Parshwanath and Shruti Upadhye Devaranama

The story revolves around an ardent devotee of Lord Krishna who is unable to make out the difference between his belief and the reality.

Kanakadasara Devaranama

Choreographed and performed by Shruti and Parshwanath Upadhye


Shruti and Parshwanath Upadhye are the Artistic Directors of Upadhye School of Dance and Punyah Dance Company Bangalore. The Dance school and Company has made a tremendous mark in the cultural arena in a short span of time. This young couple aspires to approach India's favourite epics with a fresh, young perspective and hope to entertain as well as spark a love for the world's oldest heritage.
Both are graded artists of Doordarshan and have performed in various prestigious festivals like, Hampi Festival, Parampara Festival , Alwa’s Vishwa Nudisiri festival throughout India and many countries like USA, China, UK, Malaysia,UAE and Russia. Both were part of a Indian Delegation to China under the Cultural Exchange Programme of Ministry of Human Resources, Govt. of India.
Shruti & Parshwanath Upadhye were conferred with the title “Aarsha Kala Choodamani” by Swami Dayananda Saraswati at New Jersey, USA in 2012. Parshwanath, one of the most sought after male classical dancers in India, has won many coveted awards which include ‘Natya Mayura’ Award by Gangubai Hangal Trust, Karnataka and also was a recipient of CCRT Scholarships for pursuing studies in Bharatnatyam by Ministry of Human Resources Development, Govt. of India .

Shruti took up the practice of Bharatnatyam in 1997 under the tutelage of Guru.Smt Padmini Ramachandran, Bangalore while Parshwanath with 22 years of practice and performance behind him, was trained initially under Guru Sri Ravindra Sharma of Belgaum and later under Shri Kiran Subramanyam and Smt.Sandhya Kiran of Bangalore.
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