Young Bharatanatyam students shine on stage

Young Bharatanatyam students shine on stage

Six young disciples of Kalasadan Institute of Fine Arts, one of the oldest cultural institutions in Mumbai, presented their Arangetram on December 15, at Agri-Koli Auditorium, Nerul. The students Anagha, Aria, Deepsna, Lavanya, Shraddha and Sowmya were trained by Sriram Narainswamy and his mother Uma Narainswamy at the Nerul Centre of Kalasadan at SIES College. The programme started with the traditional Pushpanjali (floral offerings to the Gods). Varnam, a Tamil composition praising lord Nataraja, was performed. The dancers depicted the “Samudramanthana” (Siva drinking poison) episode during this performance. The second half of the Arangetram comprised Sanskrit padams including one that was based on Ramayana. Verses from Andal’s Thiruppavai were recited. A hymn from Thiruppavai was also presented. The performance concluded with a shloka and Thillana. Sriram, who was on the Nattuvangam (the cymbals), had choreographed the performance. Natrajgopal and IS Narainswamy were the vocalists. Uma Narainswamy was on the violin, Krishnan on the Mridangam and Ganesan on the Moorsing. Sanskrit scholar AR Kulkarni was the chief guest at the function. He praised the performances. He was also delighted to see Sanskrit being popularised through dance.