Contents Volume 2, Issue 5 | November 2017 Editorial Team 04 Beacons of Light 30 Jayashree Nair Editor’s Note 05 A Woman with a Steadfast Belief Cultural Bulletin 06 Torch Bearers 14 A MAN OF COMMITMENT IN GOD’S OWN COUNTRY Reports 40 Sadanam Puthiya Veetil Balakrishnan Kindled Spirits 52 Scholarly Corner 54 Folk Dances of Rays of Hope 34 Maharashtra Dr Sai Jyothi Palisetty, M.A., Ph.D. A Kuchipudi Diamond Frozen in Time 61 with Resilience Cover Story 20 THIRUKKURAL A Guide for Meaningful, Effective and Joyful Living Tributes 63 Reviews 38 Rasa United: In Sight 64 Vanashree Rao and Dancers Classifieds 65 Scale Great Artistic Heights P 3 | NOVEMBER 2017 Editorial ‘The Dance India’- a monthly cultural magazine in English is our humble "If the art is poor, attempt to capture the spirit and culture of art in all its diversity. the nation is sick." Articles may be submitted for possible Editor-in-Chief publication in the magazine in the following BR Vikram Kumar manner. Executive Editor • Send in your articles to
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