"I believe that a person who does not have respect for time and does not have a sense of timing can achieve little."
- Pioneering space scientist Dr Vikram Sarabhai
And just like that! It is 2026!
The Chinese year of the Horse. The sacred month of Margazhi or
Margasirsha. The time of holidays, family gatherings, dance meetings and
of transition when we watch another 12 months that has flashed past us
and a brand new dozen appears, filled with the promise of an improved
year ahead.
2025 has been a year of great fluctuations. Many of us in the performing
arts have faced major life shuffles, dislocations, health challenges
and many ruptures. But the year has also been important for personal
development, career shifts and lifestyle readjustments. Global and geo
political realities have impacted the arts and have reduced the flow of
people and ideas. The rise and rise of digital technology has caught
many of us by surprise and is presently overwhelming us with its
astonishing complexity and sophistication.
And yet, here I am. Writing this monthly column, now in its 16th year.
That means that this is the 190th monthly edition that I am sharing with
you. It has been and continues to be a privilege to express my views
and opinions as another generation of dance emerges to claim space and
attention for Indian dance. Whether Gen Z and the Millennials read my
thoughts or not, these will remain as a document of observations and
reflections of a dance passionista!
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FROM THE ARCHIVES
Kalasutri Bahuliya: A dying puppetry art of Maharashtra
- Charanya Gurusathya
A qualitative research study on string puppets of Maharashtra is
conducted to explore the origin and history of puppetry, to revive the
art and to explain how and why traditional art forms continue to have
educational efficacy for contemporary developmental projects. 
Dance and Martial Arts
- Umesh Naidu
It has been nine years now; however long I journey, I realize it's a new
discovery everyday, but I feel it started only in recent times.
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BIRTHDAY WISHES
Vyjayanthi Kashi: Jan 1
Anuradha Vikranth: Jan 1
Shila Mehta: Jan 1
Satyanarayana Raju: Jan 6
Lakshmi Gopalaswamy: Jan 7
Srivatsa Shandilya: Jan 8
Savithri Jagannath Rao: Jan 9
Darshana Jhaveri: Jan 9
Leela Venkataraman: Jan 11
Janaki Srinivasan: Jan 13
Geeta Chandran: Jan 14
Vaibhav Arekar: Jan 21
P Praveen Kumar: Jan 25
Bijayini Satpathy: Jan 26
QUOTE
No matter how it looks to the audience, art really does imitate life, with all its slips and stumbles and winces and victories.
- Jeremy Reynolds, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette journalist
Nataraja temple, Chidambaram, Tamilnadu
Photo: P Praveen Kumar
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