2011 November 13 Sunday - 6.15 p.m. Natya Kutcheri (Arangettam) By Dr. Sheethal Menon CHILANKA POOJA ( 12th November Saturday ) Kumari Sangeetha Pillai A. Kumari Gitanjali Krishna Kumari Gauri Karthikeyan Kumari Kalyani Sarada Namaskaram, Bharatanjali Academy of Indian dances (BAID), a pioneering institution in the field of Classical dance studies is dedicated to the promotion and popularisation of the values of Classical performing traditions. Bharatanjali is organising a two- day celebration of NATYAM on 12th & 13th November 2011, at Vailoppilly Samskriti Bhavan, Thiruvananthapuram. On this occasion as part of Guru Vandanam , we honour Gurus of Natyam- Prof C.V. Chandrasekhar (doyen of Bharatanatyam), Kalamandalam Sugandhi (Mohinitattam exponent and Guru) . We also honour Smt Nandini Ramani (dancer/Dance critic/aesthete ) for her valuable contributions to the Art of Dance . As a gesture of our devotion to the traditional pedagogy of Indian dances, the students of BAID will present the Sampradaic Bharatanatya cutcheri during these days. Four dancers are blessed to conduct Chilanga Pooja on the first day. A senior student of BAID will make her debut Natya Kutcheri (Recital in full, Arangettam) on the second day. We request the august presence and blessings of all sahrudayas for the two day SAMPRADAIC NATYA CELEBRATION of Bharatanjali. Dr. Neena Prasad For Bharatanjali Programme 2011 November 12 Saturday 6 p.m. Inauguration , Prayer Welcome Dr. Neena Prasad Inauguration & Honoring the Chief guest : Sri. V.S. Sivakumar (Hon. Minister Devaswam & Transport) Presidential Address Sri. Palod Ravi (MLA) Chief guest Smt Nandini Ramani (Dancer/ Dance critic/ Aesthete) Vote of thanks Changanacherry Madhavan Namboothiri 6.30 p.m. Bharathanatyam Recital By Students of Bharatanjali Smt. Abha Prasanth, Kumari:- Rithu Prakash, Aswathy Krishna, Avani Lal,Sangeetha Pillai A., Gitanjali Krishna, Gauri Kartikeyan, Kalyani Sarada