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Harenthiran Pulingam, Principal Dancer of Sutra Foundation performs for ‘Oh, Odissi! One-World’ Episode 4
Dear friends, Sutra principal dancer Harenthiran Pulingam performs for the Oh, Odissi! One-World online festival presented by Siddhartha Nayak, Houston-based Odissi Academy. Harenthiran performs two compositions of different qualities (tandav & lasya) of Guru...
Malaysia’s Doyen of Dance – Datuk Ramli Ibrahim live on Bernama TV
Dear friends, Watch Datuk Ramli Ibrahim in an online interview by Bernama TV speaking about arts in times of difficulty! Video link:
Suryastaka by Geethika Sree, Principal Dancer of Sutra Foundation
Hi Everyone, Recently Sutra principal dancer, Geethika Sree was invited by Guru Smt Aloka Kanungo (Founder/Director of Kolkata-based Shinjan Nrityalaya) to perform Odissi at their second season of the Odissi Young Dancers Festival. Sutra videographer, Jayaselan...
Happy Chinese New Year
The solstice winter whistles away as it ushers the new moon, building a vortex of hope during the festivity. A wishful state caresses amidst the tumult of crackers and reverberating cymbals. As we hope for that light at the end of the tunnel there is a need to...
Arousing the Body, an Exhibition of drawings by Datuk Ramli Ibrahim
Dear Friends, To say that Ramli Ibrahim has always been fascinated by the body would have been an understatement. However, not many would know that Ramli has always drawn since he was very young. For the last 4 decades as a dancer, teacher and choreographer, Ramli has...
Remembering Dr Sunil Kothari
Sutra Foundation was privileged to be part of a compelling tribute to art historian and dance critic, the late Dr Sunil Kothari, presented live at Natarani Theatre of Darpana, Ahmedabad on 21 Jan, 2021. It was hosted by well known actor, dancer and activist Mallika...
The irrepressible Dr Sunil Kothari – A Tribute
Read More: https://www.nst.com.my/lifestyle/groove/2021/01/657676/showbiz-irrepressible-dr-sunil-kothari
Wishing you a Merry Christmas
UM-iWEEK Opening Ceremony 2020
Do join our Welcoming Ceremony. Here’s the link. We will begin shortly. WATCH HERE: https://youtu.be/87MCRTjMNzc
The Board of Trustees of Sutra Foundation wishes you Happy Deepavali.

The men in Odissi
With exclusive repertoires and movements geared for the male body, this classical dance form is fast shedding its ultra feminine tag It’s an irony that Lord Nataraj, the creator of dance, is male while his creation has been the bastion of the female. Similarly,...
Indian classical dance and its unique relation to Deepavali
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 10 — Indian classical dance is not merely about expressing oneself but is steeped with tradition and a representation of culture. There are approximately eight forms of Indian classical dance which are the Bharatanatyam, Odissi, Kuchipudi, Kathak,...