Born March 21…1966 or about 1970, depending on whom you ask. I would say 1966.
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- Fabulous '40s Songs with Surinder Kaur
- A Little About Tabla Master Zakir Hussain and His Kathak-Dancing Wife, Antonia Minnecola (who studied with Sitara Devi for three decades)
- Raj and Padmini - A Different On-Screen Bond (my contribution to the Kapoor Khazana)
- Some thoughts upon the death of Zarina Begum (and a few other notes updating past posts)
- The Sinister Social Content of the Nose Ring
- About Those Mujras
- An Excellent Find: Kala Bazar (1960)
- Sai-Subbulaxmi
- Vyjayanthimala and Kamala Lakshman in Kath Putli
- Freedom-Fighting Courtesans and Warrior Queens of 1857
Recent Comments
- Neelesh on Sai-Subbulaxmi
- Richard S. on Sai-Subbulaxmi
- Neelesh on Sai-Subbulaxmi
- Richard S. on The Qalandariyya (reflections on an excellent video by Filip Holm, which I saw just two weeks after the Urs of Lal Shahbaz Qalandar)
- dustedoff on The Qalandariyya (reflections on an excellent video by Filip Holm, which I saw just two weeks after the Urs of Lal Shahbaz Qalandar)
- Richard S. on The Qalandariyya (reflections on an excellent video by Filip Holm, which I saw just two weeks after the Urs of Lal Shahbaz Qalandar)
- dustedoff on The Qalandariyya (reflections on an excellent video by Filip Holm, which I saw just two weeks after the Urs of Lal Shahbaz Qalandar)
- Richard S. on Another Post About Dances in Which the Sound of the Feet Hitting the Floor is Part of the Music (focusing this time on an example that probably no one could have predicted here)
- Annlinn Kruger on Another Post About Dances in Which the Sound of the Feet Hitting the Floor is Part of the Music (focusing this time on an example that probably no one could have predicted here)
- Richard S. on Shalom Bollywood (2017) and some of the great old songs and dances sampled there
- dustedoff on Shalom Bollywood (2017) and some of the great old songs and dances sampled there
- Richard S. on Sandhya’s Real Sister, Vatsala Deshmukh
- R on Sandhya’s Real Sister, Vatsala Deshmukh
- Richard S. on Excursions Into Sufi Poetry I: Introduction and The Conference of the Birds
- Songs Of Yore on Excursions Into Sufi Poetry I: Introduction and The Conference of the Birds
Blogs and Sites Active in 2024 or the later part of 2023 (or close enough, especially if I like them or recently discovered them)
- All Things Kathak
- Atul's Bollywood Song A Day
- Chhotahazri
- Cinema Qawwali Archive
- Conversations Over Chai
- Daily (Almost) Musings [Surjit Singh]
- Dusted Off
- Harmonium
- Joy of Dancing
- Masala Punch
- Mehfil Mein Meri
- My Views on Bollywood
- Rekha's Sousaphone
- Songs of Yore
- Sufi Music
- The Alchemy of Indian Classical Music
- The world is too small? or is it?
- Trivia – the spice of life
- Upperstall
- Vintage Indian Clothing
Other Blogs and Sites
- Aspects of Pictorial Indian Dance History
- सिफ़र
- Beth Loves Bollywood
- Bollywood Deewana
- Bollywood Food Club
- Cinema Jadoo
- Doc Bollywood
- Filmi Geek
- Filmi-Contrast
- Harveypam's Blog
- MemsaabStory
- Minai's Cinema Nritya Gharana
- Mister Naidu's Bollywood Blog
- Mr. and Mrs. 55
- Music from the Third Floor
- Old Is Gold [RIP, Bollyviewer]
- Old Malayalam Cinema
- Parties, Sarees and Melodies
- Priya – Films & Humour
- Some Vintage Bollywood Fun
- Tangled Up In Blue
- The Cinema Corridor
- The films and me
- The Pink Bee
- Thick thighs and bad guys
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Dances on the Footpath 
How lovely- Happy Belated Birthday to one of the most fantastic dancers in Indian films (and life!).
Thanks for the comment, Minai – I thought you would like this one. :) Yes, she is one of the most fantastic dancers in Indian cinema and on the stage – which is not surprising, considering…
I think Shobhana is 1970 born.She always said about Padmini .I think she was too small when Ragini died,(she has still preserved a hair piece of Ragini as a relic) .And on Llitha she said like…”encouraging her to dance…”