Indian Revival Group

12/06/2026

Our revered Guru Shashidharan Nair has been chosen for the prestigious Sangeet Natak Akademi Award. A Proud momemt for us!

04/03/2026

Happy Holi!
होली है!

04/03/2026

Happy Holi !
होली है !

27/11/2025

Our Founder Guru Yog Sunder Desai with President of India, Dr. S Radhakrishnan inviting him to Bharatiya Kala Kendra’s Ramlila directed by him in 1966
With Smt. Sumitra Charatram, Founder of Bharatiya Kala Kendra at the inauguration and with Hiru Kundu as Ram, Vishnupriya Pawar as Sita and Rekha Shankar as Surpanakha and Laxmiji.
And our love for Ramlila continues!
Pranaam on his Punyatithi 🙏

25/08/2025

25/08/2025

Indian Revival Group performs at the Centenary Celebrations of Veer Vithalbhai Patel (Elder brother of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel) as the first Elected Indian Speaker at Lok Sabha Secretariat, Parliament of India for Delhi CM Rekha Gupta, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Speaker Delhi Vidhan Sabha Shri Vijender Gupta

16/07/2025

Our Founder's 104th Birthday!

Yog Sunder Desai (16 July 1921 – 27 November 2020) was an Indian dancer, choreographer, and researcher known for his work in preserving and promoting Indian folk and classical dance forms. Active from the pre-independence era, he was one of the earliest male dancers from Gujarat to gain national r...

28/02/2025

Celebrating Guru Mayadhar Raut
(6 July 1930 – 22 February 2025)
A pioneer and one of the Founding Fathers and Architects of Odissi Dance, who shaped and structured Odissi Dance. He enriched Odissi with his extensive knowledge of Natya Shastra, gained at Kalakshetra, by introducing Hasta Viniyoga and Sanchari Bhava. These contributions enabled Odissi to gain recognition as one of the major dance traditions of India.
I have known Guruji since my childhood, due to my father, they got associated during the making of my father’s magnum opus, The Man Divine in 1969 when Guruji came to Delhi. Several dancers of our Indian Revival Group started learning Odissi under Guruji. My mother became one of his first disciples along with Aloka Panikar and went on to give several solo recitals including a tour to Russia with Pt. Durgalal in the seventies. Guruji composed the Odissi dances for the characters of Shyama, a courtesan and her Sakhis for my father’s Dance Drama ‘Shyama’ written by Tagore.
I started learning under him as a child at Shriram Bharatiya Kala Kendra and trained under him for 2 decades, giving memorable solo and group performances under Guruji.
His Dance will live on in the hearts and minds of all who were fortunate enough to learn from him and know him.
Guruji’s memories and legacy, his distinguished style of Odissi and the learnings will remain with us forever and continue to inspire generations.

In conversation with Classical Odissi Dancer, Choreographer - Guru Mayadhar RautAnchor: Samina Ali