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"Folk dances are performed for every possible occasion to celebrate the arrival of seasons, birth of a child, weddings and festivals. Each folk dance has a specific costume and rhythm. These dance forms need to be recognised as they speak for our tradition and diversity," said Prof Ashish Khokar, dance critic and historian.
Deified by dance historians, forgotten by time, she was the iconoclast who brought a dying Bharatnatyam back to life. Her birth centenary is a bid to recapture the reformist zeal that was Rukmini Arundale.
A series of documentaries being screened on Habitat World’s YouTube channel, based on the Mohan Khokhar Dance Collection archive, tell an engaging and rich story about India’s past