Editor’s Note of Kala Manjari Dance Academy, Koregaon Park

The Kala Manjari Dance Academy located at Koregaon, Pune comes under Nalanda Sangeet Maha Vidyalaya. It teaches all types of Indian classical dance and is dedicated to the celebration of South Asian performing arts. It deals with the classical Indian instrumental music, vocals and dance forms. Most interestingly, it aims to encourage young and talented classical dancers by providing them a proper stage to perform. Ever since the launch of this dances school, it has been active in organizing national level annual festival of classical dances that brings together the young and talented dancers. It is open three days a week on Monday, Wednesday and Friday and charges an entry fee of Rs 250.