As  “Her story of dance’ moves to the 19th century, Yashoda discusses how devadasis and their aesthetic representations were central to the National debate during India’s struggle for Independence.  We see how people, reform movements, acts, Christian missionaries and marriage all come play around what became the identity of the devadasi.  In her conversations with her Guru we see how the hereditary community viewed themselves and the ‘others’ who came to represent them. Prof. Suneeta Rani and Vidya Natarajan  take us through interesting figures like Dr. Muthulakshmi Reddy, Rukmini Devi Arundale and others who  participated in this debate and the role they had to play in making the dance and dancing not of the devadasi

Voices : Dr. Yashoda, Sampreeti Malladi
Guest: Annabattula Mangatayaru, Prof. Suneeta Rani, Sri Vidya Natarajan.

As &nbsp;&ldquo;Her story of dance&rsquo; moves to the 19th century, Yashoda discusses how devadasis and their aesthetic representations were central to the National debate during India&rsquo;s struggle for Independence.&nbsp; We see how people, reform movements, acts, Christian missionaries and marriage all come play around what became the identity of the devadasi.&nbsp; In her conversations with her Guru we see how the hereditary community viewed themselves and the &lsquo;others&rsquo; who came to represent them. Prof. Suneeta Rani and Vidya Natarajan &nbsp;take us through interesting figures like Dr. Muthulakshmi Reddy, Rukmini Devi Arundale and others who &nbsp;participated in this debate and the role they had to play in making the dance and dancing not of the devadasi Voices : Dr. Yashoda, Sampreeti Malladi Guest: Annabattula Mangatayaru, Prof. Suneeta Rani, Sri Vidya Natarajan.

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.

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