Torch CONTENTS Bearers 08 Cover Uma Sharma: Married to Dance 16 Story Cultural Budget Cultural 2017-18 Bulletin 28 Beacons 06 of Light Seetha Nagajothy: A Kuchipudi Teacher of Rays 34 Brilliance of Hope Sandip Soparrkar: Reviews A Dancing Genius • MMA Festival 2017 Scholarly • Tarang Ratna 2017 Frozen • TSR Awards (Bhagiratha Vilasam) Corner in-Time • Natyanjali Mumbai The Dilemma of Dance Education 58 6246 42 Reports Gostha Kindled Mumbai • Master Class by Birju Maharaj Goa Spirits • 27th Anniversary Celebrations Vrunda • Purush Kolkata 54 Upadhyay56 • Design 14 - Nrtihya Yog 50 Beyond Borders In Sight Tributes Bond of the Arts Across Borders (Spain) 60 64 63 ‘The Dance India’- a monthly cultural magazine in "If the art is poor, English is our humble attempt to capture the spirit and culture of art in all its diversity. the nation is sick." Editor-in-Chief Coordinators BR Vikram Kumar (News, Advertisements & Subscriptions) Executive Editor Sai Venkatesh, Karnataka Paul Spurgeon Nicodemus Kashmira Trivedi, Thane Editorial Advisor Alaknanda, Noida B Ratan Raju Lakshmi Thomas, Chennai Contributions by Gayathri Gopi, Vellore Padma Shri Sunil Kothari (Cultural Critic) Parinithi Gopal, Sagar Avinash Pasricha (Photographer) Sinam Basu Singh, Manipur Administration Manager Anurekha Gosh, Kolkata KV Lakshmi GV Chari, New Delhi Circulation Manager Dr. Kshithija Barve, Goa and Kolhapur V Srinivas Technical Advise and Graphic Design International Coordinators Haimanti Basu, Tennessee Mallika Jayanti, Nebrasaka Articles may be submitted for possible publication in the magazine in the following manner. • Send in your articles to
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