by Amrita Priya | Nov 3, 2023
(November 3, 2023) Viktoria Burenkova, who goes by the stage name Vijaya Bai, is a passionate Bharatanatyam dancer and teacher based in Kyiv, Ukraine. Even during the tough times of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, she’s kept the spirits of her students and herself...
by Amrita Priya | Sep 8, 2023
(September 8, 2023) Ukraine’s Ganna Smirnova embodies unwavering resilience and indomitable courage in the face of the Russia-Ukraine war. One of Europe’s well-known Bharatanatyam dancers, Ganna was shaken but bravely chartered a new path. Having moved to Hastings,...
by Vikram Sharma | Mar 2, 2022
“We are stuck in Kyiv, help us!” a desperate plea from an Indian medical student stuck in war-torn Ukraine. Of the 18,000 students in Ukraine, thousands still await evacuation as the government advises them not to get to the border directly. From what we...
