Celebrated classical dancer Sonal Mansingh made history as the first woman to learn and perform Chhau, a traditionally male-dominated dance form rooted Read More
Legendary dancer and choreographer Uday Shankar was honoured as the first recipient of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for Creative Dance, marking Read More
Celebrated Kuchipudi exponents Raja and Radha Reddy etched their names in history as the first dance couple to be individually and jointly Read More
A landmark in Indian dance scholarship was achieved with the publication of Classical Indian Dance in Literature and the Arts, authored by Read More
The early 20th century witnessed a cultural awakening in India with the establishment of the country’s first dance schools—Santiniketan in Read More
The year 1930 marked a turning point in the history of Indian classical dance, with the founding of Kerala Kalamandalam in Trichur (now Read More
A milestone in the documentation and promotion of Indian classical arts was achieved in October 1983, when Sruti, the first known English-language periodical Read More
The roots of India’s first known dance drama form trace back to 17th-century Kerala, where a royal creation fused classical, ritualistic, Read More
The Natyashastra, an ancient Sanskrit text attributed to the sage Bharata Muni, holds the distinction of being the earliest known treatise on Read More
Indian actress and influencer Anushka Sen has made cinematic history by becoming the first Indian actress to star in a South Korean Read More
