19th annual ‘Kalotsavam’ at Ravindra Bhavan today

Kalanjali, an organisation dedicated to the preservation and promotion of traditional Indian classical dance and art form, is organising its annual 19th ‘Kalotsavam’ at Ravindra Bhavan, Bhopal, on Thursday at 06:30 pm.

Since its existence of almost 21 years, Kalanjali, under guru Pradeep Krishnan, who is also the President of the organisation has been the key person who took the responsibility of imparting training in Indian classical dance and music to children.

While informing about Kalanjali, Pradeep Krishnan said that through this medium of art, Kalanjali is also trying to inculcate the spiritual and philosophical growth in the children who are a part of this organisation thus enabling them to control and manage with the present competitive, high expectation and stressful lifestyle.

He further said that the organisation aims to provide an opportunity for the aspiring young children to know about the Indian classical art form and to learn proper techniques under the guidance of the guru. Besides this, it also provides a platform with Indian classical dance assignments so that the students get career training to attain more confidence.

The programme shall include Pushpanjali offering of flowers to deity to be performed by the students in dance form, Shivamayam, Lord Shiva stuti from Shiv Purana in dance form, Thillana, the pure form of dance in Bharatnatyam which focuses on adavu which means basic step that are combined to form a dance sequence. The programme shall also include folk dance of Tamil Nadu and Rajasthan apart from Classical Music concert to be performed by the students of Kalanjali.

The main highlight of the event shall be Rangarohan which is first stage performance of 24 students to be performed under Alarippu.