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Kalakshetra, as the name suggests, is a centre for artistic endeavour. Founded in 1936 by the vibrant visionary Rukmini Devi Arundale, the Institution stands testimony to her dream of creating a space where the essence of Indian thought would find expression through artistic education. An institution she established with the vision “of ...
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After the death of her father, the family grew close to Dr....
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The Craft Centre at Kalakshetra was inspired by the same...
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Kalakshetra Foundation, formerly simply Kalakshetra, [3] is an arts and cultural academy dedicated to the preservation of traditional values in Indian art and crafts, especially in the field of Bharatanatyam dance and Gandharvaveda music. Based in Chennai, India, the academy was founded in January 1936 by Rukmini Devi Arundale and her husband ...
After the death of her father, the family grew close to Dr. George Arundale, a distinguished Theosophist and an associate of Dr.Annie Besant. But when Dr. Arundale, her senior by 24 years, proposed marriage to the stunningly beautiful and charismatic 16 year old Rukmini, the orthodoxy of Madras was shocked and vehement in their protest.
The Kalakshetra dancer is renowned for his/her impeccable form. One of Rukmini Devi’s most far-sighted inputs to the dance was in the method of teaching the basic steps or adavus of Bharatanatyam. She classified the various adavus, and refined many of the movements, giving them a geometric precision and grace based on some principles of the ...
Spread over almost 100 acres by the seashore in Chennai, the Kalakshetra Foundation, as it is known today, is a vital centre for the study and performance of fine arts. There are three libraries on the campus: 1. Rukmini Devi Library: The library has a collection of 5219 books from Smt. Rukmini Devi’s private collection.
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- Smt. Revathi Ramachandran, Director
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May 30, 2014 · A look back at the history of Kalakshetra Foundation. A series of images show the rich heritage of the foundation and how it began as Ms. Rukminidevi Arundal...
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Official Channel of Kalakshetra Foundation, Chennai Kalakshetra is an institution not merely for the development of art. It exists in order that youth may be educated, not to become artists alone ...
