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Pt. Birju Maharaj at Sirpur Dance Festival

Sirpur National Dance and Music Festival 2015

Posted on January 21, 2015April 13, 2021

I attended the recently concluded Sirpur National Dance and Music Festival 2015 in Chhattisgarh. Now that I am back, if I could have it my way, I would like to attend the next year’s festival too. You can read about it all in this post or you may go and check out my short videos…

Bandhavgarh National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India

Folk Dances from MP

Posted on November 12, 2013May 9, 2021

In spite of saying again and again that I am not a dance person I end up posting more and more dance videos! I guess it is fair to conclude that I do enjoy watching dances. On my trip to Bandhavgarh with Pugdundee Safaris I saw folk dances from MP. This was at their Kings…

Ramayana Performance, Cambodia

Scintillating Dances from Siem Reap, Cambodia

Posted on September 21, 2013May 11, 2021

I spent just one night and two days in Cambodia but what an everlasting impact it left. As part of the ASEAN Media Trip we were hosted for dinner by the Cambodian Ministry of Tourism at Royal Angkor Resort. Along with the dinner, they also hosted a scintillating dance show for us. The scene was…

Makeup of a Kathakali Dancer, Kochi, Kerala

Kathakali and other Dance Performances at Greenix Village, Fort Kochi, Kerala

Posted on July 27, 2013May 12, 2021

I have to say I am not much of a culture person. But boy I am glad I went to Greenix Village (which is right across my hotel, Fort House) in Fort Kochi for a cultural evening. It was beautiful beyond all my expectations. The shows are priced at various levels. If you wish to…

Dance at Sungai Pasu Home Stay, Pahang, Malaysia

Posted on October 2, 2012November 19, 2016

I took a short video at the dance presentation at Sungai Pasu home stay at Pahang, Malaysia. Sometimes it is easier to talk via a video than words. You can see three Malaysia Tourism Hunt 2012 participants joining the locals. The gentleman who started it all was from Japan and he was quite popular with…

The Dancers from Malaysia

Posted on September 29, 2012

On both my trips to Malaysia I have had the pleasure of watching many dance performances. I do not understand the language but the costumes are really colorful,  the movements graceful and the music upbeat. This was the first performance on the Malaysia Tourism Hunt 2012 trip. The group was actually much bigger but I…

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