AMP: Artists' Meeting Place and Resource Collective

Secularism in Indian Classical dance form

Whenever I begin a new class with new aspirants from different religious
backgrounds or choreograph for some special performance, I ponder where
to begin. I try and think of songs or themes which are adequate for the
situation without any strings attached to a particular faith. It becomes very
difficult but somehow I manage to do with some instrumental music.
These days I am visiting an NGO, they are preparing a small cultural
programme to be put up on the United Nations Foundation Day in New Delhi.
This NGO helps families below poverty line by giving them useful vocational