Sunil Kothari (1933-2020): A great dance theoretician who was always full of childlike enthusiasm
Conversations with him were always rewarding. He was touched by the Greek muse Terpsichore, he understood what Shiva’s tandava nritya meant. Sunil Kothari. | Ram Rahman
“Just as for every taa, there is a thai, for every debit, there is credit,” Sunil Kothari said, while teaching us accountancy at Sydenham College in Bombay.
Kothari was a polymath. At the college (which liked to describe itself as the best commerce college this side of Suez), Kothari, who was a chartered accountant by training, taught us the elements of book-keeping and accountancy. But his heart was always elsewhere, in dance. He taught accountancy because he knew how to do it; he celebrated dance because that’s what he wanted to do.
Dance Pioneer Astad Deboo Passes Away, Tributes Pour In 24
Mumbai: Dance pioneer Astad Deboo breathed his last in the early hours of Thursday at his residence in Mumbai. He was 73.
“He left us in the early hours of December 10, at his home in Mumbai, after a brief illness, bravely borne,” the family announced on social media. “He leaves behind a formidable legacy of unforgettable performances combined with an unswerving dedication to his art, matched only by his huge, loving heart that gained him thousands of friends and a vast, number of admirers,” it said.
The announcement said, “The loss to the family, friends, fraternity of dancers, both classical and modern, Indian and international, is inestimable. May he rest in peace. We will miss him.” Deboo is noted for creating a modern dance vocabulary that was uniquely Indian.
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