Kalakshetra Foundation

Sheejith Krishna, a former faculty of Chennai's Kalakshetra Foundation, has been arrested today on allegations of sexual harassment by former students.

The Madras High Court today directed Kalakshetra Foundation, a top arts and cultural academy in Chennai, to restrain the faculty member accused of sexual harassment from contacting students.

Kalakshetra Foundation on Tuesday said it had constituted a Committee of Inquiry led by a retired judge to investigate the sexual harassment allegations made by students against an assistant professor of dance and three repertory artists.

An assistant professor at a dance academy in Tamil Nadu has been arrested based on a sexual harassment complaint filed by a former student, officials have said.

Asked whether there were attempts by the Kalakshetra Foundation to cover up the issue, AR Kumari said, "Both the Director and the Deputy Director weren't available. The Principal couldn't give any information."

Students of the Kalakshetra Foundation held a protest a day ago, alleging sexual harassment by four male faculty members.

Around 200 students staged a protest on Thursday at Kalakshetra Foundation, a top arts and cultural academy in Chennai, demanding justice for the survivors of alleged sexual harassment by four male faculty members.

Celebrated Carnatic vocalist TM Krishna released his book Sebastian & Sons to a packed hall at the Asian College of Journalism on Sunday after the Kalakshetra Foundation withdrew its permission to use the institution's auditorium for the launch, citing the book could incite disharmony. Former Governor of West Bengal Raj Mohan Gandhi and VCK Chief a...

Bharatnatyam dancer Leela Samson and four others have been charged by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for alleged irregularities in renovation of an auditorium worth Rs 7.02 crore in 2010, officials said today.

Sheejith Krishna, a former faculty of Chennai's Kalakshetra Foundation, has been arrested today on allegations of sexual harassment by former students.

The Madras High Court today directed Kalakshetra Foundation, a top arts and cultural academy in Chennai, to restrain the faculty member accused of sexual harassment from contacting students.

Kalakshetra Foundation on Tuesday said it had constituted a Committee of Inquiry led by a retired judge to investigate the sexual harassment allegations made by students against an assistant professor of dance and three repertory artists.

An assistant professor at a dance academy in Tamil Nadu has been arrested based on a sexual harassment complaint filed by a former student, officials have said.

Asked whether there were attempts by the Kalakshetra Foundation to cover up the issue, AR Kumari said, "Both the Director and the Deputy Director weren't available. The Principal couldn't give any information."

Students of the Kalakshetra Foundation held a protest a day ago, alleging sexual harassment by four male faculty members.

Around 200 students staged a protest on Thursday at Kalakshetra Foundation, a top arts and cultural academy in Chennai, demanding justice for the survivors of alleged sexual harassment by four male faculty members.

Celebrated Carnatic vocalist TM Krishna released his book Sebastian & Sons to a packed hall at the Asian College of Journalism on Sunday after the Kalakshetra Foundation withdrew its permission to use the institution's auditorium for the launch, citing the book could incite disharmony. Former Governor of West Bengal Raj Mohan Gandhi and VCK Chief a...

Bharatnatyam dancer Leela Samson and four others have been charged by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for alleged irregularities in renovation of an auditorium worth Rs 7.02 crore in 2010, officials said today.