Vajra Vaibhavam - Glimpses of the Unseen; Part I - The Thanjavur Lineage

Silambam Phoenix, a Bharatanatyam Institution based in Phoenix Arizona, celebrates 22 years in the valley. As part of the anniversary celebrations, Vimshathi Vaibhava, we pay homage to our guru, Padmashree Professor Sudharani Raghupathy with this three part series.

This year also happens to be the 75th year since Sudha aunty's first performance on August 15, 1947. So, in commemoration of this pivotal anniversary, we present 'Vajra Vaibhavam - Glimpses of the Unseen'. This three part series present Bharatantayam in the grand Thanjavur style.

This video features Part I of the series and brings to you Sudha aunty's introduction to the Thanjavur lineage and her interactions with the dancing greats of her time. It also features an exposition of a few items from Sri. Kittappa Pillai's choreography by his granddaughter Kumari Charumathi Chandrasekhar.

Vajra Vaibhavam - Glimpses from the Unseen

Part I - The Thanjavur Lineage

Concept and Direction: Prof. Sudharani Raghupathy, Dr. Srimathy Mohan

Orchestra for Prof. Sudharani Raghupathy:

Nattuvangam - Kalaimamani Smt. Priya Murle
Vocal - Smt. Nandini Anand
Mridangam - Kalaimamani Sri. K. S. R. Aniruddha
Violin - Sri. S. Vijayaraghvan
Flute - Sri. J. B. Srutisagar
Veena - Ms. Anjani Srinivasan

Orchestra for Kumari Charumathi Chandrasekar

Nattuvangam - Sri. Chandrasekaran Kittappa Pillai
Vocal - Buvanagiri Dr. R. K. Kumar
Mridangam - Thirukadayur Sri Kamalakannan, Thanjai Sri. Sabapathy Chandrasekaran
Violin - Buvanagiri Sri. R. K. Saravanan
Flute - Nagerkoil Sri. Girishkumar