Kalakshetra college students celebrated the gurus of yesteryear with a Guru Samarpanam

Kala Mela, organised by Kalakshetra Basis, started with Guru Samarpanam — a tribute to gurus — via Bharatanatyam margam and that includes timeless compositions of the acharyas. It was held at Bharata Kalakshetra Auditorium.

The night commenced with Nandi Choll, a vibrant nritta piece, an invocation to Nandi, adopted by a Dikshitar kriti in raga Vasantha set to Tisra gati Adi tala. It was choreographed by Adyar Ok. Lakshman.

Subsequent within the margam sequence was a jatiswaram, carried out skilfully with excellent coordination by the dancers. A  composition of the Tanjore quartet in raga Chakravakam and Rupaka tala was a tribute to the gurus of the Pandanallur bani.

Good coordination among the many dancers was the excessive level of the efficiency.
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‘’Swami, naan undan adimai endru ulagamellam ariyume’, a widely known Nattakurinji varnam composed by Papanasam Sivan and choreographed by Krishnaveni Lakshman was the subsequent gem offered. By alternate sequences of nritta and abhinaya, the dancers conveyed the glory of Shiva weaving collectively episodes resembling Manmatha dahanam, defending Markandeya from the clutches of loss of life and the majestic tandava that embodies creation and destruction. 

Subsequent in line was a soul-stirring Kshetragya padam in Ananda Bhairavi raga, Misrachapu tala. An abhinaya-oriented piece, choreographed by Bragha Bessell, it introduced out the feelings of the proshithabhartrukanayika (whose beloved has gone away).