We were delighted to receive a call from New York City. Swati Seshadri, bharatanatyam dancer and Carnatic vocalist formerly based in London, had moved to NYC and felt the need of a space for critical conversations about dance and the arts there.

We invited responses to the statement published on Pulse in April this year: We Stand Against Casteism in Indian Performing Arts.

Dr Avanthi Meduri has wr

Air India' 'Safety Mudras'

Arangetram photos: by Simon Richardson

Sonia Mehta is a singer and social activist whose twin passions have been driving her through a career spanning three decades. 

Kathak dancer and choreographer Aditi Mangaldas has established an international reputation for excellence of technique and aesthetics and for breaking new ground in the themes she has tackled, from feminine desire to violence against women.

Simone Sultana spoke to Sohini ahead of Khiyo's performance at the Southbank Centre's South Asian Sounds Festival: