Bharatanatyam enthralls all at IIIT-A cultural fest

Prayagraj: Several events marked the three-day annual cultural fiesta of Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad (IIIT-A)—Effervescence-- on Jhalwa campus here on Friday.
Several programmes such as Lafrenze, brain brawl, blind date, classical dance, unplugged, toon con, roadies, music performance, cagno, tongues on fire, fusion artist, innovation and EDM were organised at different venues of the campus.
Bharatanatyam dance performance by Ragini Chandershekhar enthralled the audience in the main auditorium. Ragini is ranked amongst the finest Bharatanatyam dancers of her generation. While her ‘nritya’ (pure dance) sparkles with the kinetics of movement and space, her ‘abhinaya’ (art of expression) flows into the subtle spaces within.
With a performance career of over 35 years, Ragini showed the different aspects of Bharatnatyam especially on poet Surdas’ explanation of Krishna and Sudama re-meeting in the palace. She is a senior empanelled artist with Spic Macay and has been performing at several prestigious educational institutions across the country, interacting with young minds and impacting them with the grandeur of the classical arts.
Later in the evening at the main stage Anurag Halder gave his electrifying performance. The student community experienced a musical evening with the emerging Indian singer, songwriter and composer, whose hit song ‘Lapadva’ has indeed made everyone swoon to the beats, crossing over One million hits across YouTube.
Famous Bollywood singer Darshan Raval will be the star attraction besides fashion show and other events on the last day, December 10 at the main stage built at sports ground.