featured in 2003      From the mouth of a Mahari  by Rahul Acharya, Bhubaneswar  Photos by Rahul Acharya  e-mail: rahul_acharya@rediffmail.com     No capital, no interest, no demand: the state of performing arts in Chennai  Usha Vasanth Kumar & T B Unni Krishnan, Chennai  e-mail: marga2001@rediffmail.com      Threads for thought  by  Rajashree Ranganathan  e-mail: rajashree_nr@yahoo.com      Mysore style of Bharathanatyam – Origin and Evolution  by Shruthi Mukund, Potomac, MD  e-mail: shrushyam@yahoo.com     Seminar on Patrapravesam from Rukmini Devi’s dance dramas  – Sept 17, 2003  by Prof. A Janardhanan, Chennai   c/o e-mail: mithru777@yahoo.com     Ram Gopal - memorable encounters  by Chitra Sundaram, London  e-mail: suchitdance@yahoo.com     Theatrical links between Koodiyaattam and Kathakali  by C P Unnikrishnan, Kochi  e-mail: bharathamuni@satyam.net.in     In response to the “Point of view” by T J S George, Sunday Express dated 14th September 2003, this rejoinder was written by V P Dhananjayan (founder & president, Bharata Kalanjali) to the editor, New Indian Express / Sunday Express, Chennai   Ref: Article: Remember Rukmini, but why forget Bala     Rejuvenation of the folk elements in Mohiniyattam By Natana Kaisiki, the Mohiniyattam Dept. of Natana Kairali, Irinjalakuda  by Nirmala Paniker, Irinjalakuda  e-mail: venuji@satyam.net.in     Kings to sabhas to corporates: the politics of patronage  by Lada Guruden Singh, New Delhi  e-mail: ladasinghg@yahoo.com     South Indian Performing Arts:  Whence? Where Now? Whither?  by Kollengode S Venkataraman, PA  e-mail: ThePatrika@aol.com      Spiritual Power  Graceful Indian dancer shares her skills with students  Interview by Kathy Valin featured in Cincinnati CityBeat  http://www.citybeat.com/2003-08-27/onstage.shtml  Vol 9, Issue 42 Aug 27-Sep 2, 2003  Reproduced with permission from City Beat     To hear and be heard  by Lalitha Venkat, Chennai   e-mail: lalvenkat@yahoo.com     An experience at a Kathak Workshop  by Prasanna Kasthuri, St. Louis, MO, USA  e-mail: sooryadance@yahoo.com     World Friendship Yatra to Mansarovar and Kailash     Anecdote from Atlanta  by V P Dhananjayan, Chennai  e-mail: bkalanjali@eth.net      Sensual sringara to bhakti boredom: the brahminisation of Bharatanatyam  by Lada Guruden Singh, New Delhi  e-mail: ladasinghg@yahoo.com     Mayura Casuba:  A rising young Kathak artiste  by Bhasyam G Iyengar, NY  e-mail: biyengar333@yahoo.com     “Past your Prime –Ageism in dance”  A commentary from across the continent …  by Ramaa Bharadvaj,Yorba Linda, CA, USA  e-mail: angahara-ramaa@yahoo.com     Contemplations of a Choreographer  by Sam Kumar, Chennai  e-mail: sam_kumar1@yahoo.com      No dancing after 45 - Ruling from Justice A K Sikri   by G S Rajan, New Delhi  e-mail: anniraj@nda.vsnl.net     Mohiniattam in Missouri  by Anuradha Chellappa, St.Louis, Missouri  e-mail: anuchellappa@yahoo.com     BharataNatyam: A Kala and its Biological Implications  by Ruchita Vasant Somane  M.A, Part II Dept. of Sanskrit, University of Mumbai  e-mail: ruchitasomane@hotmail.com     Marga  by Usha Vasanthkumar, Chennai  e-mail: nathasha_2001@yahoo.com     DANCE FOR THE CAMERA  by Ileana Citaristi, Bhubaneswar   e-mail: ileana5@hotmail.com     SEVENTY YEARS OF BHARATANATYAM  by Geeta Chandran, New Delhi  e-mail: natyavriksha@hotmail.com