12 SEP 2020 · Virginia Wolf famously said, women need a room of their own and money in order to be able to write. Dr. Swarnamalya revisits this need in the 21st century to ask if women who have a reasonable access to a room and some money, need something else today. What can the middle class woman need to be able to fill her pages? If she is a creator; actor, dancer, singer, writer, she perhaps needs more than a room and money. Summary The privileged 21st century woman needs more to fill her soul. The whiteness of the page and her walls is representative of privilege. The vapidity of the joys of life like her fellowship, iphone, good food and clothes, represent the ignorant life, middle class women lead, blissfully unaware of the suffering of women from other strata, elsewhere. The room and money in her life represent her social mobility in society over the last century, but her pen has no ink because she lacks the access to see the world- the real world. Especially if she is an artiste, she must see the world, not the white world, but the world in all its colours, sorrow and pain and that will lend the ink to her pen. To write (write, dance, sing, act whatever) she needs more than a room and money today, she needs to know that she must roam, with her own mind to see beyond her white walls.

27 JAN 2018 · Critical Theory is a new series of podcasts curated and presented by Dr. Swarnamalya Ganesh. it will focus on various new and important conceptual theories on performance, dance and particularly Indian and Bharatanatyam. Each episode of the series will be followed by a Facebook live session where Dr Ganesh will dialogue with dancers, thinkers and audiences about the theories discussed. This is a new and exciting way to critically dialogue about dance, art, performance and its relevance to society. To stay tuned to the entire series, subscribe to our channel RadioRangaMandira

14 APR 2017 · On the occasion of Trilokam's centenary, DR TNR speaks about the great, but quite uncelebrated Tamil Poet. His life, the humor, devotion to Bharati, determination and his poetic reach and prowess. Dr. TNR was his closest friend and confidante. In fact, his soulmate.

9 APR 2017 · April 17th 2017 Ranga Mandira presents NMNM, a grand production based on the life of Madhavi, the courtesan dancer from the Tamil epic Silappadikaram. Dr. Swarnamalya Ganesh is in conversation with RJ Deepa Venkat on Hello FM, the official Radio partner for the event. Entry to the performance is only by Invites. Do collect your entry passes at Odyssey, Starmark or Chamier's Cafe, eventjini.com or Lystnow.com For other details contact rma@rangamandira.com www.rangamandira.com

11 DEC 2016 · Sadirangam Quiz- The Hunt for The Sahridaya Was Vrittam a part of the margam envisioned by Tanjore Quartette? What was your answer? Listen in to Bharatanatyam exponent, senior Guru and disciple of Kanchipuram Ellappa Pillai Ms. Lakshmi Viswanathan give away the answer to this question. Happy quizzing in the weeks to come !

7 AUG 2016 · Kiran Rajagopal, a Tamilian, Indian Bharatanatyam dancer who lives in the United States and is a performer and performing arts graduate answers important questions on "What can dancers/ performers do other than to look for they performing mojo!? Kiran opens up about racial discrimination, outreach, purposes of dancing, options dancers can explore and much more... Listen in

20 JUL 2016 · Public speech

12 JUN 2016 · Dr. T. N. Ramachandran, great Saivasiddhanta expert, writer, poet, translator, philosopher speaks at the book release and seminar on Vedic contributions to TamilNad.

12 MAY 2016 · Anirudh Knight is the grand son of the great T. Balasaraswati, son of Smt Lakshmi Knight. In this candid fun conversation with Dr Swarnamalya Ganesh, they talk about his training, the rigor involved in learning dance within the family, music of Balamma, the emotional nostalgia of learning from his mother, the woes of being a male dancer, the frustrating Sabha culture. This bold, candid and fun conversation is centered around an event where Pandit Birju Maharaja Ji will be given the "Balasarawati Scripps Award for excellence" 2016

27 APR 2016 · "Don't Dance for free", "Let there be a corporate cultural responsibility" "Dancers are afraid to do traditional repertoires as these have reference points from the past performers", "BFA-s and MFA-s are unable to deliver" "In India we don't celebrate scholarship in the Arts", "Dance education needs to be integrated with collegiate education" ! Exceptional training, well understood pedagogy, a basket full of skill sets, feisty, experienced and with a vision. Here is Dancer Geeta Chandran in conversation with Dr Swarnamalya Ganesh about Training, Pedagogy, Hereditary artistes, Arts education and ethics in the arts. A must listen for artistes and performers, for she is making relevant interventions.