Aranyani is a Bharatanatyam dancer and choreographer who began her training in 1990. Over time, Aranyani has developed her own distinctive approach to Bharatanatyam focusing equally on the human and divine; the religious and secular; and the traditional and modern.
In 2025, Aranyani Co-founded Indian Dancers for Gaza’s children to raise awareness about the plight of children in Palestine, and later Lebanon, and helped to raise a significant amount of funds through dance performances across the world for a paediatric charity in Gaza.
For all our fellow dancers out there, check out this excerpt where Farah and Aranyani get into notions of "tradition, contemporary, authenticity". Sound familiar? Listen to the whole episode to hear what they have to say about this and so much more!
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What is Heartistry ?
Heartistry is a podcast hosted by Farah Yasmeen Shaikh, international Kathak dance artist, choreographer and instructor.
Through Heartistry, Farah is in conversation with artists and creatives from across the globe. Each guest demonstrates a passion, compassion and commitment to their respective life paths.
Listen LIVE on Fridays at 9pm PST on RUKUS AVENUE RADIO on the iHeartRadio app.