The art world on Thursday lost its 'poetic dancer'. Lakshmi Vishwanathan, a celebrated exponent of Bharatanatyam's Thanjavur bani, passed away following a brief chest congestion, barely a few days ...

My sister Lakshmi Viswanathan always felt that her dance was an expression of music, steeped in classicism. She took great efforts to come up with beautiful compositions for her performances. On her ...

Renowned Bharatanatyam dancer and guru, writer and research scholar Lakshmi Vishwanathan died here on Thursday. She was 78. She had chest congestion and had been on medication. She complained of ...

Judging by the lyrical tone of Lakshmi Vishwanathan's book on the Devadasi heritage of the South, Women of Pride (Roli 2008), it was a mistake to ban the institution of these '˜servants of god.' The ...