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Anne-Marie Gaston holds a doctorate in the Sociology of Arts from Oxford University. She began to study Bharata Natyam in Madras in 1964. An internationally recognized performer of several styles of classical Indian dance, under the stage name of Anjali, she has pursued a career as both a performer and an academic. Her earlier publication, Siva in Dance, Myth and Iconography, dealt with the relationship between dance, myth and sculpture. She has also made an in-depth study of the musicians of the Shri Nathji Haveli, Rajasthan, which is published by Manohar under the title, Krishnas Musicians: Musicians and Music Making in the Temples of Nathdvara, Rajasthan. With her husband, Tony Gaston, she has travelled extensively in the Indian subcontinent to study and photograph archaeological sites, artistic traditions and rituals, as well as natural environments. She is Research AssociateMusic, in the School for Studies in Art and Culture, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada.

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