Arangetram: Anjana Muraleedaran
by Laya Raghav
On August 5th, Anjana Muraleedaran proudly carried forward the Vazhuvoor Bani of her Guru Preethi Ramesh, Director of Sarasa Natya Academy. Her boundless energy while dancing and her grace instantly left one awestruck.
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Violin Arangetram: Praneel Kumar Murali
by Dr. Saritha Venkatesh
The violin arangetram of Praneel Kumar Murali, a student of Guru Smt. Vidya Raman, was a great ice breaker. Praneel played nine songs from different composers in different ragas and thalams. The main piece of the evening’s recital was Bhavanuta in ragam mohanam, composed by saint Thyagaraja in Adi Thaalam. Praneel showcased his talent by playing the kalpana swarams in chatusram and thisram leading to korrappu in kandam.
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Arangetram: Ananya Kumar
by Shilpa Narayanan
Ananya Kumar, student of Smt. Sripriya Natarajan Moorthy, presented a dazzling margam as part of her arangetram on August 13th.
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Arangetram: Shriya Gundamaraju And Nitya Gundamaraju
by Ramya Srinivasan
Sisters Shriya and Nitya Gundamaraju, disciples of Guru Sapna Krishnan, presented an unforgettable and remarkable arangetram during Summer 2023.
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Arangetram: Vaisalli Navaneethan
by Suryaa Ramaswamy
It is often said that ‘A thing of beauty is a joy forever’. Truly, Vaisalli Navaneethan's Bharatanatyam performance, a student of Guru Sapna Krishnan, was a thing of beauty and its impression on my consciousness will indeed be a joy forever.
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Arangetram: Anita Dantam
by Kavya Kolukula
'Through the whole process of Arangetram, despite endless hours of toil, I believe that I discovered a part of my identity and unearthed a passion for expressing myself through the beautiful art style of Bharatanatyam' - Anisha Dantam, disciple of Guru Smt. Jayshree Bala Rajamani.
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Arangetram: Asmita Vasu And Sowmya Warty
by Suryaa Ramaswamy
Asmita Vasu and Sowmya Warty, students of Guru Sapna Krishnan, dazzled the audience with their audacious artistic choices in the selection of challenging and uniquely captivating dance pieces as they presented their arangetrams.
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Arangetram: Sanjula Jakati
by Pratusha Nouduri
Sanjula Jakati, student of Smt Sapna Krishnan, gave an amazing performance on her arangetram in front of a fully-packed audience. Sanjula engulfed the audience from the get-go with a graceful Pushpanjali and striking Narsimha Kauthuvam.
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Arangetram: Sayontika Battacharya And Annette Varghese
by Anisha Dantam
After more than a decade of extensive training and preparation under Guru Smt. Jayshree Bala Rajamani, the day that Sayontika and Annette ascend the stage arrived. With Sayontika being a Bengali Hindu and Annette being a Malayali Christian, this Arangetram was a dedication to this ultimate concept, especially through three of their dances: the Mallari, the Murase Varnam, and the Krishna Yesu Padam, all specially composed by Vidushi Sudha Raghuraman of Delhi, India, for this particular occasion.
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