Kala Upasana

 The Natya Vriksha World Dance Day celebrations are back to mitigate this unseasonably hot April with cooling showers of natya, rasa and dance learning. In a Facebook video for Narthaki.com, NV founder-president Geeta Chandran explained why they felt a need to start organizing this utsav on World Dance Day (in collaboration with India International Centre Delhi) 18 years ago: ‘I felt that the dance community was fragmented and there were festivals associated with a particular style or dimension of the art. But (there was a need) to bring together the community with all aspects of dance – workshops, seminars, films, young dancers festival – put us on the same page to work towards excellence in dance… It has been an excellent journey with doyens like Kapila Vatsyayan, Kumudini Lakhia, Mrinalini Sarabhai, Yamini Krishnamurthy – whom we have lost over the years – who came and spoke their minds with us and gave us valuable insights into their lives. We’ve had a host of young dancers who...