By Aradhana Parmeshwar Introduction In January 2021, Kathak Kendra, one of India’s foremost dance institutes and a constituent unit of the Sangeet Natak Akademi, instituted an internal complaints committee (hereinafter ‘ICC’) for the first time, after an FIR alleging sexual harassment was lodged against Pt. Ravi Shankar Upadhyay, a renowned pakhawaj player, and a guru … Continue reading Sexual Harassment In Indian Classical Arts: A Call For Responsibility and Reform
