Scholarly discourse and cultural celebration in print and digital form
Sanskriti is the cultural journal of Tapas Cultural Foundation — a platform for scholarly thought, artistic reflection, and cultural celebration around Bharatanatyam and the Indian classical arts. Published periodically, the journal brings together voices from across the community: senior scholars, performing artists, researchers, students, and appreciators.
The journal's purpose is to deepen the intellectual and cultural life around Bharatanatyam — to ask difficult questions, explore historical dimensions, celebrate living masters, and create a permanent record of the art form as it is practised, taught, and experienced in our time.
Sanskriti is freely distributed to our students, partners, and subscribers, and we actively encourage contributions from across the Bharatanatyam world.
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Exploring the transformative relationship between teacher and student in the Bharatanatyam tradition — essays, portraits, and conversations.
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A special issue dedicated to the theory and practice of the nine rasas — the emotional essences that are the very soul of Bharatanatyam's expressive power.
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Honouring the extraordinary women — devadasis, reformers, scholars, and performers — whose struggles and artistry gave Bharatanatyam its modern life.
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The inseparable bond between Carnatic music and Bharatanatyam — exploring the compositional structures, ragas, and talas that give the dance its sonic life.
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The founding edition — introducing Sanskriti's vision, featuring an essay by Smt. Mahalakshmi Ashwin, and a survey of the state of Bharatanatyam today.
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"Sanskriti was born from a conviction that great art deserves great conversation. Bharatanatyam is not merely a performing art — it is a philosophy, a theology, a way of understanding the world through the body and its expressive intelligence. This journal is our offering to that larger conversation: a space where the artist, the scholar, the student, and the curious reader can come together and deepen their engagement with something truly extraordinary."
Founding Editor, Sanskriti Cultural Journal
We welcome voices from across the Bharatanatyam world
Sanskriti actively invites contributions from artists, scholars, students, parents, and all those who have a meaningful engagement with Bharatanatyam and the Indian classical arts. We believe that the best cultural journalism comes from the community it serves.
All submissions must be original work, not previously published in any form — print or digital.
Articles: 800–2000 words. Short pieces, reviews, and reflections: 300–600 words.
Scholarly essays, artist profiles, performance reviews, historical explorations, personal narratives, and creative writing related to Bharatanatyam.
English preferred. Tamil submissions may be considered. Please include a brief author bio (50 words).
All submissions are reviewed by the editorial board. We will respond within 4–6 weeks of receipt.