The Evolution of Tradition | Aranyani Bhargav | TEDxSIBMBengaluru

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Join Aranyani Bhargav as she explores the evolving relationship between tradition, innovation, and the enduring legacy of Bharatanatyam. Drawing from the history of the dance form and its journey across communities and generations, she challenges the idea of Bharatanatyam as an unchanged and uninterrupted ancient tradition, revealing how adaptation has always been integral to its survival and growth. Through historical examples and the work of pioneering practitioners, Aranyani examines how Bharatanatyam has responded to changing social, cultural, and artistic contexts. She explores the transformations that took place from its early roots and hereditary dance communities to its evolution in the modern era, highlighting how practices once considered traditional have themselves emerged through adaptation. Questioning the belief that preserving a tradition means keeping it untouched, she makes a case for innovation as a means of keeping art forms relevant and alive. Drawing from the work

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