A new book exploring Kathakali and its cultural ties between India and Australia

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Ananda Shivaram and Louise Lightfoot - Port Melbourne - 1947 - Monash Music Archives, Monash University, Australia Source: Ananda Shivaram and Louise Lightfoot - Port Melbourne - 1947 - Monash Music Archives, Monash University, Australia

'Louise Lightfoot in Search of India: An Australian Dancer’s Experience' is a new book that looks into the days of cultural collaboration between Australia and India when Kathakali got introduced here for the first time. Acclaimed dancer Ananda Shivaram from Kerala Kalamandalam, led the tour to Australia which was a historical chapter in the cultural collaboration between the two countries. SBS Hindi Producer Amit Sarwal, who is also a Post Doctoral Fellow at Deakin University, is the author of the book. Amit Sarwal speaks about the book which is getting published in January 2017....



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