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A slow, in-rhythm recitation of ‘Ha ra vi ha ra…pu ra vi ha ra.. Ranga pura vihara…’ punched the soundlessness successful Narada Gana Sabha arsenic Bharatanatyam dancer Anjana Anand entered with the procession of Ranganatha of Srirangam. High-pitched singing successful Brindavana Saranga with ‘Sri rangapura vihara’ (Muthuswami Dikshitar, Rupakam) created an breathtaking philharmonic base. As the devotional opus unfurled with Mithun Madhusoodanan (vocal), Sasidhar (flute) and Easwar Ramakrishnan (violin), the aural and ocular harmony was unmissable.
Mridangist Rakesh Pazhedam enhanced the temper portion keeping the beat.
Anjana Anand performing astatine Narada Gana Sabha’s 2025 yearly festival successful December. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
Anjana has matured arsenic an artiste; determination is simply a assured travel successful her visualisation. The nritta was, however, disappointing. She is rhythmic, nary doubt, but her jathis request sharper execution.
In T.R. Subramaniam’s Hamir Kalyani, Adi tala varnam, ‘Senthil vaazh murugayya’, vibrant jathis with catchy sollus performed back-to-back successful the Kalakshetra benignant enhanced the melody. Anjana lone indicated Subramanya’s leelas without going into the details.
Anjana’s lone mimetic portion was the Kathakali padam, ‘Paripahimam’ (Kurinji) which features the Draupadi-Krishna speech earlier Krishna’s efforts astatine peace. Draupadi walks into Krishna’s chamber, her creased look breaking into a grin of relationship and devotion. Anjana portrayed the portion well, which was the item of the programme, with maturity and sensitivity.
The dancer and the orchestra finished with the ‘Kaalabhairava Ashtakam’.
