When people ask me which are, say, the three best festivals of dance in India, or in each metro or region, I have a fair idea and in namma Bengaluru it used to be Kinkini, Nupura (Lalita Srinivasan) and Bangalore Habba but for last few years, it is the NADAM (Nartanam Academy of Dance and Music) festival, then others. A brainchild of Nandini Mehta and Murali Mohan Kalva, this do-gooder organization has been serving art and social causes. For 23 years, this festival has grown from strength to strength and added to the cultural landscape of Bengaluru.
I returned from an ICCR selection panel from Delhi just in time to attend the concluding day of this three-day festival. And am I glad for it, for the final day offered many fine talents in Odissi, Bharatanatyam and Kathak.
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Thanks Ashish Ji for such an elaborate review. Encouraging and honest. Thanks for being there to support art and artists.
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