World Sanskrit Conference 2025 @Kathmandu , Nepal

I have attended the World Sanskrit Conference which was held in Vancouver , Canada in 2018 and Bangkok , Thailand in 2015, This was the third time I attended the conference . I got the opportunity to present two papers .It was an enriching experience as the feedback which I recieved was positive and encouraging. This experience will remain etched in my memory as it exposed me to very interesting paper presentations from myriad backgrounds connected with Sanskrit . There were incisive papers on women's voice in the context of Sanskrit epics -- Ramayana and Mahabharatrata and perceptions of gender through Puranic stories. A conference which always feeds a lot of food to your brain . Do take a look at their website and their programme to see the vast themes and subjects covered . I would be soon uploading the papers on my acandemia.edu page . So watch out !

The Blog Is Alive Again – 9 Years Later!

Yep, you read that right—9 whole years since I last posted here. I didn’t plan this break, it just... happened. But lately I’ve been thinking about how the world of dance (and honestly, everything else) has turned upside down. Social media has flipped, theatres have shrunk, and workshops have gone digital. So I'm brushing off the dust and getting back to blogging—starting with a recap of what’s changed and what’s been memorable along the way.

Back with a bang....

So I am back with a bang. March was an intense activity at my workplace wherein National seminar on Choreographing the Music was
organised.
ALso released my first Ebook "The concept and the Core of an Alaripu" on Amazon/Kindle....

More to come stay tuned.....

The winning streak continues....

My student Mrunmayee Sonawale won the first at the Bharatanatyam classical dance competition conducted by Akhil Brahman Sansthan, Nasik and Shefali adds another feather to the cap , she won the third at the Dadar Matunga Bharatanatyam Dance Competition....

We start 2016 with a bang.........

Just performed 2 weeks back at the first national seminar of dance which was held at Annabhau Sathe audi . Performed at the Nayaka festival , with stupendous response from the audience of Pune.....social media was abuzz with a positive feedback ....with students discussing my material on watsapp . Next two performances lined up , Nrutyalahari festival at P.L. Deshpande auditorium , Mumbai on 31st Jan and at the Shaniwarwada festival , on feb 7th .

Also my students Tejdipti and Madhuvanti have carved a niche for themselves as photographers and my student Swarada Dhekhane has bloomed into an active blogger on several areas of dance. Her webseries on the compositions of Bharatanatyam margam is one of a kind.

My student Shefali Gokhale stood second at the Swar Sadhana Samiti Bharatanatyam dance competition and this happens at a juncture when her CCRT scholarship has been extended for another two years.

New dreams....New Endeavours ....New Vision....

My paper at the 16th World Sanskrit Conference held at Bangkok , Thailand and flurry of activities.....

So I have arrived a bit late, but just to keep all of you informed.

It was a great experience presentating my paper at the 16th World Sanskrit Conference organised by the Silpakorn University , Thailand , Bangkok. Listening to several research scholars opining on myriad topics was an experience initself. My paper was well appreciated and there were interesting queries too.

Post the conference , i went through an extensive Refresher Course for Lecturers , it was an eye opener for me as the topics ranged from Law to Ethics .

My solo at the Svaravarsha Festival was appreciated in Chinchwad and now my students perform at Aura Aurangabad for Guru Parvati Dutta .

Two days ago I was invited for a talk on art and culture organised by Setu Creations , Pune . An exhilarating experience indeed.

My team invited to Morlaix , France to perform for Armor India Festival 2015

Its a big news and it gets better. My team of dancers consisting of my students Saee Shetye , Manasi Phatak , kathak dancers Gauri Swakul and Raunak Upadhyay and contemporary of dancers Puja Kadam and DID Zee Marathi winner Punyakar Upadhyay perform "Ritu", inspired from Kalidasa's Ritusamhar , they perform to International Fusion music at this years Armor India Festival at Morlaix , France on the first week of May , 2015

The whole 36 min choreography has been concieved and directed by me . The team of 6 dancers will perform twice in Morlaix and a town closer to Morlaix.

On a personal note it has been my dream to work with contemporary dancers and choreograph taking them into the picture . That dream has been fulfilled. Its interesting to collaborate and improvise interesting phrases of movement on Kalidasa's text.

My best wishes to the team of PPARC ( Parimal Performing Arts and Research Centre) for building up this interesting project weaving two classical dance styles and contemporary dance form , performing in Morlaix , France this May.

Bon Chance !!!