The first episode is the story of discovery, of reaching out, and the story of learning. Dancer, research, and a voice from the Kalvantulu community (hereditary dancer families from the Godavari region) Dr. Yashoda takes us through the idea of lineage and practice in the life of a devadasi weaving her personal journey with the voices of scholars. This episode like the blossom of a bud reveals the story before the flowering that follows. The figure of who the devadasi was, what she did, and where she was. Her conversation with Dr. Saskia (author of Nityasumangali) takes one through the temple practices of the devadasi and what it represented.Voices: Dr. Yashoda Thakore, Sampreeti MalladiGuest: Dr. Saskia Kersenboom

The first episode is the story of discovery, of reaching out, and the story of learning. Dancer, research, and a voice from the Kalvantulu community (hereditary dancer families from the Godavari region) Dr. Yashoda takes us through the idea of lineage and practice in the life of a devadasi weaving her personal journey with the voices of scholars. This episode like the blossom of a bud reveals the story before the flowering that follows. The figure of who the devadasi was, what she did, and where she was. Her conversation with Dr. Saskia (author of Nityasumangali) takes one through the temple practices of the devadasi and what it represented.Voices:&nbsp;<a href="http://yashodathakore.com/about-yashoda/">Dr. Yashoda Thakore</a>, Sampreeti MalladiGuest:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/saskia-kersenboom-7636b2b/">Dr. Saskia Kersenboom</a>

The Kalavantulu community women were the guardians of an art that has since been appropriated into what is today seen as mainstream classical dance in South India.

In this podcast series, Yashoda Thakore, a dancer and a member of the Kalavantulu community, will be taking us on a voyage of discovery, of the roots of her art.
Together, the podcast will shine light on the stories of the long line of women who held the tradition, nurtured it, and embellished it with their devotion. There will be twists and turns in this journey. We will encounter issues of caste, regionality, language hegemony, and the attempts to appropriate and even alienate the art from the artistes who originally practiced it.

This podcast series is a collaborative effort of Goethe Zentrum Hyderabad, Bol Hyderabad and Suno India.

The Kalavantulu community women were the guardians of an art that has since been appropriated into what is today seen as mainstream classical dance in South India.
In this podcast series,&nbsp;<a href="http://yashodathakore.com/about-yashoda/">Yashoda Thakore</a>, a dancer and a member of the Kalavantulu community, will be taking us on a voyage of discovery, of the roots of her art. Together, the podcast will shine light on the stories of the long line of women who held the tradition, nurtured it, and embellished it with their devotion. There will be twists and turns in this journey. We will encounter issues of caste, regionality, language hegemony, and the attempts to appropriate and even alienate the art from the artistes who originally practiced it.
This podcast series is a collaborative effort of&nbsp;<a href="http://hyderabad.german.in/">Goethe Zentrum Hyderabad</a>,&nbsp;<a href="http://bolhyd.commuoh.in/">Bol Hyderabad</a>&nbsp;and Suno India.

Advertisement