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Varsha Seshan

Women of Pride

April 9, 2014 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

Women of Pride unravelled a lot of questions before proceeding to respond to them, at least in part . There was so much about the devadasis that I did not know. Often in books I read, the history of these temple dancers was cheerfully summed up in a couple of sentences. The devadasis were nityasumangali […]

Filed Under: Books, Dance Tagged With: academy, art, Bharatanatyam, culture, history, India, reading, review

Ideas and Institutions in Medieval India

June 9, 2013 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

Paperback ISBN 978-81-250-5174-9 Hard cover ISBN 978-81-250-5175-6 Author: Dr. Radhika Seshan (Associate Professor, Department of History, University of Pune) Publisher: Orient BlackSwan

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: history, India, medieval

Counterblast to Tobacco

May 23, 2013 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

While researching the history of the Stuarts, I discovered some delightful pieces of information. Elizabeth I did not trust tobacco – it made her sick. But she was also intrigued by it. Once, she bet Raleigh that he would be unable to tell her the weight of the smoke. Raleigh was, always, a performer. He […]

Filed Under: Random Tagged With: history

Experiences on Stage III

February 22, 2013 by Varsha Seshan 3 Comments

Performing in Chidambaram is an experience that any dancer would cherish. Mythologically, it is the place where Lord Shiva came and danced the Ananda Tandava, at the request of the sages. The golden temple of Chidambaram finds its way into many traditional songs, thanks to its splendour and history. When we danced there, one of […]

Filed Under: Dance, Travel Tagged With: academy, art, Bharatanatyam, Chidambaram, culture, history, India, performance, programme

Raghurajpur

November 26, 2012 by Varsha Seshan 1 Comment

If you have a day in Puri, visit Raghurajpur. You can see the Konark temple in history textbooks; you can’t see the little craft village with all its passion and creativity. Raghurajpur is famous for painting on Tussar silk and for its palm-leaf engraving. Watching the process of engraving palm leaves was fascinating, as was noticing […]

Filed Under: Travel Tagged With: art, craft, history, Raghurajpur, village