The Ghazal – A Marriage of Poetry and Music
Waqt ki qaid mein zindagi hai magar
Chand ghadiyan yehi hain jo aazad hain
Life is trapped in time’s prison but
These are the few moments that are free
(from Fayyaz Hashmi’s ‘Aaj Jaane Ki Zid Na Karo’)
One Earth Rotation-a day in dance with SBDC
When it comes to arts in lockdown, all artists have pushed themselves beyond their comfort zone into the precarious world of technology.
Nina Rajarani
Jahnavi Harrison talked to dancer, teacher and award-winning choreographer Nina Rajarani as she prepared to present her new duet with Y.
The Pulse Interview-Shubham Saraf
A Suitable Boy, the BBC One adaptation of Vikram Seth’s epic novel of post-Independence India, stepped into the Sunday evening slot on our TV screens in late July.
Amina Khayyam Dance Company and The Edinburgh Fringe Festival – What's on Hold?
The Edinburgh Fringe Festival would have opened this week but for the pandemic.
Pakistan’s Music Industry – A Historical Perspective
This article by Arieb Azhar was first published in Pulse #137, Summer 2017.
We re-publish it here on the anniversary of Pakistan's independence, 14th August 1947.
Heritage – Stone or Water?
Heritage is arguably one of mankind‘s greatest assets. But how should dance heritage inform practice in the twenty-first century? Naseem Khan looks at the interplay between continuity and change.
Guria: Supporting traditional artists in North India
“In spite of being a mother, sister, daughter,
My caste is still ‘Woman’” [1]
The Dynamics of Displacement: Who were the bar girls?
Sanjoy Roy interviewed Anna Morcom about her book Illicit Worlds of Indian Dance, on courtesans, bar girls and transgender performers.
