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| | Rukmini - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | In Hinduism, Srimati Rukmini was the first wife and queen of Krishna, the 8th avatar of Vishnu. | | | Bheeshmaka gave in but Rukmini, who had overheard the conversation was horrified and immediately sent for a brahman, Sunanda, whom she trusted and asked him to deliver a letter to Krishna. | | | The Srutis which are closely associated with the narrations of the pastimes of the Vraja-gopis with svayam-rupa Bhagavan Sri Krishna, the Parabrahma, have declared this truth. |
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| | Stanza 56 (verses 1-5) : Kresna and Rukmini and the troops,i.e. | | | Rukmini sitting with ladies-in-witing and a woman priest in audience.(Kresnayan Kakawin stanza 38 verse 1) | | | Kresna is accused of eloping with Rukmini (Kresmayama Kakawin stanza 40 verses 6,7,8,9) |
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| | "KALAKSHETRA" and RUKMINI DEVI |
| | But, after seeing the dance as performed by Rukmini Devi, Dr. Muthulakshmi Reddy realised that it was completely different from the kind of dance form she had strived to remove from the temples. | | | Muthulakshmi Reddy who was one of those responsible for the stopping of the ‘Devadasi’ tradition of temple dancers went to Rukmini Devi’s mother, who was a friend of hers, and asked her why she had allowed her daughter to learn dance. | | | In her last interview she said
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http://www25.brinkster.com/radhan/Chennai_Online_Article_on_Rukmini.htm
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| | Rukmini |
| | Rukmini went with her entourage to the temple to worship Gowri. | | | Thereafter the marriage of Sri Krishna and Rukmini was celebrated grandly at Dwaraka. | | | But Rukmini, having heard of Sri Krishna's good character and greatness, had mentally accepted him as herhusband. |
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http://www.freeindia.org/biographies/gods/lakshmi/page14.htm
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| | Profiles - Revolutionising Sadir by Sunil Kothari |
| | Rukmini Devi in her wildest dreams could never have thought that one day she would help revive the dance of the devadasis, both performing and subsequently establishing a centre to teach it. | | | Not only did Rukmini Devi learn from a devadasi and the great master Pandanallur Meenakshi Sundaram Pillai, but she also had the courage to present it in public during the Diamond Jubilee Convention of The Theosophical Society in December 1935. | | | Young Rukmini Devi came to the notice of Annie Besant, who saw in her the possible making of a World Mother, just as in J. Krishnamurti she had seen a World Teacher. |
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http://www.narthaki.com/info/profiles/profil44.html
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| | Rukmini Devi |
| | It has been a shibboleth among the legion of Rukmini Devi's admirers that it was she who saved Bharatnatyam from oblivion. | | | In her 20s, the theosophists proclaimed her the Mother Goddess -- the Devi -- embodying the great spiritual values of Hindustan, even as they identified J. Krishnamurti as the new messiah. | | | She did sanitise it by virtually eliminating the sringara (erotic) element and enveloping it in bhakti. |
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http://www25.brinkster.com/radhan/rukmini.htm
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| | Rukmini with priests in audience (Kresnayana Kakawin stnaza 32, verse 10) | | | Stanza 33 (verses 1-17) : This stanza described the beauty of Rukmini and her adornments. | | | He sent a maidservant to bring his letter to Rukmini who was alone in the palace garden. |
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http://www.petra.ac.id/eastjava/tourism/summary1
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| | Krishna Book Chapter 53: Krsna Kidnaps Rukmini |
| | Rukmini offered her prayers to the deity by saying, "My dear goddess Durga, I offer my respectful obeisances unto you as well as to your children." The Goddess Durga has four famous children: two daughters--the goddess of fortune, Laksmi, and the goddess of learning, Sarasvati--and two famous sons, Lord Ganesa and Lord Karttikeya. | | | On the other hand, even though Rukmini was the goddess of fortune, she went to the temple of the goddess Durga because the family deity was worshiped there. | | | Rukmini was so elated by the brahmana's message that she wanted to give him in charity everything she possessed. |
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http://www.krsnabook.com/ch53.html
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| | Rukmini's father, the king of Vidarbha, decided to give away Rukmini in marriage to Shishupala, the king of Chedi. | | | Krishna along with Balarama came down to Vidarbha and took away Rukmini in a chariot and killed Shishupala in the battle followed. | | | Vittoba is a form of Krishna, the name Vittoba means Father Vittala. |
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http://www.gsbkerala.com/temple/payyannur.htm
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| | Krishna Book Chapter 60: Talks Between Krsna and Rukmini |
| | The pastimes of Krsna and Rukmini in Dvaraka are accepted by great authorities as manifestations of those of Narayana and Laksmi, which are of an exalted opulence. | | | Nor was it possible for Rukmini to do so in advanced age, when she had many married sons. | | | In this way, when Lord Krsna pacified Rukmini by His sweet words, she could understand that what was formerly spoken by Him was not actually meant, but was spoken to evoke some joking pleasure between themselves. |
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http://www.krsnabook.com/ch60.html
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| | Glorification of Rukmini Devi by Sri Vadiraja Tirtha |
| | Glorification of Rukmini Devi by Sri Vadiraja Tirtha | | | "Being immersed in the sea of joy Rukmini offered Her surging tears of joy at the feet of Her husband (Sri Krishna who comesmeditate upon the region of the braided and ornamented hair tied over the heads of Rukmini and Sri Krishna. | | | There are numerous verses glorifying both Krishna and Rukmini. |
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http://www.avatara.org/rukmini/glor.html
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| | 'No one can take her place' |
| | It seems Rukmini Devi had asked him to bring some Brahmin boys to Kalakshetra because, in those days, only those who belonged to the Pillai community danced. | | | I really do not know why she sent me when there were so many people she could choose from, but I was elated. | | | When she wanted someone to learn one ashtapadi [verse about Lord Krishna] directly from Papanasam Sivan, who was one of the greatest musicians of the time, she chose me for the privilege. |
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http://www.rediff.com/news/2004/mar/03spec.htm
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| | Rukmini Devi centenary celebrations -About Rukmini Devi |
| | Rukmini who believed that ancient centers of education in India and Greece | | | In 1935, she gave a dance recital at the International Convention of the Theosophical Society at Adyar, Madras, which found the appreciation of a larger audience, which was | | | In 1932, for the first time, Rukmini saw the south Indian classical dance form, Bharatanatyam. |
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http://www.kutcheribuzz.com/rukminidevi/rukminidevi.htm
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| | FEATURES SAMACHAR -- The only bookmark on Features you'll ever need |
| | But it is no exaggeration to say that both of them left their mark on the Indian scene as few other women of their generation have. | | | In the thirties to be a divorcee in India was a definite handicap. | | | By then Kamaladevi had come to be known as a liberator of women. |
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http://www.samachar.com/features/100403-features.html
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| | Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 10 Chapter 53 |
| | SB 10.53.29: Noting the brahmana's joyful face and serene movements, saintly Rukmini, who could expertly interpret such symptoms, inquired from him with a pure smile. | | | SB 10.53.47-48: Rukmini worshiped the goddess with water, scents, whole grains, incense, clothing, garlands, necklaces, jewelry and other prescribed offerings and gifts, and also with arrays of lamps. | | | SB 10.53.22: The lovely daughter of Bhishmaka anxiously awaited the arrival of Krishna, but when she did not see the brahmana return she thought as follows. |
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http://srimadbhagavatam.com/10/53/en1
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| | Destined to dance |
| | She began by teaching her brother's daughter, Radha (Burnier, who went on to head the Theosophical Society of India). | | | The tribute will begin with a prayer meeting under the banyan tree she planted 54 years ago. | | | It was dance that found me,' she once said. |
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http://inhome.rediff.com/news/2004/feb/27spec1.htm
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| | Theosophy as Beauty by Geo.S.Arundale, Shrimati Rukmini Devi & C.Jinarajadasa |
| | Whenever invited she will be glad to give public addresses on “The Message of Beauty to Civilization.” She hopes also to interpret especially through Dance Recitals that Eternal Wisdom which some of us call Theosophy, but which goes under many names. | | | Two days later Shrimati Rukmini had the pleasure of giving a similar Dance Recital before Their Excellencies the Governor and Lady Marjorie Erskine at Government House, Madras. | | | Especially in India poverty among the masses is so acute that they cannot generally afford two meals each day, let alone the most trifling payment for seats at a theatre. |
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http://www.theosophical.ca/TheosBeauty.htm
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| | Parip/Practice as Research in Performance |
| | Rukmini Devi, besides, was also the spiritual daughter of Dr. Annie Besant, the well-known British feminist and political activist who integrated British suffragette movement into her own brand of New Age spiritualism. | | | To realize her Divine feminine vision, Annie Besant gave Rukmini the divine name of ‘Devi’ and appointed her as the leader of the World Mother campaign, conceived as a parallel movement to the World Teacher enunciation embodied by J. Krishnamurti. | | | What needs to be noted, however, is that Rukmini Devi exceeded the discursive categories in which she was recuperated because she worked as a liminal figure in the multiple fields of art, culture, education, politics and spirituality and left her trace in all these domains. |
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http://www.bris.ac.uk/parip/ab_meduri.htm
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| | SRUTI-India's premier music and dance magazine |
| | Even more scintillating was the tana varnam in Telugu in Vachaspati (Ata tala), a creation of Tiger Varadachariar. | | | The function was jointly organized by the International Social Foundation "Congress of Spiritual Harmony", Astana city Administration (Akimat) and the Indian Embassy in the Republic of Kazakhstan. | | | The varnam composed in Sanskrit by Venkatachala Sastri set in Sreeranjani raga and Adi tala by Tiger Varadachariar which has been performed by Rukmini Devi came off as a consummate performance. |
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http://www.sruti.com/July04/nnote.html
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| | Welcome to Thakita.com - Brought to you by Info-Drive |
| | Rukmini Devi was the daughter of a well-known and much respected Sanskrit scholar, A. Nilakanta Sastri. | | | By emphasising the spiritual and religious aspect of the dance form, Rukmini gave respectability to Bharata Natyam which had been looked down upon. | | | The International Cultural Centre published a book in her name in the year 1963. |
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http://www.thakita.com/other-aspects-biographies.asp
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| | Tribute to a teacher - Deccan Herald |
| | Again, she juxtaposes the scenes of Rukmini’s agony on the one hand with others from Dwaraka where Krishna is seen deferentially receiving the Brahmin who has brought him a letter. | | | Taking out the verses she had discarded from various texts, and putting them together in a neatly executed ballet which complements the earlier one without compromising it, he has condensed the original into five simple episodes. | | | In Rukmini Devi’s dance drama, which runs into more than seven acts, we are first introduced to the court of Bhishmaka where he shares his thoughts with his queen, and, later on, with his son. |
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http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/feb292004/sh3.asp
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| | Rukmini Devi Arundale |
| | Later (1935), Rukmini Devi, with the help of the ever-helpful and enthusiastic E.Krishna Iyer, persuaded the rather reluctant guru, Pandanallur Meenakshisundaram Pillai to teach her the basic technique of the dance and build up a repertoire in systematic progression. | | | That she was a great influence on Rukmini Devi is no exaggeration. | | | Unwilling to spend all his time in Madras away from his own village, the guru eventually deputed Chokkalingam Pillai his son- in-law as well as his young students such as Sabaranjitham to teach Rukmini. |
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http://www.infobankofindia.com/women/arts/files/Rukmini.htm
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| | Review - AABHA pays homage to Rukmini Devi Arundale by Arun P Madangarli |
| | Gayatri Devi of New York, the honored chief guest of the evening, who is Rukmini Devi’s senior most disciple and an internationally renowned virtuoso proponent of Bharatanatyam in her own right, lit the traditional “Kuthuvilakku” (lamp) that signified the start of the dances in the agenda. | | | Set to raga Vasantha and to Khanda Ata Talam, this item describes the Ananda Tandavam of Lord Shiva, a metaphor to the belief in the interdependency of the good and the bad and the dynamic balancing between opposites that constitute life. | | | No better introduction to Rukmini Devi was needed; she, along with many other stars of Kalakshetra who claimed her tutelage, was interviewed exhaustively during the course of the documentary. |
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http://www.narthaki.com/info/reviews/rev158.html
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| | Operas |
| | Finally, on the advice of her companions, she composes a letter to Sri Krishna where she pours out her heart. | | | He hears her call out to him to rescue her. | | | Krishna is in the midst of his Leelas when he has a premonition of Rukmini’s suffering. |
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http://www.kuchipudi.com/htmlfiles/operas5.htm
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| | Anil Kumar |
| | tells Satyabhama about Lord Krishna, Rukmini, and the Parijat. | | | His mission completed, Narada now seeks out Satyabhama in her palace | | | Satyabhama, and the other his devoted concubine, Rukmini. |
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http://www.wingsofayshe.com/anil_script.html
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| | Radha&Rukmani |
| | Once, Krishna picked up his bow and prepared to do battle with the demon Naraka, who claimed he could be killed by no man. Rukmini, who had always wanted to watch Krishna fight, decided to accompany him. | | | Determined to marry Krishna, and not the man selected by her brother, Rukmini secretly sent a letter to Krishna requesting him to accept her as his wife. | | | Rukmini became Krishna's chief queen and the mother of his sons. |
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| | Rukmini - Wife of Krishna - Indian Mythology |
| | Rukmini - Wife of Krishna - Indian Mythology | | | Rukmini was the daughter of King Bhishmaka, the ruler of the Bhoja Kingdom. | | | She had fallen in love with Krishna after having heard his heroic exploits, but her brother, prince Rukmi, was desirous of marrying her to his friend, King Shishupala of Chedi. |
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| | Books By Rajaji - Mahabharata - Rukmini ( Page 1) |
| | Her relatives approved the idea, all except her eldest brother Rukma, the heir apparent, between whom and Krishna there was no love lost. | | | Rukma pressed his father not to give Rukmini in marriage to the ruler of Dwaraka but to marry her instead to Sisupala, the king of Chedi. | | | BHISHMAKA, the king of Vidarbha, had five sons and an only daughter, Rukmini, a princess of matchless beauty, charm and strength of character. |
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http://www.hindubooks.org/books_by_rajaji/mahabharata/rukmini/page1.htm
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| | The Tea City of North East |
| | One can see a glorious sunrise over the tea gardens in the east and a lovely sun set in the west. | | | Rukmini Island- a beach island is an exclusive pearl, located on the Southern fringe of the mythological Vidarbha, 11 km upstream from the Dibrugarh in the midst of the great Brahmaputra:- ‘the son of Brahma’- the creator. | | | Rukmini is a nature lover cum adventurer’s exclusive retreat with a beautiful view of the outer Himalayas of Arunachal. |
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http://dibrugarh.nic.in/rukmini1.htm
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| | The Telegraph - Calcutta : Nation |
| | She had been a great beauty in her day.” | | | A book on her by one of her followers, C. Nachiappan, was presented by the author to Zaiwalla, who has, in turn, given it as a gift to the Indian High Commission library. | | | Rukmini Devi, who was living in Madras, I think, came to London. |
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http://www.telegraphindia.com/1050512/asp/nation/story_4728154.asp
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| | Hinduism - Free Encyclopedia |
| | Devotees of Krishna worship him either as an adult together with his first wife and queen Rukmini (Rukmani) or, far more commonly, as an adolescent together with his childhood sweetheart and eternal consort Radha, who is regarded as an incarnation of Laxmi and the embodiment of devotion. | | | This paved the way for the modern tendency in northern India to write literary texts in local languages. | | | Two major systems of Krishna worship developed, each with its own philosophical system. |
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| | Sri Rukmini Dwadasi |
| | Any person, if he worships the dear Lord of Rukminidevi with flowers, according to the season, all of his desires will be fulfilled in this world and in the next (the spiritual world). | | | Sri Sri Rukmini Dwaradisha in Los Angeles Iskcon: | | | Sri Rukmini Avatara - kidnaping of Rukmini......:and other related Krishna-Rukmini lilas: |
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| | Devotional Poems by Krishna-kripa Das |
| | the appearance day of Sri Rukmini, based on Srila Prabhupada's | | | Oh Lord 'cause I have heard of You, | | | (written by Krishna-kripa das in honor of Rukmini Dvadasi, |
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| | Rukmini Varma's Web Page |
| | She was on the other hand given all the encouragememt at home. | | | Rukmini Varma, is the great grand daughter of Raja Ravi Varma. | | | Rukmini Varma assimulated the artistic heritage which her family had to offer. |
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http://www.angelfire.com/ga/rukminivarma
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| | Oral History: Immigration, Rukmini, by Sophie ., Grade 5, California |
| | Rukmini has been living in America for 14 years, but she still is a citizen of India. | | | Rukmini left India in 1985 and came to America even though she had a husband and a child still in India. | | | Rukmini's sister, Kalyani, was already settled down with a family when Rukmini came. |
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http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/writing/publish/readrep.asp?SID=135&topic=Immigration
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| | International Vegetarian Union - Rukmini Devi Arundale |
| | It is also odd as Rukmini was reported to be a Brahmin, the most strict of Hindu vegetarians who would not normally have eaten eggs anyway. | | | We have no further details but presumably Rukmini continued to support him in this role, she would have been only 39 when he died. | | | This greatly loved Indian lady had served the Vegetarian Movement for many years. |
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| | Hotel Rukmini Residency, Hotels & Resorts Udupi, India Hotels & Resorts, .India |
| | Rukmini Residency, a home away from home, is a great place for you to stay in the temple city of Udupi... | | | Rukmini Residency, a home away from home, is a great place for you to stay in the temple city of Udupi. | | | Likewise, it is the responsibility of advertisers to determine the suitability and credit worthiness of potential customers prior to any transaction. |
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| | Apa dan Siapa - RUKMINI ZAINAL ABIDIN |
| | Rukmini kemudian belajar di Perguruan Tinggi Farmasi (Ika Daigaku). | | | ''Di sinilah saya belajar memimpin perusahaan obat-obatan,'' tutur Rukmini. | | | Membawahkan lebih dari seribu karyawan yang bekerja di berbagai perusahaan farmasi miliknya, Rukmini tampak menonjol sebagai figur wanita pengusaha yang terampil dan cekatan. |
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| | Relations of Rukmini |
| | Rukmini married Sujit Pandit, son of Nilkamal Pandit and Surobala Devi. | | | This Web Site was Created 24 Oct 2002 with Legacy 3.0 from Millennia |
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| | Rukmini Devi Arundale : A Centenary Tribute |
| | 2003 being the Rukmini Devi Centenary year, the trustees have decided to recognize the respect and regard which the Sadasivams had for her. | | | Rukmini Devi choreographed themes from myth and legend to instill ideals in her young students, making great poetry and music a part of their daily existence. | | | Admired as a leading exponent of Bharatanatyam, she has also established a reputation as a dance teacher of excellence. |
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http://www.kalkiweekly.com/rukminidevi/tribute.asp
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| | Rukmini Devi centenary celebrations |
| | The birth centenary of Rukmini Devi Arundale, the founder of what is one of India's best campuses for culture. | | | Rukmini Devi was born on February 29, a 'leap year birthday' as some would say. | | | And the celebrations were inaugurated on 1 March 2003, and will lead up to the centenary in 2004. |
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http://www.kutcheribuzz.com/rukminidevi
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| | Kalakshetra.net |
| | Rukmini Devi was born at the turn of the century when enormous changes were taking place in the political and social history of India. | | | A born artist with a keen aesthetic approach to life, Rukmini Devi& remarkable life and the cultural renaissance that she spearheaded is sensitively brought to life through vivid visuals by scholar and art ciritic Dr.Sunil Kothari. | | | The Bharata Kalakshetra Theatre is unique, combining “state of art” lighting and sound technology with the Koothambalam traditional temple ambience. |
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| | RUKMINI'S WEBPAGE! |
| | RUKMINI KIRLOSKAR was born August 19, 1985 in Bangalore, India. |
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http://web.bentley.edu/students/k/kirlosk_rukm
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| | Kamat Research Database - Rukmini Laxmipathi |
| | Rukmini Laxmipathi was born in an agriculturist family in Tamilnadu and was married to Dr. Achanta Laxmipathi. | | | Rukmini was deeply influenced by national leaders like Mahatma Gandhi, Sarojini Naidu, and C. | | | She joined the congress in 1923 and gave all her jewelry to Harijan Welfare Fund. |
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http://www.kamat.com/database/biographies/rukmini_laxmipathi.htm
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| | Rukmini Devi Arundale - Hindupedia |
| | She would one day be known the world over as Rukmini Devi Arundale, a respected authority on dance, music and culture. | | | Though she lived in a house next to a Bharatanatyam dancer, she was not drawn to dance as a child. | | | A little over a hundred years ago, on February 29, 1904, exactly at noon, a baby girl was born to Neelakanta Sastri and Seshammal. |
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http://www.srcf.ucam.org/~sr352/index.php?title=Rukmini_Devi_Arundale
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| | Rukmini Bhaya Nair: BRIEF BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH |
| | Married, with two children, Rukmini Bhaya Nair lives in Delhi. | | | Nair says that she writes poetry for the same reason that she does research in cognitive linguistics - to attempt to discover the limits of language. | | | She obtained her doctoral degree at the University of Cambridge in 1982 and has since taught and lectured at various universities. |
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