Theos-Talk Archives (August 2011 Message tt00032)

Basically it is part of the Bharata Natya and I believe it may have been
improvised over time. Here is a website with some info:

<http://www.ragamala.net/the_company/about>

mkr

On Sun, Aug 21, 2011 at 8:40 AM, John E. Mead <jemead@wuMG7HQoHyT6XNKMbiZYGjfD1ZgZfsAmc-MjU02YEgKZIiXJYKwwAQ3TfIV09FZ2_VRIGi8H7JeJLVtYbA.yahoo.invalid> wrote:

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> where does Ragamala fit into the traditions?
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> On 8/21/2011 8:50 AM, MKR wrote:
> > Rukmini Devi Arundale started the revival of the Indian Dance - Bharatha
> > Natya when she performed at the Theosophical Convention at Adyar in 1936.
> > She established Kalakshetra Academy which is now a University and it is
> > celebrating 75th anniversary of the revival. To give you an idea of how
> > popular the dance is in the USA, all the major cities in the USA has
> dance
> > schools and most first generation immigrants from India, invariably send
> > their daughters to be trained in it. You can read about the celebration
> > scheduled in Mumbai.
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> > <http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/watch-learn-like/446453/>
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> > MKR
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