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Think You Are a Guru? I Encourage You to Think Again.
By Suchitra Sairam
We’ve collectively ruined the word “guru”.
This…
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#natyamnaatak - "Are You Obsessed with Food or Something?"
“Are you obsessed with food, or something?”
I received this…
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Parivaar - What does ‘family’ mean at Kala Vandanam?
By Suchitra Sairam
"What does ‘family’ mean at Kala Vandanam?"
We…
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#natyamnaatak - Accountability Hits Too Close to Home
Sometimes, my students’ younger siblings are my best…
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#natyamnaatak - "I’m Going to Tell on You!"
I taught a 1 week Bharatanatyam residency at a local STEM elementary…
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2023 Retrospective - A Look Back to Leap Ahead
By Suchitra Sairam
There is a wonderful Sanskrit phrase…
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#natyamnaatak - "Why Don’t We Have Class?"
I recently took a weekend off for wedding anniversary travel,…
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#natyamnaatak - "Stage Anxiety (Not to the Max)"
Stage Anxiety (Not to the Max)
Kala Vandanam’s…
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It’s Not a Teacher’s Job to Teach. It is a Student’s Job to Learn.
By Suchitra Sairam
“A teacher never teaches. A student…