Nishagandhi Blooms

TechnoparkToday>>Nishagandhi Festival, the seven nights that celebrate classical Indian dance and music annually, raised its curtains on Sunday in Trivandrum.  Tourism Minister A P Anilkumar  inaugurated the 20th edition of Nishagandhi festival.  The inaugural function was followed by Mohiniyattam, performed by actress Parvathy Jayaram.    The festival will go on till January 26.

Program Schedule
20/01/2013:
6.00 pm – Inauguration
6.30 pm – ‘NAMAN’(Specially choreographed show led by Jayaprabha Menon (Mohiniyattam), Malti Shyam(Kathak),Kavita Dwibedi (Odissi/Odishi), Priya Venkataraman (Bharatanatyam) & Bimbavati Devi (Manipuri).
7.00 pm – Mohiniyattam by Parvathy Jayaram
7.30 pm – Kathak by Vikram Iyengar & Group, Ranan India, Kolkata
21/01/2013 :
6.45 pm -’HEARTBEAT’by Dr. ‘Ghatam’ Karthick. S. (Ghatam, Konnakol and Vocal), U.P Raju (Mandolin) H.N. Bhaskar (Violin), N. Ramakrishanan (Mridangam), Papanasam Sethuraman (Kanjira), R. Raman (Morsing), N. Sundar (Tabla), Nivas Prasanna (Keyboard), Krishna Kishore (Drums)
7.45 pm – Mohiniyattam by Smitha Rajan & group
22/01/2013 :
6.45 pm – Kuchipudi by Amrita Lahiri
7.45 pm – Odissi/Odishi by Sharmila Biswas & Group, Kolkata
23/01/2013 :
6.45 pm – Bharatanatyam by Urmila Sathyanarayanan
7.45 pm – Meditative Ensemble by Pandit Ramesh Narayan(Hindustani Vocal), Shertally Dr. K.N. Renganatha Sharma(Carnatic Vocal), Dr. Yella Venkateswara Rao(Mridangam),A.L Manjula Rajesh(Violin), Shubh Maharaj(Tabla), Pandit Ravi Chary(Sitar),Satish Kolli(Harmonium).
24/01/2013 :
6.45 pm – Styles Amalgamated – A Star Musical Fusion by K. Krishnakumar and Binni Krishnakumar (Vocals), Tiruvarur Vaidyanathan (Mridangam), Deepak Dev (Musical charisma), Rakesh Chaurasia (Flute), Ustad Fazal Qureshi(Tabla), Attukal Balasubramanium (Violin), L. Kishore Kumar (Sitar), Jayakumar (Keyboard) & Sasi Malamari (Drums).
25/01/2013 :
6.45 pm – Odissi/Odishi by Aloka Kanungo
7.45 pm – Manipuri by Amusana Devi & Group
26/01/2013 :
6.15 pm – Upcoming talents of Kerala
6.45 pm – Ghazal by Padmashree Penaz Masani
Daily 6:30 pm – Kathakali Mela