Chikkavane Ivano - Padam on Krishna | Aparna Krishnamurthy | Sri Mudhraalaya | Lakshmi Ramaswamy

"Chikkavane Ivano" is a Kannada composition by saint poet Purandara Dasa. Through the verses of the song, the poet wonders, "Krishna, Is He really a small boy? Every time I try to catch Him He runs away, I can never get a hold of Him. And when I was just not expecting him, He revealed himself as Purandara Vittala and made me surrender at His divine feet"
Watch Aparna Krishnamurthy, disciple of Sri Mudhraalaya, perform this popular Padam.

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Dr. Lakshmi Ramaswamy:
Dr. Lakshmi Ramaswamy is a Bharatanatyam dancer, teacher and a choreographer. Her Bharatanatyam dance institution Sri Mudhraalaya is now 25 years old. Lakshmi Ramaswamy is a US Fulbright Fellow (2000), a Senior Fellow at the Ministry of Culture (India), recipient of the Tamil Nadu State Award - Kalaimamani (2017) and a ‘Top’ graded artist of Doordarshan.
The 1st doctorate in Bharatanatyam from the department of music at the University of Madras, she serves in the same as a Guest Faculty and has conducted many Indian Classical dance workshops and lectures in Chennai, Kolkata, U S and Canada.
She has written Bharatanatyam course books for Annamalai and Alagappa University & course material for Prayathnam as well. She is a consultant for Alagappa University and is invited to play the role of an examiner by several-dance institutions and regional selection committees.
Bharatanatyam dancer, Lakshmi Ramaswamy has also authored Bharatanatyam books for dance students, researchers and art readers.

Aparna Krishnamurthy:
Aparna Krishnamurthy is a passionate Bharatanatyam Dancer and Teacher. She is pursuing her masters in Bharatanatyam from University of Madras. She is under the tutelage of Dr.Lakshmi undergoing intensive training on Nattuvangam, Repertoire items, and Abhinaya. She is also an active member of team NAM and other activities of Sri Mudhraalaya.

Sri Mudhraalaya:
Started in the year 1994, Sri Mudhraalaya is a registered society with satellite institutions headed by her students, in different parts of Chennai.
The institution offers group and individual classes that aims at: holistic training in practical dancing, theory and exercises, nattuvangam, costume design and makeup, backstage management, stage presentation, production assistance, lighting, choreography and teachers training.
That is why many students of Sri Mudhraalaya, today are independent dance teachers who have in turn conducted Arangetrams of their students.
It gives wide scope to serious learners by encouraging them to perform at prestigious festivals especially the Chennai music and dance festival. Some of them are establishing themselves as marked soloists, PhD scholars and Graded artists in India.
Sri Mudhraalaya offers scholarship to outstanding students; ‘Suvidhyaarthi’ to deserving students has also been instituted.

Bharatanatyam:
Bharatanatyam is one of the 8 classical dance forms of India. Originally from Tamil Nadu, it is now practiced throughout the world and is a popular genre in many Indian Dande Festivals. The Bharatanatyam dancer is accompanied with the Nattuvangam, Violin, Mridangam and the Flute along with the Vocal rendition during a Bharatanatyam performance. Originally performed mainly in temple dance, this Indian dance form has now spread across languages, genres, religion and boundaries. A regular Bharatanatyam repertoire consists of an Alarippu, Jathiswaram, Sabdam, Varnam, Padam and a Thillana.

Bharatanatyam is an Important Dance Style and is performed in Indian dance festivals & Indian Cultural Events. Dance has always been an integral form of Indian Heritage, Culture & Tradition. Indian Classical Dance Forms have also found their way into the commercial Indian Film Industry. Dance music videos in various Indian are also inspired by Traditional Dance Forms & Classical Dance Styles.
Today, Bharatanatyam has also been integrated with Kollywood, Mohiniattam with Mollywood, Kuchipudi with Telugu Film Industry - Tollywood, Odissi with Ollywood, Kathak with Bollywood, Kannada & Malayalam Feature Films by the Respective Bollywood, Kollywood, Tollywood & Mollywood Industry.
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