Rukmini laid emphasis on mudras, hastha and lakshana. We have kept in tune with this in our school,” says 87-year-old Krishnamurthy, who began learning Bharatanatyam at the age of 16 at Kalakshetra, ...

At 16, Rukmini fell in love with theosophist and Anni Besant's trusted lieutenant, George Arundale and married him in 1920. Rukmini Devi was also the first woman to nominated as the member of Rajya ...

Rukmini Devi Arundale, an Indian classical dancer and follower of theosophy, is renowned for revitalising the Bharatanatyam dance form and establishing the Kalakshetra Foundation in Madras (now ...

'This setback is only transient, and I am sure this too shall pass.' IMAGE: Artists performing Sabari Moksham, a dance drama during the 'Remembering Rukmini Devi Festival 2023' at Kalakshetra.

The dance drama 'Rukmini... A Woman of Inspiration' by Srijak Chatterjee captures the life of Rukmini Devi Arundale, who revolutionized Bharatnatyam and had a significant political career. The ...

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Kalakshetra Foundation’s 70 th annual art festival got under way here on Wednesday. Mridangam maestro Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman, who inaugurated the event, paid tributes to it’s founder Rukmini Devi ...

The recent eruption of the sexual harassment controversy in Kalakshetra makes one review the art and education vision that late Rukmini Devi Arundale envisioned for the institute in the 1930s and 60s.