19/03/2026
Mohiniyattam by Nandini R. Nair
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Stills from the Mohiniyattam recital by Nandini R. Nair, disciple of Mini Pramod Menon of the Kalandhika School of Dance, presented at the Kerala Fine Arts Society Hall, Kochi. She had the accompanying support of Mini Pramod Menon in nattuvangam, Udupi S. Srinath in vocal, and Kalamandalam Charudutt on mridangam, Suresh Namboothiri on violin, Hariprasad Subramanian on flute, and Ajith Kumar Thrissur on idakka.
After beginning with an invocatory sloka, Nandini R. Nair moved on to a cholkettu in raga Sarasangi. She then presented the crowning piece “Vanajaksha ninne nammiti…”, a tanavarnam in raga Behag composed by T.R. Subramaniam. This was followed by “Omkara akarini…”, a keertana in raga Lavangi, a composition of M. Balamuralikrishna. The recital concluded with a thillana in raga Kapi from the Tanjore Quartet, offered in praise of Mysore King Chamarajendra Wadiyar.
Photography by HAREE FOTOGRAFIE, NEWNMEDIA™.
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