Sonal Mansingh calls Ananya Panday’s Bharatanatyam ‘absolute trash’, and she’s not alone
For artists like Sonal Mansingh and Anita Ratnam, borrowing the costume and name of a classical form without its discipline is not fusion. It is distortion.
For artists like Sonal Mansingh and Anita Ratnam, borrowing the costume and name of a classical form without its discipline is not fusion. It is distortion.
Padma Vibhushan Sonal Mansingh has practiced many dance forms, including Manip uri, Kuchip udi, Odissi, and Bharatanatyam.
The former president of India was speaking during a special discussion on the revised edition of the book ‘A Zigzag Mind’ by the renowned dance exponent
The Assam government on Thursday presented the Srimanta Sankardeva Award to renowned Indian classical dancer and cultural icon Dr Sonal Mansingh.
Dr. Mansingh has previously tackled themes like women's rights, environmental protection, and cultural heritage. 'Bhava-Ganga' is another jewel in her artistic crown.
‘Ramotsav’, with Dr. Sonal Mansingh as a main attraction, came to a close in New Delhi on April 29. The programme, hosted by Shri Kamakhya Kalapeeth as part of a two-day KalaYatra cultural festival was sponsored by Centre for Indian Classical Dances (CICD).
"In fact, I opposed emergency and paid the price. During the ten years of the UPA government, I was thrown out of the Sangeet Natak Akademi. I was just teaching dance all those years. I don’t want to get into politics."
President Ram Nath Kovind has nominated four eminent persons to the Rajya Sabha. They are classical dancer Sonal Mansingh, champion…
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik congratulated Padma Vibhusan Raghunath Mohapatra and Odissi danseuse Sonal Mansingh
The nominations of former MP Ram Shakal, RSS ideologue Rakesh Sinha, classical dancer Sonal Mansingh and stone artist Raghunath Mohapatra were made by President Kovind on the advice of Prime Minister Narendra Modi
