NIRVIKALPA BHASYA

Performance Review – Kirti Kurande at Arulmigu Mallikeshwarar Temple, Pradosham Series On the auspicious evening of October 22, 2025, at the sacred Mallikeshwara Temple in Ashok Nagar, Chennai, dancer Kirti Kurande took the stage as part of Nirvikalpa’s Pradosham series (an initiative that brings classical art back to its spiritual roots in temple spaces.) Her thoughtfully curated repertoire paid homage to both the spiritual and technical depth of Kathak, offering the audienc

Performance Review – Medha Srigiri at Arulmigu Mallikeshwarar Temple, Pradosham Series On September 5th, 2025, the Pradosham Series at Arulmigu Mallikeshwarar Temple featured a Kuchipudi recital by Medha Srigiri, a practitioner of the Vempati bani with over 17 years of training. For many in the audience, this was their first encounter with Kuchipudi, and the evening unfolded as both an introduction and an invitation into its unique blend of rhythm, storytelling and devotion.

Pradosham Performance Review – Bharatanatyam by Srimalli & Shrinagi Venkatesh On 20th August 2025, at 6:30 pm , the sacred ambience of Mallikeshwarar Temple, Ashok Nagar, witnessed an evening of classical dance as Srimalli and Shrinagi Venkatesh, disciples of Smt. Divya Nair, presented their offering for Pradosham. Their recital was steeped in tradition, drawing from devotional compositions that seamlessly wove together music, poetry, and movement in reverence to the divine.

Pradosham Performance Review – Kathak by Shubhatrayee DilIp Saree On the evening of 6th August at 6:30 pm, the sacred premises of Mallikeshwarar Temple, Ashok Nagar, came alive with rhythm and devotion as Nirvikalpa presented yet another memorable Pradosham. This month, we had the privilege of hosting Shubhatrayee Dilip Satwe (disciple of Smt. Rutuja Soman), a Kathak artiste who travelled from Pune to share her art with us. It was a performance that beautifully bridged cultur

~ Smt. Sreedevi Priya Sriram Tears overflow with gratitude to pen down my thoughts on this magnificent topic “ODE TO THE MASTERS”. Riding...

A Dancer is the Dance. No dance is separate from a dancer, no dancer is separate from the dance. This Quote definitely suits my dear...

One of the most valuable lessons my father, Prof Si CK Balagopalan taught me was, “The word ‘Aham’ should never be in your vocabulary.”...

Nirvikalpa — Pradosham Series A Review of Kumari Idihasini’s Bharatanatyam Recital at Sri Dharmalingeshwarar Temple: On the auspicious...

A review of Kum. Aishwarya and Kum. Amrutha Soundarya’s recent performance NIRVIKALPA — PRADOSHAM series The Dharmalingeshwarar temple in...

MY GURU, MY GUIDING LIGHT “Mata, Pita, Guru, Deivam” My life has been a testament to the truth of this statement. Without the four of...

This is based on a Panel Discussion on the Evolving Guru-Shishya Parampara as conducted by Nirvikalpa at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan-Pune,...

Navigating the Challenges and Transformations in Classical Dance As part of Nirvikalpa’s annual festival, Dakshina (held in collaboration...

A Mesmerizing Pradosham Recital by Kum. M.S. Ananthashree and Smt. Revathy Ananthakrishnan On November 13, 2024, Sri Dharmalingeshwara...

The Pradosham series conducted by Nirvikalpa began on a divine note with the performance of the students of Shri G. Narendra — Aparna...

The vigorous dance of the Hindu god Shiva Nataraja is Tandavam , while the graceful dance of Goddess Parvati is Lasyam . The Natyam of...

I arrived in Chennai from my hometown, Namakkal, at the age of 19 with a dream of learning dance. That dream became a reality only after...

On the auspicious evening of February 11, 2025, the Dharmalingeshwara Temple (Nanganallur) witnessed a spellbinding performance by S....

The Pradosham performance by Kum. Hamsa Balagurunathan and Smt. Aparna Balagurunathan, disciples of Sri Balagurunathan, on 27th January...

Guruji (Padma Vibhushan Sri.Kelucharan Mohapatra) was a hard taskmaster and extremely strict in class but outside class he was a...

Guruji defined Odishi dance. He created and defined grammar, and also took Dance beyond technicalities. His Mardala, was a revolution,...