Contemporary Dance in India edited by Astad Deboo and Ketu H. Katrak for MARG, June-September 2017, Volume 68, Number 4. Published by The Marg Foundation, Army and Navy Building, 3rd Floor, 148, M. G. Road, Bombay 400001. Pp: 95. Price: Rs 350.
He’s been called "The Father of Modern Dance in India.” Not surprisingly, Astad Deboo’s image dominates the cover of Marg’s special issue titled Contemporary Dance in India. It captures Deboo caught in a swirl of creamy fabric that has acquired a life of its own much like that of the fabled whirling dervishes of Istanbul. The ecstasy of......