The Banyan TREE - Roots Of Tradition

The Banyan TREE - Roots Of Tradition The Unheard Plea is a solo dance Drama Production of the greatest heroines of Mahabharata. Her destiny was played on a game of dice.
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Here she questions, reacts and claims justice from a patriarchal society. The Banyan Tree is a duet Bharatanatyam presentation by Neha Mondal Chakravarty and Aishwarya Aravind on 26th of June 2016, at Kanagasabhai hall,TFA from 5 to 7pm… Both of them have had the privilege to undergo a rigorous training of Bharatanatyam, at Kalakshetra Foundation Chennai. They feel privileged to be trained by lege

ndary gurus who are also the direct disciples of its founder, Rukmini Devi Arundale, the lady who revolutionized Bharatanatyam to the form we see it today… The idea of the Banyan tree sprouted, as probably the fondest memory of any Kalakshetrian, all over the world. Every morning in Kalakshetra, seated on a pedestal below the wide canopy of the tree, lord Ganesh listens in, as girls in dance saris and boys in dhoti kurtas sing the praise of various gods… The Banyan tree,for the past 80 years has been nurturing and preserving, while watching the tradition passing on…Being there for so long, still holding its charm and charisma ,is like tradition which is deeply instilled in every kalakshetrian…This production is a story of every artist, whose art is deep rooted and is a celebration of the rich cultural heritage

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The Unheard Plea is a solo bharatanatyam dance Drama Production conceptualised and performed by Neha Mondal Chakravarty.

Draupadi, the epic heroine of Mahabharata, was a woman way ahead of her time. .Emerging from the sacred flames of the Yajna, she was raised to fulfil her father’s desire for revenge. Of unparalleled beauty, she was an epitome of femininity, compassion and virtue. Fiery, intense and emotional, she remains an icon of early feminism today. Draupadi,a woman who boldly acknowledged her sexuality. Fearless and outspoken, she dared to question the ordains of a patriarchal society. Her intelligence and knowledge of state affairs was considered no less than that of any Man at that time . Her skilfull use of intellect, time and again helped vanquish her tormentors and rescued her husbands from humiliation and misery.

Her destiny though, was dictated by a prophecy during her birth. She often became a victim of circumstances. A polyandrous marriage is thrust on her, she is disrobed in a court of men, loses her sons in war and is finally abandoned by her 5 husbands…., But she stood unflinching in the face of trials and emerged determined and strong .

Did she become a threat in a patriarchal world? Did she have to pay a price for her beauty and intellect? Granted divinity and Elevated to the position of a Goddess by Man , she was silenced…. forever!