Research
I am currently a PhD Scholar at the National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), IISc Campus, Bengaluru, where I explore aesthetics and choreography in classical dance. Using concepts and philosophies of Indian Aesthetics as tools, I seek to define a śāstric framework (framework of practical and conceptual aesthetics) for classical dance, with a specific focus on Bharatanatyam.
PhD Supervisor: Dr. Deepti Navaratna, Music Brain and Creativity LAB, NIAS
Areas of Interest: Dance, Aesthetics, Choreography, Rasa, Nāṭyaśāstra, Bharatanāṭyam, Indian Aesthetics (Alankarashastra), Performance Studies
Publications
Hoskere, Divya & Navaratna Deepti (2026), RETHINKING DANCE STUDIES THROUGH THE NĀṬYAŚĀSTRA: A HERMENEUTIC ANALYSIS, ShodhGyan: Journal of Literature and Culture Studies.
Hoskere, Divya (accepted Nov 2025), Learning the 108 Karaṅas - Towards Embodied Practice and Pedagogical Renewal in Bharatanatyam, Journal of Dance Education.
Hoskere, Divya & Navaratna, Deepti (2025), Beauty to Bliss: Philosophical and Spiritual Perspectives on Nṛtta, Kalakalpa - Journal of Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), Guru Purnima Edition.