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Second edition of GVRNK's
monthly newsletter "Acharya Devo
Bhava" which speaks about the
"Evolution of Parampara", how a tradition
is formed, nurtured, enhanced and passed
on through generations.
Renaming
pieces in the Bharatanatyam margam
- VP Dhananjayan, The Hindu, 7 Feb 2019
Response
to Srividya Natarajan's interview on
'The Undoing Dance'
- VP Dhananjayan, narthaki.com, 12 Jan
2019
'Nritya
Kalanidhi' conferred on Shanta
Dhananjayan
- The Hindu, 4 Jan 2019
'Nritya
Kalanidhi' conferred on Shanta
Dhananjayan
- Times of India, 4 Jan 2019
Putting the best food forward - The
Dhananjayans explain why classical dance
will continue to thrive in India
- Financial Express, December 21, 2018
https://www.financialexpress.com/opinion/putting-the-best-food-forward-the-dhananjayans-explain-why-classical-dance-will-continue-to-thrive-in-india/1420400/
Nrithyakalakeli
International Classical Dance
Festival, Dubai
The Dhananjayans� Dance Academy Bharata
Kalanjali Celebrates Their Golden
Jubilee
October 2, 2018: Bharata Kalanjali
(BK), the dance academy run by the
legendary dance couple VP Dhananjayan and
Shantha Dhananjayan celebrated their
golden jubilee �Swarna Samarohanam� today
at Sir Venkata Subba Rao Auditorum,
Chennai.
It was a day-long celebration of �Natya�
with several Bharata Kalanjali alumni and
students presenting solo and group
performances.
�Nritya Tarangini� a special dance
production presented by the Bharata
Kalanjali alumni and students showcased
the journey of the dance school in these
50 years. This was followed by an award
ceremony where musicians, dancers,
technicians and make-up artists, who have
been part of the BK family, were
recognized for their contribution to BK�s
journey and the performing arts.
Veteran exponent to for Bharatnatyam
Vyjayanthi Mala Bali and Former Minster
for Education and Cultural Affairs
(Kerala), MA Baby were the guests of
honour for the evening.
Photos
Report
in Malayalam Kalakamudi
Celebration time
- The Hindu, Friday Review, Sep 28, 2018
https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/celebration-time/article25065585.ece
City that's high on cluture
Me & My Chennai, Times of
India, Sep 24, 2018
Naadhabrahmam to honour star couple
The Hindu, Sep 21, 2018
https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/naadhabrahmam-to-honour-star-couple/article25002863.ece
Eminent Classical Dancers SHANTHA
DHANANJAYAN and DHANANJAYAN share their #MemoriesWithDD
on the occasion of 59th Foundation Day
https://twitter.com/DDPodhigaiTV/status/1040901480117526529?s=08
Dancing one
step ahead of tradition for five
decades
Conviction, Curiosity At Core Of The
Dhananjayans
- Saranya.Chakrapani@timesgroup.com, 13
Sep 2018
Sep 9 - Sep 15, 2018
Sep 2 - Sep 8, 2018
Aug 19 - Aug 25, 2018
Aug 5 - Aug 11, 2018
Jul 29 - Aug 4, 2018
Those who dance together stay together
- Suanshu Khurana, The Indian
Express, September 2, 2018
https://indianexpress.com/article/express-sunday-eye/those-who-dance-together-stay-together-5334056/
Soaked in devotion
- Tapati Chowdurie, The Hindu, Aug 17,
2018
https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/soaked-in-devotion/article24713000.ece
E.KRISHNA
IYER, A LAWYER LEGEND
- Article by V.P.Dhananjayan
TALK BACK,
The Times Of India, Chennai, 15 August
2018
'Artists
need funding and patronage'
Celebrated Bharatanatyam exponents,
Vannadil Pudiyaveettil Dhananjayan and
Shanta Dhananjayan, known as the
Dhananjayans, were in the capital to
perform at Kamani Auditorium on August
11.
Medha Dutta, The New Indian Express, 12
August 2018
Do not make the
art a tool to promote your "self"-
Dhananjayans
Legendary dancing couple of India
Dhananjayans share their dance journey
- Tapati Chowdhurie, ClassicalClaps,
Kolkata, August 10, 2018
The
beauty of Chennai is that everybody
comes here for the Margazhi festival:
Dhananjayans
- Ashish Ittyerah Joseph, Times of India,
9 July 2018
"Be a Bharatiya. Not Indian but
Bharatiya. Embrace everybody in
oneness."
Interview with the Dhananjayans
- Shriya Dasgupta, The Telegraph in
Schools, Jul 9-15, 2018
Delving
deep into aesthetics
Bharatnatyam gurus Shantha and VP
Dhanajayan conducted an edifying workshop
where intricate nuances of the dance form
were expertly etched.
- Tapati Chowdhurie, The Statesman, June
9, 2018
The
Dhananjayans' steps to excellence
- V.V. Ramani, The Hindu, May 17, 2018
Mayura Naatyaanjali festival (Sivaratri
festival) under the auspices of
Saptaswarangal Arakattalai
-Mayiladuthurai(Mayavaram) was held in
'Mayuranathar Aalayam (big temple) on 10th
February 2018. Naatyaachaarya
V.P.Dhananjayan inaugurated the 12th year
Naatyaanjali festival presided by
Honourable Justice R. Subrahmaniam
(Chennai High Court). Dhananjayan opened
the inaugural function by performing
"Naatyaanjali" a Bharatanaatyam opening
item composed in 1968 and obliging to the
public request he performed a Padam
'varugalaamo ayya' from Nandanar Charitam
of Gopalakrishna Bhaarati.
The event was not a planned one
(extempore) Dhananjayan sought the help of
available accompanists there.
Kum.Samanyutha Sasidharan and her mother
sang Naatyaanjali and did Nattuvangam
competently and Vidwan Gomathinayakam sang
the Padam Varugalamo Ayya, just following
the 'Abhinaya' of Dhananjayan on the
spot. Vidwan Viswanathan accompanied
on Mridangam competently and the big crowd
of rasikas assembled applauded
enthusiastically.
The Mayura Naatyaanjali organisation
honoured Dhananjayan with the title
'MAYURA NRITYA SAAGARAM '
Photos
�In whatever form, work is worship�
- Ambili Ramnath, The Hindu,
Thiruvananthapuram, January 25, 2018
https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/dance/v-p-dhananjayan-and-wife-shantha-on-their-journey-in-dance/article22509102.ece
Adorable Padma-Winning Couple Has Been
Dancing Together for over 50 Years
- Anakha Arikara, thebetterindia.com,
January 25, 2018
VP Dhananjayan and Shanta Dhananjayan are
recognised as one of the most legendary
�natya� couples in India, with a long,
illustrious career spanning more than five
decades
https://www.thebetterindia.com/129099/bharatanatyam-couple-dhananjayan-dance/
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