Among all our gods, Krishna is surely one of the favourites for poets & artists. How many emotions and stories woven around this beautiful blue God! The childhood leela of Krishna – the butter-stealing Balakrishna & his harassed Maiya Yashoda.
Way back in 2004, Jigyasa and her young students performed at the Kodai Club in Kodaikanal. [...]
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Devaniya is a homage to two beautiful and dynamic women, two great lovers of performing arts and academics – Devayani and Vani Bai.
Jigyasa remembers her mother Dr Devayani Patel, as a genius in her own right, a gynaecologist, obstretician, psychiatrist and hypno-therapist par excellence. Despite her busy schedules she continued her lessons in Hindustani classical [...]
A few selected students of Devaniya had the divine fortune of learning some nuances of Kathak from the living legend & his muse. To have interacted with them on a one to one basis was absolute bliss, says Jigyasa. It was a blessed experience indeed. Hopefully one day, we will have the good fortune of [...]
On 8th April, at Devaniya, we danced with a different kind of reverence & focus…with our hearts & minds on a corruption-free India…in support of courageous men like Anna Hazare. We performed Tatkaar to the tune of Vande Mataram sung by Lata Mangeshkar- that eternal melodious composition which has the power to move hearts!
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An article in Mylapore Talk by Padmasini touched a poignant cord within us; we feel blessed that our dance school is in a venue which contains the ashes of Bapu. With Vijayadashmi celebrations at Devaniya being scheduled for Oct 2nd, it is truly a case of Serendipity. To know more, here is a note by [...]
Jigyasa shares her joy at visiting Satya Surabhi in Kodaikanal:
I have just returned from Kodaikanal…not from a holiday at the lake or a get-away resort, but from a fairyland. My main mission this time was to teach some of the senior children a dance in kathak style for their annual day scheduled for March 16th [...]
This invite was created for the launch of Devaniya, and designed by Divyam, the brainchild of Prabodh Jain, who heads Rasvihar, the jewellery store & Sarangi as well. All of these ventures represent aesthetics & a penchant for perfection. He has always been a source of inspiration & encouragement to us in all our endevaours, [...]
