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1<span class="self-start rounded-md bg-page-fg px-3 py-1 text-xs font-bold text-page">Couples therapy</span><h2 class="mt-4 font-sans text-[22px] font-bold leading-snug tracking-tight group-hover:underline">Grass is greener where you water it</h2><p class="mt-2 text-[15px] leading-relaxed text-page-muted">Dr. Dimple Kaur on sexless marriages, Karva Chauth, and three ways couples can create intimacy again.</p><span class="mt-auto inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 pt-6 text-sm font-medium text-page-muted group-hover:text-page-fg">Read<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-arrow-right size-4" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M5 12h14"></path><path d="m12 5 7 7-7 7"></path></svg></span></div></div></a></li><li><a class="group block h-full" href="/blog/presenting-satyabhama-vilasini-natyam"><div class="relative text-page-fg flex h-full flex-col overflow-hidden rounded-3xl p-2"><span aria-hidden="true" class="pointer-events-none absolute inset-0 z-0 rounded-[inherit] shadow-[var(--glass-shadow)]"></span><span aria-hidden="true" class="pointer-events-none absolute inset-0 isolate -z-10 overflow-hidden rounded-[inherit]" style="backdrop-filter:url("#container-glass")"></span><img alt="Poster for Satyabhama, the woman who asserted herself, a Vilasini Natyam performance by Dr. Dimple Kaur at The Night of Theatre n°8, February 14, 2015" loading="lazy" width="728" height="408" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" class="relative z-10 aspect-[16/9] w-full rounded-[20px] object-cover" style="color:transparent" sizes="(min-width: 768px) 360px, 92vw" srcSet="/_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fblog%2Fsatyabhama-vilasini-natyam-night-of-theatre-2015.jpg&w=640&q=75&dpl=dpl_DSeFT5TLssaiYXrq5LaujZRtiGd4 640w, /_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fblog%2Fsatyabhama-vilasini-natyam-night-of-theatre-2015.jpg&w=750&q=75&dpl=dpl_DSeFT5TLssaiYXrq5LaujZRtiGd4 750w, /_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fblog%2Fsatyabhama-vilasini-natyam-night-of-theatre-2015.jpg&w=828&q=75&dpl=dpl_DSeFT5TLssaiYXrq5LaujZRtiGd4 828w, /_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fblog%2Fsatyabhama-vilasini-natyam-night-of-theatre-2015.jpg&w=1080&q=75&dpl=dpl_DSeFT5TLssaiYXrq5LaujZRtiGd4 1080w, /_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fblog%2Fsatyabhama-vilasini-natyam-night-of-theatre-2015.jpg&w=1200&q=75&dpl=dpl_DSeFT5TLssaiYXrq5LaujZRtiGd4 1200w, /_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fblog%2Fsatyabhama-vilasini-natyam-night-of-theatre-2015.jpg&w=1920&q=75&dpl=dpl_DSeFT5TLssaiYXrq5LaujZRtiGd4 1920w, /_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fblog%2Fsatyabhama-vilasini-natyam-night-of-theatre-2015.jpg&w=2048&q=75&dpl=dpl_DSeFT5TLssaiYXrq5LaujZRtiGd4 2048w, /_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fblog%2Fsatyabhama-vilasini-natyam-night-of-theatre-2015.jpg&w=3840&q=75&dpl=dpl_DSeFT5TLssaiYXrq5LaujZRtiGd4 3840w" src="/_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fblog%2Fsatyabhama-vilasini-natyam-night-of-theatre-2015.jpg&w=3840&q=75&dpl=dpl_DSeFT5TLssaiYXrq5LaujZRtiGd4"/><div class="relative z-10 flex flex-1 flex-col px-4 pt-5 pb-4">
1<span class="self-start rounded-md bg-page-fg px-3 py-1 text-xs font-bold text-page">Classical dance</span><h2 class="mt-4 font-sans text-[22px] font-bold leading-snug tracking-tight group-hover:underline">Presenting Satyabhama at The Night of Theatre</h2><p class="mt-2 text-[15px] leading-relaxed text-page-muted">Satyabhama, a Vilasini Natyam performance by Dr. Dimple Kaur, at The Night of Theatre n°8 in the Santal village of Borotalpada, West Bengal, February 2015.</p><span class="mt-auto inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 pt-6 text-sm font-medium text-page-muted group-hover:text-page-fg">Read<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-arrow-right size-4" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M5 12h14"></path><path d="m12 5 7 7-7 7"></path></svg></span></div></div></a></li><li><a class="group block h-full" href="/blog/aatm-rati-gita-psychotherapeutic-discourse"><div class="relative text-page-fg flex h-full flex-col overflow-hidden rounded-3xl p-2"><span aria-hidden="true" class="pointer-events-none absolute inset-0 z-0 rounded-[inherit] shadow-[var(--glass-shadow)]"></span><span aria-hidden="true" class="pointer-events-none absolute inset-0 isolate -z-10 overflow-hidden rounded-[inherit]" style="backdrop-filter:url("#container-glass")"></span><img alt="Dimple Kaur performing Aatm Rati in a purple costume" loading="lazy" width="728" height="408" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" class="relative z-10 aspect-[16/9] w-full rounded-[20px] object-cover" style="color:transparent" sizes="(min-width: 768px) 360px, 92vw" srcSet="/_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fblog%2Faatm-rati-gita-classical-dance-dimple-kaur.jpg&w=640&q=75&dpl=dpl_DSeFT5TLssaiYXrq5LaujZRtiGd4 640w, /_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fblog%2Faatm-rati-gita-classical-dance-dimple-kaur.jpg&w=750&q=75&dpl=dpl_DSeFT5TLssaiYXrq5LaujZRtiGd4 750w, /_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fblog%2Faatm-rati-gita-classical-dance-dimple-kaur.jpg&w=828&q=75&dpl=dpl_DSeFT5TLssaiYXrq5LaujZRtiGd4 828w, /_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fblog%2Faatm-rati-gita-classical-dance-dimple-kaur.jpg&w=1080&q=75&dpl=dpl_DSeFT5TLssaiYXrq5LaujZRtiGd4 1080w, /_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fblog%2Faatm-rati-gita-classical-dance-dimple-kaur.jpg&w=1200&q=75&dpl=dpl_DSeFT5TLssaiYXrq5LaujZRtiGd4 1200w, /_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fblog%2Faatm-rati-gita-classical-dance-dimple-kaur.jpg&w=1920&q=75&dpl=dpl_DSeFT5TLssaiYXrq5LaujZRtiGd4 1920w, /_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fblog%2Faatm-rati-gita-classical-dance-dimple-kaur.jpg&w=2048&q=75&dpl=dpl_DSeFT5TLssaiYXrq5LaujZRtiGd4 2048w, /_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fblog%2Faatm-rati-gita-classical-dance-dimple-kaur.jpg&w=3840&q=75&dpl=dpl_DSeFT5TLssaiYXrq5LaujZRtiGd4 3840w" src="/_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fblog%2Faatm-rati-gita-classical-dance-dimple-kaur.jpg&w=3840&q=75&dpl=dpl_DSeFT5TLssaiYXrq5LaujZRtiGd4"/><div class="relative z-10 flex flex-1 flex-col px-4 pt-5 pb-4">
1<span class="self-start rounded-md bg-page-fg px-3 py-1 text-xs font-bold text-page">Classical dance</span><h2 class="mt-4 font-sans text-[22px] font-bold leading-snug tracking-tight group-hover:underline">Aatm Rati: the Gita as a psychotherapeutic discourse</h2><p class="mt-2 text-[15px] leading-relaxed text-page-muted">Why the Bhagavad Gita is the biggest psychotherapeutic discourse, and how Dr. Dimple Kaur's dance production Aatm Rati brings it to the stage.</p><span class="mt-auto inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 pt-6 text-sm font-medium text-page-muted group-hover:text-page-fg">Read<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-arrow-right size-4" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M5 12h14"></path><path d="m12 5 7 7-7 7"></path></svg></span></div></div></a></li></ul></div></div><!--$--><!--/$--></main><footer class="border-t border-page-line bg-page font-sans text-page-fg"><div class="mx-auto grid max-w-6xl gap-12 px-6 py-16 md:grid-cols-[5fr_2fr_2fr_2fr]"><div><p class="text-[22px] font-bold tracking-tight">Dr. Dimple Kaur Malhotra</p><p class="mt-3 max-w-[36ch] text-[14.5px] leading-relaxed text-page-muted">Psychologist and Natya Theater artist. 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