KANAKAVALLI VIGNETTES

KANAKAVALLI VIGNETTES : Radhika Bapat - In Pursuit Of Challenges

Radhika Bapat, Kanakavalli’s July Vignette, is extraordinarily multifaceted. She is a clinical psychologist who has worked at the forefront of this field in India, and is now also running a factory...

KANAKAVALLI VIGNETTES : Kanika Subbiah - Evolving Traditions

For Kanika Subbiah, who grew up in Chandigarh, Chennai’s sari culture was a revelation. In Kanakavalli’s June Vignette, Kanika describes her discovery of the kanjivaram, the evolution of her sense ...

KANAKAVALLI VIGNETTES : The Mothers' Day Special - Mothers & Daughters

This Mothers' Day, we bring you a very special edition of Vignettes, featuring Kanakavalli Founder Ahalya S, her mother Swathanthra Saktivel, and her daughter Anya. In this conversation with Aneesh...

KANAKAVALLI VIGNETTES : Dr.Shanthipriya - The Strength Within

Dr. Shanthipriya, Kanakavalli’s April Vignette, is an inspiration. An ophthalmologist, a mother, a wife and a friend, she was diagnosed with Early Onset Parkinson’s Disease in 2012. Reluctant at fi...

KANAKAVALLI VIGNETTES : Radhe Jaggi - On The Road

Kanakavalli’s March Vignette, is Radhe Jaggi, a Bharatanatyam dancer who believes that the classical arts are truly contemporary in their grammar and expression. Spanning the past and the present, ...

KANAKAVALLI VIGNETTES : Kalpana Mohan - More Than Words

Kanakavalli’s February Vignette is the inimitable Kalpana Mohan, a writer who grew up in Chennai, and lives in California. Read her story in her own words:  bittersweet, filled with laughter, love ...

KANAKAVALLI VIGNETTES : Effie Thomas - Past, Present

In our first Vignette for 2019, Effie Thomas gives us a glimpse into her fascinating life in Dubai as a small business owner, a mother, and a collector of vintage cars and art.  Growing up, Effie's...

KANAKAVALLI VIGNETTES : Glory Kanikella - A Journey To Remember

n December's Vignette, Glory Kanikella gives us a glimpse into her a life as a working mother in Hong Kong. The Executive Director of a garments manufacturing firm with operations across four time ...

KANAKAVALLI VIGNETTES : Urmila Sathyanarayanan - Rhythm & Roots

Urmila Sathyanarayanan, our November Vignette, has been dancing for as long as she can remember, and has performed across India and the world. A renowned Bharatanatyam artiste, she runs her own Bha...

KANAKAVALLI VIGNETTES : KH Kanna - A Dance To Remember

Kieran Heralall, better known as KH Kanna, is a Bharatanatyam dancer based in Toronto, Canada, and Kanakavalli’s October Vignette. Despite having a full-time day job as an insurance professional, K...

KANAKAVALLI VIGNETTES : Thangam Venkatesan - A Life In Bloom

Kanakavalli’s September Vignette, Thangam Venkatesan is more than a doctor. A reluctant physician to begin with, Thangam has now come to believe that pursuing medicine shaped her destiny. She is an...

KANAKAVALLI VIGNETTES : Vandana Gopikumar - In Pursuit Of Truth

Dr. Vandana Vignette is the Co-founder of The Banyan, a pioneering organisation in the field of mental health in India that turns 25 this year. In Kanakavalli’s August Vignettes, Vandana traces the...