It didn’t all sit right with Udupa, who specializes in Bharatanatyam, an Indian dance style historically associated with female courtesans. He was already studying it in dance school, the only boy ...

It is considered inauspicious. Engagements: Engagement ceremonies are also avoided. Sixteen Life Rituals: Important rituals like Mundan, Upanayana, and other life milestones are not observed. Griha ...

Ananda and Sohini Bandyopadhyay organised an upanayan that was loyal to their family traditions, while doing away with patriarchal ones Despite growing up in Seattle, Hrid and Heeya find themselves ...