22nd March

Mitali Sadan Mukerjee

Excellent performance with graceful moves. Mitali had a great sense of balance and very expressive eyes. – Juliana.

Mitali’s dance showed maturity beyond her age. She had complete control over her movements. Mitali has a great future in store in the field of Kathak – Mrs Bhuvaneshwari Sri Ganesh.

Sambhavi Rajangam

Sambhavi was very energetic and could express abhinaya very well. She showed lots of confidence. – Guru Anjum Bharti

The energy was well captured in Sambhavi’s moves as she gracefully glided across the stage – Aarthi Singaravelu

Aarthi Devarajan

Aarthi began her presentation with a beautiful “Todayamangalam” and did full justice to the item. Very neat adavus and crisp footwork. She showed subtle abhinaya and brisk nritta with a pleasing countenance and sincere portrayal. She is a promising dancer. – Renuka Vaidhyanathan.

Aarthi’s bhavam was clearly expressed and movements were very graceful. It was an enjoyable performance which captivated the audience.

- Haritha Ramesh

Aparna Premkumar

A cute and charming performance by Aparna. Her Padam was the best while the natabhairavi Thillana was performed with lot of confidence. She has great potential and the ability to express more in future. – Guru Girish Kumar Panicker.

Aparna looks professional in her costume. She showed good enthusiasm and energy during the dance recital. Good maiden start – Supraja

Percussion Group

The percussion ensemble was a beautiful collaboration, given the taste of both north and south Indian drumming. Overall, a wonderful time spent on a rainy evening.- Mr.Vignesh

Ganesh & Sriram

Ganesh and Sriram’s performance was remarkable. It was clear that they put great effort into making this concert a success. –Sridhar

Varnam Bhairavi was sung excellently. Need to concentrate more on the Akshara Spashtam (words)

– Music well Wisher.

Aishwarya R & Sriram

Nattaikurunji varnam was well played and so was Suddha Dhanyasi. The concert was very energetic and it was well-coordinated by both of them.- Achintyan Gangadharan

Aishwarya and Sriram are talented young artists with immense potential. Adherence to sruthi stood out as their strong point from the beginning of the concert. A lively kala pramanam ensured that the concert was an engaging one. Both of them had an excellent control over the instrument and a great bowing technique which reflects a lot of practice.” Subramanyina” of Dikshidhar was the crown piece and it was majestic. An excellent concert over all – V. Shankarnaraynan (Carnatic vocalist)

S Akshayaa

Akshayaa’s rendition of the Keeravani ragam was very beautiful and bold. The concert ended with a sweet and melodious thillana. – Srividya Govindan

Akshayaa has a magnetic voice which attracts the rasika pretty quickly. Her rendition of ‘Aananda Nadamaduran’ in Poorvikalyani was noteworthy. The thillana in Desh was a special effort.

–Sri Ganesh

Rajam Iyer Bhavana

Bhavana has a good voice range and clarity. She has the potential to develop further with practice and guidance. She was well supported by her accompaniments. –Mr.Ravi

Bhavana has an honest voice which will go places with continued practice. Special mention goes to the piece in Rasikapriya. Executed a rare raga well.- Bhargav

Priyadarshini & Sharanya

All the songs were well played and pleasant to listen - Sunil

Simendramadyamam ragam played alternately was excellent and swaras in second speed was well-coordinated. They were ably supported by the ghatam. A well excecuted concert.- Venkatramony

Aarthi Devarajan

Aarthi has a sweet voice. Her main piece Kamboji was superb with nice Raga Bhavam. Excellent accompaniments Altogether, a satisfying concert.- Srividya Govindan

It was great concert to listen and she maintained the tempo and the sruthi throughout the concert.

“Pramadhamana Katcheri” – Guru Meenakshi Somasundaram.

Nishanth Thiagarajan

Nishanth has a very enchanting voice, effortlessly scaling through both lower and higher octaves. He was ably supported by his accompanists. In all, it was excellent way to go for his debut concert. –Sriram

Starting with a varnam in Suddhadhanyasi, Nishanth gave a brilliant beginning to his debut. Though only 45 minutes, his concert had us all in trance. –Varsha