Located 30km northwest of Bengaluru, Hessaraghatta is home to Nrityagram, a leading dance academy established in 1990 to revive and popularise Indian classical dance. The brainchild and living legacy of celebrated dancer Protima Gauri Bedi (1948–98), the complex was designed like a village by Goa-based architect Gerard da Cunha. Long-term courses in classical dance are offered to deserving students here, while local children are taught for free on Sundays.
Self-guided tours cost ₹50 or you can book a tour, lecture and demonstration and vegetarian meal (₹1500 to ₹2000, minimum 10 people).
