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Aradhana - Celebrating Art

9 December 2026 – 11 December 2026

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A 3-day festival dedicated in the memory of Prof. Shri. C.V. Chandrasekhar & Shri. P.S. Narayanaswamy (Padmabhushan awardees). The festival includes workshops, panel discussions, and performances.

9 December 2026 - 11 December 2026
festival
carnatic
bharatanatyam
lecture-demonstration

Schedule

Saturday, 7 November 2026

Wednesday, 9 December 2026

Thursday, 10 December 2026

Friday, 11 December 2026

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*Aradhana - Celebrating Art*

── Sat, 7 Nov ──

*Yuva Naadaankura*
Kum. Sadhana Gowtham (vocal), Kum. Varalakshmi Raghavendra (violin), Kum. Shriya Nagaraj (mridangam), Chi. Shrikar M Kashyap (ghatam)
📍 MES BRS PU COLLEGE AUDITORIUM
⏰ 5:30 pm · Free
https://rasika.life/l/30auyyc

── Wed, 9 Dec ──

*Dance Workshop*
Smt. Jaya Chandrasekhar (instructor), Smt. Chitra Dasarathy (instructor)
📍 Seva Sadan
⏰ 9:00 am · Free
https://rasika.life/l/vj4uh6s

*Music Workshop*
Shri. C R Vaidhyanathan (instructor)
📍 Ananya Auditorium
⏰ 9:30 am · Free
https://rasika.life/l/vwe9d2u

*Music Workshop*
Shri. C R Vaidhyanathan (instructor)
📍 Ananya Auditorium
⏰ 1:00 pm · Free
https://rasika.life/l/o1cvbo5

*Panel Discussion: Who Decides What Survives? (Curating, Institutions and the Making of Cultural Memory)*
Masoom Parmar (panelist), Sandhya Udupa (panelist), Shruti Gopal (panelist)
📍 Seva Sadan
⏰ 2:00 pm · Free
https://rasika.life/events/panel-discussion%3A-who-decides-what-survives%3F-(curating%2C-institutions-and-the-making-of-cultural-memory)-3LgJCFQMnuiSHwmUzjCHcnBcory?utm_source=whatsapp&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=festival_share&utm_content=event

*Performance by Soumya Narayanan*
Soumya Narayanan (performer)
📍 Seva Sadan
⏰ 4:00 pm · Free
https://rasika.life/l/phfpu40

*Performance by Apeksha Kamath*
Apeksha Kamath (performer)
📍 Seva Sadan
⏰ 5:45 pm · Free
https://rasika.life/l/4zdpbro

*Awardee: Smt. Jaya Chandrasekhar*
Smt. Jaya Chandrasekhar (awardee)
📍 Seva Sadan
⏰ 7:00 pm · Free
https://rasika.life/l/og10lrr

*Performance by Shreema Upadhyay*
Shreema Upadhyay (performer)
📍 Seva Sadan
⏰ 7:00 pm · Free
https://rasika.life/l/p5d2jrf

── Thu, 10 Dec ──

*Dance Workshop*
Smt. Jaya Chandrasekhar (instructor), Smt. Chitra Dasarathy (instructor)
📍 Seva Sadan
⏰ 9:00 am · Free
https://rasika.life/l/hoxm2ec

*Music Workshop*
Shri. C R Vaidhyanathan (instructor)
📍 Ananya Auditorium
⏰ 9:30 am · Free
https://rasika.life/l/kuibsvm

*Music Workshop*
Shri. C R Vaidhyanathan (instructor)
📍 Ananya Auditorium
⏰ 1:00 pm · Free
https://rasika.life/l/13rme84

*Panel Discussion: The Artist's Second Life (Who Are We When We Are Not Performing?)*
Ramaa Venugopalan (panelist), Navia Natarajan (panelist), Janani Murali (panelist)
📍 Seva Sadan
⏰ 2:00 pm · Free
https://rasika.life/events/panel-discussion%3A-the-artist's-second-life-(who-are-we-when-we-are-not-performing%3F)-3LgJCCyYL2bdVCbf1KwTNbS0ig8?utm_source=whatsapp&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=festival_share&utm_content=event

*Performance by Gautam Marathe*
Gautam Marathe (performer)
📍 Seva Sadan
⏰ 4:00 pm · Free
https://rasika.life/l/lltqf9f

*Performance by Kedar Gurav*
Kedar Gurav (performer)
📍 Seva Sadan
⏰ 5:45 pm · Free
https://rasika.life/l/vgjcil8

*Awardee: Shri. Ananya Raghavendra*
Shri. Ananya Raghavendra (awardee)
📍 Seva Sadan
⏰ 7:00 pm · Free
https://rasika.life/l/wthfl43

*Performance by Kavya Ganesh*
Kavya Ganesh (performer)
📍 Seva Sadan
⏰ 7:00 pm · Free
https://rasika.life/l/slsu7fr

── Fri, 11 Dec ──

*Shri. Prithvi Harish (vocalist)*
📍 Indian Institute of World Culture (IIWC)
⏰ 4:00 pm · Free
https://rasika.life/l/o54v7um

*Shri. C. R. Vaidyanathan (vocalist)*
📍 Indian Institute of World Culture (IIWC)
⏰ 5:45 pm · Free
https://rasika.life/l/kifymdy

*Shri. C. N. Chandrashekhar (violinist)*
📍 Indian Institute of World Culture (IIWC)
⏰ 7:15 pm · Free
https://rasika.life/l/q72teqe

*Awardees: Shri. Udupi Gopalakrishnan, Shri. Ganesh Prasad - Aruna Musicals*
Shri. Udupi Gopalakrishnan (awardee), Shri. Ganesh Prasad (awardee), Aruna Musicals (awardee)
📍 Indian Institute of World Culture (IIWC)
⏰ 7:15 pm · Free
https://rasika.life/l/6lysfwr

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