Satyabhama Majhi and Niyamgiri: Art, Indigenous Knowledge and the Landscape of Culture

Satyabhama Majhi and Niyamgiri: Art, Indigenous Knowledge and the Landscape of Culture

For some artists, landscape is primarily a subject to be painted. For Satyabhama Majhi, landscape can also become a source of cultural understanding, artistic material and social reflection. Her long-term engagement with the Niyamgiri region and the Dongaria Kondh community has become an important dimension of her contemporary art practice. Based in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, Majhi […]

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Vikram Kumar B R and the Making of a New Generation of Kuchipudi Practitioners

Vikram Kumar B R and the Making of a New Generation of Kuchipudi Practitioners

For Indian classical dance traditions to survive across generations, artistic knowledge must move continuously from teachers to students. This process requires disciplined training, exposure to performance opportunities, access to cultural resources and an environment in which young artistes can develop their own artistic identity. The work of Vikram Kumar B R, also known as Bathina […]

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