Kathak dance exponent and katha vaachak (storyteller who seamlessly sings and dances), Richa began her formal training in Kathak at the tender age of three under the guidance of her parents—esteemed gurus Ravi Jain and Nalini Malhotra Jain. Guru Ravi Jain, a disciple of Shambhu Maharaj of the Lucknow Gharana and Alaknanda Devi of the Benaras Gharana, along with Guru Nalini Malhotra Jain, a disciple of Sunder Prasad and Kundan Lal Gangani of the Jaipur Gharana, have imparted a

In the ever-evolving rhythm of Kathak, where tradition meets the pulse of contemporary expression, Vidha Lal emerges as a luminous force—deeply rooted, yet dynamically expansive. A torchbearer of the Jaipur Gharana, and a recipient of the prestigious Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, Vidha’s journey is one of devotion, discipline, and quiet intensity. Her artistic foundation was shaped under the watchful guidance of Geetanjali Lal at the Nationa

Women are naturally enterprising. When we talk about entrepreneur, an entrepreneur is the one who takes risk. And if you look at a woman she always takes risk. In our societal context, even if she has to study, she might have to struggle and in fact struggle more than her male counterpart. When she gets married she goes into a completely different environment. She essentially reinvents herself at every point, when she does a job she has to prove more because she has to make s

Kamal Lochan an emerging young actor from Assam has marked his credibility in acting with his determined, focused approach and years of involvement in the acting arena at various level. It all started with a quiet restlessness. The need to understand acting beyond applause and instinct. He was inspired during his course at the nationally famed National School of Drama (NSD), an autonomous body under the Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India wherein he found that theatre is trea