeguard your professionalism by recognising your strengths and standing firm in the way you conduct 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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‘Before you can create, you must forget’

Unlearning is an indispensable part of innovation-led growth, says best-selling author Vijay Govindarajan




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Of commitment and self-fulfilment, the Harman way

Vinita Shrivastava, Senior Director at Harman India, on how to ensure loyalty while helping employees reach personal goals




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#BLChat : Of bell curves and appraisals

Missed BusinessLine's Twitter Chat on performance reviews? Read the Storify here!




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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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All is vanity




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Hierarchy of desire in organisations




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Coping and decision making in the time of Covid-19




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Co-driving is the reality, and AutoPilot- the desired state




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Resilience and relevance, a current need




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Mentoring and emotions




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Employee Engagement: What, why and how?

It is intrinsic and based on the belief system, attitude and values of the individual




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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