Guru Asana, a multi-tiered triangular wooden throne, adorned with animal motifs, sits at the conventional ‘Nataraja-corner’ on the stage. A copy of Bhagavata Purana is placed on the pedestal tray ...

Usha, a princess from Assam dreams about a prince and falls in love with him. She asks Chitralekha, a friend who has magical powers, to help her find him. Chitralekha identifies the man as Aniruddh, ...

Assam's culture has stepped onto the platform of the Kala Ghoda Arts Festival in Mumbai. On the sixth day of the ongoing multidisciplinary festival, various dance and musical performances were ...

Using speech, theatrical props, rare musical repertoires and classical choreography, Indira and Dr. Menaka PP Bora will explore the sacred and secular perspectives of the 16th century Sattriya ...

BARBAYAN GHANAKANTA Bora and his troupe of Sattriya (classical) dance from Assam gave an enthralling performance at the Mount Carmel Convent School, Bagmugalia on Friday morning. HT Image The ...

Sattriya dance, which was included as one of the eight major dances in India, has been seeing tremendous growth in the public fora. TNIE speaks to two proponents of the art form, who recently ...

Sattriya dancer Anita Sharma striking a pose during her performance on Friday Odissi dancer Masako Ono of Japan performs during the International Performing Arts Festival, at Scientific Society Hall, ...

Being among the seven elite across India to be nominated as a member of the dance advisory committee to the Sangeet Natak Akademi, Delhi, and the first to represent Sattriya dance in the panel, is one ...

For centuries, Sattriya, one of India's classical dances honoring the Hindu God Krishna and his incarnations, remained confined to the monasteries of Assam in India where monks practiced, nurtured, ...