Cultural Scene in Thiruvananthapuram, Capital of God's Own Country

Trivandrum has a vibrant and eclectic cultural scene. This is an attempt to showcase through photographs some of the events to give a flavour to the common man - not the cognoscenti. I will also post some curious views of Trivandrum which may even be a 'culture shock'! You will find that recently, I have been adding some snippets from the city not necessarily related to culture but give a holistic view of the life in this city.

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Dec 23, 2014

Kathak by Rani Khanam

Digital duo. A viewer snapping Kathak performance with his phone camera.

Rani Khanam performing. The evening performance was preceded by her lecture demonstration of "Improvisation aspects of Kathak -Laya and Bhav" in the morning

Manipuri dance by Suman Sarawgi and party at Mudra Festival

Suman Sarawgi and troupe at Mudra festival, Vylopilli bhavan, Trivandrum

Ms.Sarawgi will followup her performance on Monday with a lecdem on Tuesday on 'Tracing the origin of Manipuri dance- one of the oldest as well as a living tradition of India", Pity I will miss it.

Aug 22, 2014

2nd day of dance festival

The second day of the Sree Yasoda Mahotsav dance youth festival organised by Samudra Arts International at Vylopilli Samskrithi Bhavan in association with the Indian Council for Cultural Affairs.
Besides, Kathak (by Hemanta Kalita), Bharatnatyam and Odissi, it also included a contemporary item by Nitin Gandhi.

Dance Festival at Vylopilli Samskriti Bhavan

Some photographs from the Dance festival organised by Samudra Arts International at Vylopilly Samskriti Bhavan, Thiruvananthapuram on 20th & 21st August 2014

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