Bhamakalapam by manju bhargavi biography
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Place: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
School/Organization: NatyaVedam
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Interviews: Interview in the Hindu
Contact:
#65 Charles Campbell road,
Cox town,
Bangalore
Profile and picture posted with permission from the artist.
Beginning her training in Dance, at the age of nine, at the , Chennai, Manju Bhargavi gave her first performance at the age of 13, in the Kuchipudi style, which she loves and adores. She has given over 1600 solo and ballet performances not only in every nook and corner of but also all over the world in countries such as , , , Europe, , Africa, Gulf Countries and .
Trained under the renowned Guru Vempati Chinna Satyam, she at a very young age imbibed and perfected the most difficult and intricate features of KUCHIPUDI which distinguishes the art form from all other dance traditions. She has taken part in lead roles in Kuchipudi dance ballets composed and choreographed by her Guru. She has done the roles of Lord Venkateswara in Padmavathi Srinivasa Kalyanam, Sri Krishna in Sri Krishna Parijatham, Siva in Harivilasam to name a few. She has left an everlasting impression on the minds of her admirers because of her utmost involvement, devotion, sculptural poses and a winsome stage presence result
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Mūlam - Reviving the roots of Guru-Shishya Parampara
- Ashwini Naik
e-mail: ashwini.naik.gad@gmail.com
August 13, 2021
Mūlam, The Roots, is an annual festival on the calendar of Shambhavi School of Dance, curated by Vyjayanthi Kashi and supported by Prateeksha Kashi. This festival is held every year during Guru Poornima to celebrate the beautiful Guru Shishya Parampara which is unique to India. The 7th edition of Mūlam was special, as this year, the pandemic forced the festival to go online for 3 days (instead of 2 days) and aided in bringing together Gurus and Shishyas from across the globe. Each artiste expressed their thoughts on the questions posed to them by Vyjayanthi Kashi and presented glimpses of their beautiful dance performances.
All 3 days of Mūlam was unique in its own right; day 1 witnessed performances by legendary Gurus along with their shishyas, day 2 was dedicated to talks and performances by celebrated Gurus and day 3 focused on the views and performances of Shishyas who have made their Gurus proud.
Here's my humble attempt, as a dancer myself, to present a brief report on the festival, and my understanding of the performances.
On day 1, Vyjayanthi Kashi set the stage to 3 power packed evenings by expressing her views
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Academy of Music’s annual advocate festival
- Veejay Sai, Bangalore
e-mail: veejaysai.vs@gmail.com
Photos courtesy: Prithvi Avatar
Sept 8, 2011
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