Divya Hoskere performing at The Music Academy’s 2025 dance festival | Photo Credit: K. Pichumani.
Divya Hoskere is a young Bharatanatyam dancer and academician. A disciple of P. Praveen Kumar, she is a PhD scholar at the School of Humanities at NIAS. Her broad area of research includes the study of the Natyashastra, Indian aesthetics and theatrical design.
Her scholarship is evident in the neatness of adavus and their perfect timing. She is light on her feet contrasting it with an azhutham — groundedness that defines modern-day Bharatanatyam. In fact, some jathis in the ‘Rupamujuchi’ padavarnam (Todi, Adi, Ramaswamy Dikshitar) covered the vast stage of The Music Academy (she performed at the 2025 dance festival), she managed the grounded touch as well. She is in control always, confident and energetic.
SOURCE: THE HINDU
