A controversy has erupted in Sri Lanka after an Islamic preacher named Moulavi Abdul Hameed Sharaee made derogatory comments about Bharatanatyam and claimed that performers were courtesans trying to woo the king in one of his online sermons on the Tamil Dawah Media YouTube channel. The statement was made in response to a Bharatanatyam performance by males during Teachers Day … Continue reading Sri Lankan Islamic preacher equates the classical dance with prostitution