
Krishna Janmashtami cultural dance at Yogmaya Temple, Mehrauli, in Delhi
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A traditional dance performance takes place during the Sreekrishna Janmashtami celebrations at Yogmaya Temple.
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Jyotsana Jagannathan performs Bharatnatyan dance during the April Horizon series organised by ICCR in Delhi. Dr Jyotsna Jagannathan, hailed as one of the most talented bharatanatyam dancers of her generations, has earned recognition in a very short span of time. Born in Chennai and brought up in Nairobi, Kenya, Jyotsna recalls that her parents wanted her to be rooted to her homeland and its culture. “In Africa we had few opportunities and my exposure to Indian classical arts was minimal,” she recollects. But the few dance performances she watched during her holidays in Chennai left an indelible mark on her young mind. It was while she was in Class XI that dance teacher Hema Govindarajan moved to Nairobi from Bangalore. “Since the 200-member Indian community was a close-knit one, the news s
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