Astad Deboo (b.1947) is a pioneering Indian contemporary dancer and choreographer who employs his training in Indian classical dance forms of Kathak as well as Kathakali to create a dance style that is unique to him.More ...
The bloodbath of the Partition (1) and even more painful, the displacement of thousands of people, scarred the nation at the time of her birth in 1947, leaving India’s first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, with a truly disturbing legacy.More ...
The beginnings of contemporary Indian theater are marked by the establishment of Western-style proscenium playhouses in the major centres of commerce – Bombay and Calcutta.More ...
