Last Sunday, Chandralekha would have been 92. A sense of inadequacy grips me as I sit down to write this. As I struggle to find words, memories of the legendary dancer pour into my mind. I had the ...

It’s now just more than a year since the dancer-choreographer Chandralekha passed away at the age of 78. To mark the occasion, her close associates and friends, led by companion and collaborator ...

Chandralekha was quick to laugh but what she always laughed loudest at was the idea of “legacy” – of a sacred institution, unquestioning disciples and a style of dance frozen in time. That is why, ...

I’ve known no greater loneliness than to walk onto a dark stage, put my navel to a small fluorescent cross on the ground, and begin. I am a writer, so I like to think I know something about loneliness ...

On seeing the name Chandralekha Adoor as one of the singers for the song Shanthamayoru Gramam for the upcoming film Paikutty, many couldn’t contain their excitement. The social media celebrity, who ...

Isha recalled that during the shoot of Chandralekha, she asked Nagarjuna to slap her for real in order to truly feel the emotion of anger. She said, "I got slapped by Nagarjuna. I was a fully ...