George Arundale
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George Sydney Arundale was a Theosophist, Freemason, president of the Theosophical Society Adyar and a bishop of the Liberal Catholic Church. He was the husband of the Indian dancer Rukmini Devi Arund
Arundale as principal at Benaras
Annie Besant arrives in Charing Cross Station, London with Jiddu Krishnamurti, his younger brother Nityananda, and George Arundale, prominent Theosophist and tutor to the boys. (Picture and caption appear on page 84 of Krishnamurti: The Years of Awakening by Mary Lutyens)
Kalakshetra Foundation
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Kalakshetra Foundation, formerly simply Kalakshetra, is an arts and cultural academy dedicated to the preservation of traditional values in Indian art and crafts, especially in the field of Bharatanat
George Arundale
…came to Adyar in 1939 and worked as a teacher at this school for three years, influencing the institution greatly. In 1936, the Arundales founded Kalakshetra, a now venerable institution devoted to researching and teaching Indian classical dance. Until 1948, Kalakshetra was located within the sprawling campus…
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Rukmini Devi Arundale, founder of Kalakshetra
A music classroom at Kalakshetra
Bharatanatyam performance at Kalakshetra, during visit of Hillary Clinton, 2011