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Category Posts: Bharathanatyam

A team of Bharatanatyam dancers from London are making waves in UK’s dance scene, putting a much welcomed spotlight on the traditional South Indian dance form. Back in 2025, Navarasa Nayakis, founded by dancer & choreographer Luxika Ellalan made it within the top 10 ranking of World of Dance, London edition. This inspired her and […]

Tamil women & south asian creativity took centre stage at V&A Lates The Victoria & Albert Museum’s monthly late-night event teamed up with Diet Paratha for a special programme, “Legacy in Motion”, celebrating some of the pioneers of South Asian talent. Highlights included: Harri – The Kerala-born menswear designer showcased the largest inflatable dress ever […]

In an era when everything is going electronic, a British-born Tamil percussionist is aspiring to bring the joy of acoustic music back to the UK Tamil music scene with his music video series known as SikDrummer’s Sessions. Nish Raj, known more popularly by his stage name SikDrummer has collaborated with a wide spectrum of artists […]

Passionate about Bharatanatyam, London based Chiinthu Sarvananthan has taken on the mammoth task of breaking the stigma around dancing as an adult. We caught up with Chiinthu – a Bharatanayam dancer, choreographer, and by day, a data protection lawyer – for a quick chat about her upcoming show Annam, that takes place this Saturday (5th […]

How did Yamuna Sangarasivam get a chance to dance with Michael Jackson in his iconic “Black or White” video — which premiered in 27 countries to an audience of 500 million? Although she was a huge fan of the King of Pop, she never imagined that she would meet him, let alone dance a duet […]