Ramli Ibrahim, the legendary odissi dancer, narrates the journey that women choreographers in odissi have taken and the central role that Sutra Foundation has in bringing them to the fore. [This story is published here with the author's permission.] In April 2011, Sutra Foundation staged Odissi Stirred at the Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre. The newspapers reported that, ‘true to the art,...

David Ananda (Published with Permission)   It's been just over two years since Aneeta and I first met. I was the subject of her article 'All Paws For A Support System', published in New Straits Times in March 2017. She gave me the privilege of sharing with her the story of 'Pawse For A Cause', a project I founded that brings the entertainment industry together to raise resources for needy anima...

By Jason Kincaid [This story first appeared on https://medium.com/descript and is reprinted here with permission from the author.] If you’re a writer — of books, essays, scripts, blog posts, whatever — you’re familiar with the phenomenon: the blank screen, a looming deadline, and a sinking feeling in your gut that pairs poorly with the jug of coffee you drank earlier. If you know that rumble all...

By Sreelata Menon [This story first appeared on firstwriter.com and is reprinted here with permission from the author.] Are your articles being subjected to unnecessary editorial changes? Are you beginning to think your writing’s at fault? Have you felt like committing hara-kiri? Giving it all up? Packing it all in? Don’t! Hang on! It’s not what you think! Read on and discover why editors are...