Thursday, 9 October 2025

Bhagyam Arts and Ideas recalls pages of Gandhi's Satyagraha and righteous struggle - Taalam: column by Leela Venkataraman

Come Gandhi Jayanti and it is time for Bhagyam Arts and Ideas led by founder Suranya Aiyar's script, concept, design, curating and direction, to pay homage to the Father of the Nation through the medium of various art expressions. This year's calendar comprised two presentations, built round his life episodes, highlighting his philosophy. The first titled Satya Agraha (on Sept 27) based on events in India, was largely portrayed through Indian art forms while the next In Righteous Struggle was fashioned round the moral fibre of Gandhiji's philosophy influencing leaders of enslaved peoples in foreign countries like America's Civil Rights Movement led by Martin Luther King Jr and Nelson Mandela's fight against Apartheid. Apart from episodic encounters enacted by the core group of actors - Joy Sengupta, Rajesh Kumar, Suranya Aiyar and Sandeep Gautam, common to both presentations, the second program comprised music Hymns, Jazz Fusion, Blues, etc with the danced part contributed by Ballet and Jazz Dancers, including pantomime artists. 

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