Sunshine Ragas
Sunshine Ragas will be performing today at @Amaturo theater at Broward center for performing arts for AIA India's Independence celebration event.
Guru Samarpanam
Vocal Concert in Dedication to Smt. T.R. Balamani
by Smt. Ranjani Chander (Daughter & Disciple of Smt. T.R. Balamani)
Accompanied by:
Sr. L. Ramakrishnan - Violin
Sri. Sherthalai R. Ananthakrishnan - Mridangam
Smt. Kalyani - Tambura
Introducing Nritya Hermanas (Sruthi Nambiar, Smitha Nair, and Vidya Nair), performing artist-dancers at Rasa: A glimpse into Hindu Sanskriti on Oct 29, 2021.
Nrithya Hermanas is a product of sisterhood and a common passion for Bharatanatyam.
3 performers spread between Palm Beach and Miami Dade come together to keep their love for dance going. They are Sruthi Nambiar, a Clinical Dietitian from Doral; Smitha Nair, a software development manager from Miramar & Vidya Nair, a Children’s Trauma Therapist from Jupiter.
#Hinduheritage #Bharatanatyam #dance
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Introducing Kavitha Jayaraman (veena) and Rohit Warier (mridangam), performing artist-musicians at Rasa: A glimpse into Hindu Sanskriti on Oct 29, 2021.
Kavitha Jayaraman
Coming from a family that always was deeply involved with Carnatic music, it was no surprise that Kavitha was initiated into Vocal learning the art at age 5 and since then has been on a relentless pursuit of this art form over the years. She is also a professional Veena artist. She started her initial vocal learning under Guru Sridevi Ram under the aegis of Mulund Fine Arts Society, Mumbai, and initial Veena tutelage from Smt Jayashree Aravind, Mumbai. She further received advance vocal guidance from Smt Saraswathy Subramanian and Sangeetha Kala Acharya Bombay S Ramachandran. She moved to Singapore in 2005 and was fortunate to come under the tutelage of eminent gurus like Smt Mangalam Shankar (Vocal) and Smt. Meenakshi Somasundaram (Veena) with whom she continues advanced training to date. While in Singapore, she completed a Diploma in Vocal and Veena under the aegis of Singapore Indian Fine Arts and was awarded the title ‘Sangeetha Visharad’.
She was awarded the Cultural Talent Scholarship from the Center for Cultural Resources & Training (Ministry Of Human Resources & Development, Govt. of India) for specialized training in Carnatic Music.
Kavitha has won awards at several institutions in Mumbai for music and fine arts. She has performed extensively in various Sabhas in Mumbai, Chennai, and Singapore including prestigious venues like Music Academy - Chennai, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan - Chennai, Shanmukhananda Mumbai, Mulund Fine Arts - Mumbai, Esplanade Singapore, and Singapore Indian Fine Arts Society. Has also been part of the music ensemble for various dance productions with Apsara Arts in Singapore. Since the pandemic, she has also performed Vocal and Veena concerts online for various organizations including Kalakendra’s Veena Mahotsavam (world largest Veena festival) for 2 consecuti
Introducing Manasi Pimpley, performing artist-singer at Rasa: A glimpse into Hindu Sanskriti on Oct 29, 2021.
While growing up, Dr. Manasi Pimpley lived in multiple states within India, which gave her ample exposure to the cultural riches of India, and her love for music and languages. Manasi has been singing since she was 6, and although she does not have any formal training in music except for some light music classes in her childhood for a year, she listened to and learned Bollywood songs with the help of her parents who are big music lovers themselves. Manasi won prizes in many local city-wide and state-wide singing competitions and was shortlisted twice for India’s SaReGaMaPa but didn’t get a chance to get to the telecast due to age restrictions in the competition.
Manasi came to the US in 2012 to pursue research, but that didn’t stop her from keeping up with her hobby. She participated in local talent shows, her university’s Acapella group as a Soprano, as well as collaborated with other artists on YouTube. Manasi was recently the winner of IRCC’s solo singing competition held virtually in May 2021.
Professionally, Manasi obtained her Ph.D. in Pharmacogenomics from NSU in 2018, where she did research in breast cancer. Manasi currently lives in Boca Raton with her husband and puppy Loki and works as a Field Application Scientist for a genomics company. Manasi’s genre is mostly semi-classical and Bollywood songs, but she hopes to keep expanding her horizons and learning in music as she goes forward.
#Hinduheritage #Hindustani #Indianmusic #Thumri #Abhang
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Introducing Rhythms School Of Dance, performing artist-dancers at Rasa: A glimpse into Hindu Sanskriti on Oct 29, 2021.
RHYTHMS SCHOOL OF DANCE, located in Fort Lauderdale, South Florida, is a training center for Indian Classical dance, Bharatanatyam. The artistic director of RHYTHMS SCHOOL OF DANCE is Ranjana Warier.
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We are proud of our Rhythms' warriors representing us at this event: Anupama Sunil, Arya Nair, Blessy Mannattuparampil, Devika Vikas, Eesha Mahabir, Kamna Nair, Maya Neeranjun , Neha Binoy , Sahana Thayagabalu
#Hinduheritage #Bharatanatyam #Indiandance
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Introducing Pournima Joshi, performing artist-singer at Rasa: A glimpse into Hindu Sanskriti on Oct 29, 2021.
Pournima is from Mumbai, India, and has been and living in the USA for the last 7 years. She is a dentist by profession but music has always been her passion! She is trained in Indian Classical music for many years and continues to perform in various programs and competitions to keep her passion for music alive. She is resuming her Indian classical music training and plans to continue to learn and perform.
#Hinduheritage #Indianmusic #Hindustaniclassical #Abhang
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Introducing Meera Ramanathan and Natya Drishyam School of Dance, performing artist-dancer at Rasa: A glimpse into Hindu Sanskriti on Oct 29, 2021.
Meera Ramanathan is a trained classical dancer. She trained in Bharatanatyam from Kalaimamani. Guru. Updipi Sri Lakshmi Narayanan in the Kancheepuram Bani. Trained in Kathak by Guru. Amitta Dutta and preliminary training from Smt. Sheli Chakraborthy. She is currently the Artistic Director of Natya Drishyam School of Dance - providing training in Bharatanatyam and Kathak dance forms for adults and children.
Meera holds a Master's Degree in Bharatanatyam from Tanjore University and a Bachelor's degree in Kathak from Bangiya Sangeet Parishad. She has to her credits - she holds the Guinness Book of World Records in Bharatanatyam- The longest performance of Jathis in a Virtual platform. She also holds the Asia Book of Records & India Book of Records in Bharatanatyam.
Meera has several solo performances to her credit. In India, she has performed for Karthik Fine Arts, Narada Gana Sabha, Krishna Gana Sabha, Chidambaram Dance festival. In the United States she has performed in several local community dance events for Mariamman Temple, Shiva Vishnu Temple, South Florida Hindu Temple, Lakshmi Narayan Temple, and IHU, Ekal, and Florida Fine Arts.
She has also collaborated with artists in the United States on a recent Production on " Thiruppavai Pasurams".
Meera has a great interest in folk, semi-classical, and Bollywood styles of dancing. She has trained students for High School dance competitions for IRCC, AIA, and many more local performances.
Meera is an IT Project Manager at Hard Rock Seminole Gaming.
#Kathak #Bharatanatyam #Indiandance #Hinduheritage
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Rasa: A glimpse into Hindu Sanskriti
Bharti Sharma, performing artist-singer at Rasa: A glimpse into Hindu Sanskriti on Oct 29, 2021.
Dr. Bharti Sharma is proficient in singing semi-classical and Bollywood songs. She has been residing in Florida for the last 23 years and is a faculty member of the FAU College of Business.
#Indianmusic #Hinduheritage #Hindustani
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Rasa: A Glimpse into Hindu Sanskriti
Introducing Madhavi Menon - performing artist-dancer of Rasa: A glimpse into Hindu Sanskriti, on Oct 29, 2021.
Dr. Madhavi Menon has been trained in the Thanjavoor bani/style of the classical Indian dance Bharatanatyam by Padmashri Guru Smt. Geeta Chandran, one of India's leading classical dance exponents, at 'Natya Vriksha' New Delhi, India.
Madhavi has to her credit numerous performances-both as a solo artist and as a member of the Natya Vriksha dance company. Madhavi has also collaborated with other South Florida-based classical dancers to present several critically acclaimed group choreographic productions.
Madhavi is frequently invited to present workshops and lecture demonstrations on Indian classical dance for varied audiences, ranging from preschool to university students to the corporate sector, as well as the Miami-Dade and Broward County public library systems (often under the aegis of the Association of Performing Arts of India). Additionally, Madhavi has served as a judge in world dance for the National Foundation for Advancement in Arts (NFAA Young Arts Awards) from 2003-2012.
Madhavi has also trained in Carnatic classical vocal music under Smt. Visalam Venkatachalam, and was a regular performer for All India Radio's Yuva-Vani Station.
Madhavi has a Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology and is a Professor of Psychology at Nova Southeastern University. Madhavi has resided in South Florida since 2001 and founded the Natya Marga School of Dance in 2016, where she conducts dance classes for adults and children.
Learn more about Madhavi and her art through this video clip!
#Hinduheritagemonth #bharatanatyam #kathak #garba #Carnatic #Hindustani #Abhang #Thumri #Mohiniattam
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