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 is considered an incarnation of Goddess Lakshmi, the deity of wealth, prosperity, and fortune. She is also revered as the principal queen of Lord Krishna in Dwaraka. Her appearance ...

Several students pass out of an institution but some take efforts to share what they have imbibed. S. Premnath is one such. After graduating from Kalakshetra, he went on to establish a dance ...

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 ...

When the trailer of Mandala Murders dropped, it promised darkness, myth, and blood. But what no one saw coming was how a flashback cameo would haunt the audience even after the credits rolled. Shriya ...

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, ...

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 ...

Though not a ‘leap year February’, it is February and I recall two notable Indians who were born on the last day of February. Morarji Desai arrived in the modest Gujarati home of a school teacher in a ...