Nrityagram - Lterally means Village of dance and thats exactly what the place is!
India's first modern Gurukul (residential school) for Indian classical dances and an intentional community in the form of a dance village,[2] set up by Odissi dancer Protima Gauri in 1990. The residential school offers training in Indian classical dance forms, Odissi, Mohiniattam, Kathak, Bharatnatyam, Kuchipudi, Kathakali and Manipuri, eight hours a day, six days a week for seven year, following the ancient Guru-shishya tradition.[3] Designed by Gerard da Cunha, the community is situated near Hesaraghatta Lake 30 km away from Bangalore (Source
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If you are a dance enthusiast, this place should definitely figure in your itinerary the next time you are in Bangalore or its vicinity! I was there sometime last year and was definitely bowled over by this quaint little place......
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| Cottages at NrityaGram |
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| Entrance into Nrityagram..... |
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| Beautiful sculpture isn't it.... |
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| You are not allowed to click the pics of dancers in action! This is the picture of a picture |
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AtoZ challenge - N is for NrityaGram....
