Kuchipudi

Kuchipudi dance festival comes to a close

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Kuchipudi dance festival comes to a close

The three-day Kuchipudi Pathaka Swarnotsavalu at Kuchipudi village in Krishna district came to a grand close on Sunday (December 29), with over 5,000 students, artistes and teachers participating in the programme. Minister for Excise Kollu Ravindra, Minister for Tourism Kandula Durgesh and Deputy Speaker Raghu Ramakrishna Raju were present on the occasion. Speaking on the … Read more

Chime of the anklet bells diminishes as patronage for Kuchipudi dwindles

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Chime of the anklet bells diminishes as patronage for Kuchipudi dwindles

Dancers at a practice session at the Ghantasala Buddhist Stupa near Kuchipudi village in the erstwhile Krishna district. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT At Kuchipudi, a village that saw the birth of one of the nine classical dance forms of the country, the lanes that once reverberated with the sound of anklet bells and bustled … Read more