Theos-Talk Archives (August 2011 Message tt00043)

You are right, her first performance was in Dec 1935 at International
Convention. According to wiki, Kalakshetra was founded in January 1936 and
that seems to be the reason why the 75th anniversary is celebrated this
year.

MKR
On Aug 22, 2011 10:17 PM, "Jayananda Hiranandani" <professorjaya@q4ei2hbLFnszqEVdfRLqwjeuSdg5lrmTV0-22OZXeT5GGr7S-wCcLekS3m8dB7QVCq5f1GGyCb-o7y9nwA7aB7o.yahoo.invalid>
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> Dear MKR:
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> Many thanks for the interesting iem.
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> If one may ask that was it the 1935 or 1936 Convention Rukmin Devi
Arundale performed.  My belief is 1935.It was the Diamond Jubilee Convention
in 1935.
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> Thanking you,
> Yours fraternally,
> Jayananda H. Hiranandani
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> --- On Sun, 8/21/11, MKR <mkr777@v339adHpCJGXp-TxtcxbwiLv7E7ntwH1KqpetOo3-Sgy6VWAd7H-RcFQQryRVllLM-fRhcRmJCI.yahoo.invalid> wrote:
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> From: MKR <mkr777@v339adHpCJGXp-TxtcxbwiLv7E7ntwH1KqpetOo3-Sgy6VWAd7H-RcFQQryRVllLM-fRhcRmJCI.yahoo.invalid>
> Subject: theos-talk Dance Revival in India by Rukmini Arundale - 75th
Anniversary
> To: "theos-talk" <Theos-talk@yahoogroups.com>
> Date: Sunday, August 21, 2011, 5:50 AM
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> 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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