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Singer & Dancer of the month !
- Ojaswita Chaturvedi
Ojaswitha has been been learning Bharatanatyam for the past six years from Srimati Kalamandalam Ajitha Majesh Lal at the School of Indian Dance and music, Gaborone, Botswana. The institution provides knowledge of various Indian artforms and is one of its kind in Botswana. She has passed grade 6 in Bharatanatyam (graded by external examiners) and completed her Rangapravesha. She has performed at many occasions in the country.
She has also been learning Kuchipudi for the past six years from Srimati Ajitha and has completed her Rangapravesha. Her training includes the specialization of dancing on the brims of a brass plate and sometimes balancing a pot of water on the head.
Dr Shastri is her Harikatha teacher and she has specialised using Srimad Bhagavata Mahapurana learning from him from the past five years. Under his tutelage, she has performed in many parts of India and Botswana.
Ojaswitha has been been learning Bharatanatyam for the past six years from Srimati Kalamandalam Ajitha Majesh Lal at the School of Indian Dance and music, Gaborone, Botswana. The institution provides knowledge of various Indian artforms and is one of its kind in Botswana. She has passed grade 6 in Bharatanatyam (graded by external examiners) and completed her Rangapravesha. She has performed at many occasions in the country.
She has also been learning Kuchipudi for the past six years from Srimati Ajitha and has completed her Rangapravesha. Her training includes the specialization of dancing on the brims of a brass plate and sometimes balancing a pot of water on the head.
Dr Shastri is her Harikatha teacher and she has specialised using Srimad Bhagavata Mahapurana learning from him from the past five years. Under his tutelage, she has performed in many parts of India and Botswana.
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Aarthy Natarajan has been passionate about dancing right from her school days. She has completed her post graduate diploma in Bharatanatyam from...
Aarthy Natarajan has been passionate about dancing right from her school days. She has completed her post graduate diploma in Bharatanatyam from the renowned institution Kalakshetra. She further honed her Abhinaya under Smt. Indira Kadambi. She has extensively performed in many parts of India and abroad. She was invited to Germany for the Mumbai Stuttgart festival in 2008.She has performed Bharatanatyam to western music played with recorder by Rabea Michler from Germany .After her marriage to Lalit Garg of Indian Air Force, she has relocated to various places in India. She has been promoting Bharatanatyam in all these places.
At the age of Five, Shashwathi started singing at home, listening to her grandmother and her father. She started learning early lessons from Mrs....
At the age of Five, Shashwathi started singing at home, listening to her grandmother and her father. She started learning early lessons from Mrs. Janaki Ramanathan, an AIR artist from Chennai and from her grandmother. She has also taken lessons from Mrs. Vijayalakshmi Subramaniam and from Mr. Neyveli Ganesan.
She is currently pursuing advance lessons from Kalaimamani Mrs. Bhushani Kalyanaraman and Mr. A S Murali.
She was awarded “Sangeetha Bhaskara” by the Gnanaskandan Trust, Chennai, in 2004.
Shashwathi did her debut in films by singing a Telugu song for Isaignani Illayaraja.
She has also sung the title song for the Kannada Serial “Chikkamma” on Udhaya TV which was nominated for the Best Singer award.
Kuldeep with a Gold Medal in his Masters Degree in Indian Music from the University of Madras, Chennai is a true believer in Sangeetam, that which...
Kuldeep with a Gold Medal in his Masters Degree in Indian Music from the University of Madras, Chennai is a true believer in Sangeetam, that which comprises Geetam (vocal music), Vadyam (instrumental music) and Nrutyam (dance/mime).He has travelled all over India, Australia, New Zealand, United States, Canada, Mauritius, Reunion islands and all over Europe in his capacities as a solo concert vocalist as well as a singer accompanying Bharatanatyam dance performances. His voice and name are familiar to several Bharatanatyam dancers in India and abroad. Dance-music is a discipline in itself and demands a different approach to singing. Kuldeep’s committed engagement with that has been appreciated by dancers.
A Psychology post graduate, dancer Sreelakshmy’s achievements and awards include
Chief coordinator (Concept and Coordination) of...
Started learning music from the age of three. His 1st guru was Sri S.Bashyam, 2nd guru was Shri P.B.Srirangachari and since 2008 is learning under Padmabhushan Sri P.S.Narayanaswamy. Also learns mrudhangam also from Shri B Sivaraman. Gave his first concert when he was five for an internet channel Num TV. Eversince has been giving concerts regularly and has given more than 100 concerts. Receiving central government scholarship from 2005. Received YOUNG ACHIEVER AWARD from Rotary Club of Madras Mount. When he was in 6th standard he appeared in famous talk shows of Vijay and JayaTV - Naiyandi Darbar and Hari Giri Assembly respectively. He has won many prizes in the competitions conducted by leading sabhas of Chennai during music festivals.
Komala Kumari is a professional dance teacher and performer based in NYC. Kumari began dancing at the age of three under the guidance of her sister Anapayini Jakupko. Her passion for dance bloomed under her sister’s encouragement and she began training under Srimati Indira Kadambi of Chennai, South India at the age of 7. During her family’s frequent visits to India, Kumari studied Bharatanatyam and Carnatic vocals. Since the winter of 2005 she has been visiting Chennai annually for intensive training under her Guru Srimati Indira and completed her Arangetram (2 hr debut Solo performance) in March of 2011. Kumari has been trained extensively in both the Nritta (pure dance) and Abhinaya (facial expression and storytelling) aspects of Bharatanatyam.
The musically trained and talented brother-sister duo of Sai Charan Raju and Sai Sruthi Raju are creating their own flow of musical notes in Puttaparthi, the headquarters of the Sri Sathya Sai Seva organization in Andhra Pradesh, India.
Sai Charan Raju learnt music in the Sri Sathya Sai Mirpuri College of Music. His sister Sai Sruthi Raju is also musically trained. Both being Sai devotees, they decided to offer their talents to their Guru Sri Sathya Sai Baba. Swarajhari was formed in Puttaparthy as their musical offering.
Swarajhari organizes Classical Music Awareness workshops, meetings and concerts to create an awareness and interest on Music in the students and youth of rural villages. To encourage those who have interest and enthusiasm in music and train them is their motto. Towards this they have taken into residence five rural children and are training them in Karnatic classical music in true Gurukulavaasam tradition. The pupils are boarded and lodged with love and care alongside quality Karnatic music training. Bhajan teaching, continuous music recitals, seminars etc too are on the main agenda of Swarajhari.
Anapayini Jakupko - "Created a serene and uplifting mood.. clean lines and perfect footwork.. in complete control over the intricacies of Abhinaya. danced with confidence and composure.. marked with true devotional touch..." says The Hindu and The Times of India.
A dancer devoted to the service of Lord Krishna is the disciple of Indira Kadambi. She has been performing widely propogating the bhakthi movement all over the world. She is the founder of The Bhakti Kalalayam, ISKCON community in Alachua, Florida.
