Dhundiraj Govind Phalke, whom we lovingly remember as Dadasaheb Phalke, aka, 'The Father of Indian Cinema', was not only the first Indian producer-director-screenwriter to make a full-length film. He ...

He was also declared a ‘Fellow’ by the Sangeet Natak Academy in New Delhi. He started Chennai’s oldest Kuchipudi academy, The Kuchipudi Art Academy in 1964, which incidentally celebrates its 50th ...