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 is credited with reviving and redefining Bharatanatyam, which was originally called sadir. Sadir, a form of devadasi dancing, was considered a vulgar art. Rukmini reformed it by eliminating ...

When one reads these lines by Kalidasa, one experiences a living, breathing presence of love. This is sringara. Poetry, sculpture and painting can evoke joy, even exhilaration. Sringara, one of the ...

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 ...

Rama’s exile as demanded by Kaikeyi lasted 14 years. It took Rukmini Devi the same number of years to complete her six iconic Valmiki Ramayana productions. “It is a strange coincidence that it took 14 ...

Indian classical dance is an art that is in tradition for a long. The origin of Indian classical dance traces back to “Natya Shastra” .It is a Sanskrit text. History says that the first text of this ...

Diligent, disciplined, innovative, and unconventional—Rukmini Vijayakumar is a force to reckon with. Unlike a typical Indian household where the focus is on academics, Vijayakumar grew up in a ...