๐ซ๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐,
๐ท๐๐ ๐๐๐, ๐๐ ๐ท๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ซ๐ ๐ท๐๐ ๐๐ ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ด๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐ฎ๐๐๐ ๐ฝ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ (๐ญ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ท๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ต๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐จ๐๐๐, ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐ด๐๐๐๐๐๐๐) ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ฏ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐ซ๐ ๐ฝ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐โ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐. ๐ป๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ป๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ญ๐๐๐ ๐จ๐๐๐ (๐ป๐ญ๐จ, ๐ฒ๐๐๐๐ ๐ณ๐๐๐๐๐) ๐๐ 15 ๐ญ๐๐, 2025.
As usual Paduka gave an inspiring keynote address praising Varsheniโs performance as the culmination of three generations of Guru-Shishya Parampara, exemplified by Paduka, Vinosree and Varsheni. Both mother and daughter had also studied under her tutelage.
The next day, on 16 Feb, Paduka and her grand niece, dancer Mahati Kannan, daughter of veena maestro Dr Kannan Balakrishnan and Dr Gayathri Kannan, gave a scintillating performance of Bharatanrityam. Paduka, endeared herself to the adoring audience, dancing a full Varnam which in itself was an amazing feat.
She mesmerised with her power of abhinaya and mastery of rhythm where mridangist Sri Nagai P Sriram, accented her every gestures and footwork. It was also clear from Mahatiโs effortless execution of both the Nritta and Nritya passages that she is the perfect vehicle for Bharatanrityam.
Paduka was able the next day to fulfill her longtime wish to see a performance of makyong, however brief, which she has always wanted to experience. This was arranged by Smt Vijayalakshmy Sunderrajan, Director of NSCBICC (Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Indian Cultural Centre) at The National Academy of Arts, Culture & Heritage (Aswara).
Two of the living Adigurus, Puan Fatimah Abdullah and Eh Mohd Nasir rendered a brief section of the Makyong. Paduka shared her scholastic views upon seeing the performance of the โMenghadap Rebabโ from the point of view of her work on Natya Shastra. Datuk Ramli Ibrahim moderated this valuable exchange between the Malay and Indian perspectives.
On returning from Aswara, Paduka was able for the first time to visit Sutra House and partake in a Sutra Odissi dance rehearsal. There followed a marvelous exchange of dance when Mahati demonstrated aspects of the karana and performed to the vocal rendition of her mother, Dr Gayathri Kannan and to the percussion accompaniment of Sri Nagai Sriram.
It was an engaging and insightful evening for everyone present and was specially enriching and privileged experience for everyone of us at Sutra.
Sutra.