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'Kumari' Kamala

Bharatanatyam Dancer She literally took Bharathanatyam to the silver screen, and still brings a misty eyed look to the eye of the rasika. 'Kottu Murase' you can hear them think, 'Naadhar mudi mel irukkum nagapaambe.' And she is still the sprightly, beautiful 'Kumari' Kamala to them. .

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'Marathon Pallavi'

• KUTCHERIBUZZ ARCHIVES Ragam-tanam-pallavi (RTP) is the most important and complex item in a Carnatic music concert. Normally, a two and a half hour concert includes ragam-tanam-pallavi for 45 minutes. If the ragam - tanam - pallavi alone constitutes a complete concert, what could be the reaction of the rasikas? .

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Sharing knowledge through new media

Prof. Sudharani Raghupathy, the eminent classical dancer and guru, is now devoting time to another interest. Of sharing her knowledge through modern media. .

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Tradition goes Hitech

The learning of classical art forms has seen many phases. The traditional gurukula system of staying with the guru, serving him in his daily routines and learning when the guru intends to teach, visiting the guru's place at a mutually convenient time for both the student and the guru, through crash courses learning for a short time to go back with recorded tapes to learn at the students' pace and so on. .

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