Kalabhivardhana-2018, conferring ‘Natya Kalottunga Award’ on Padma Bhushan and Akademi Ratna Dr. Kanak Rele, acclaimed Mohiniyattam danseuse. Swami Athmajnanandaji, President, Sri Ramakrishna Ashrama, graces the occasion; Prof. George S. Paul, Senior Art Critic, Kerala, chief guest; Karnataka Kala Tilaka Dr. Vasundhara Doraswamy presides, 5.30 pm; Mohiniyattam performance by Dr. Kanak Rele and her disciple Saji Menon, Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar Awardee, accompanied on nattuvanga by Vid. C. Gopala Krishnan, vocal by Vid. M.S. Gireesan, mridanga by Vid. Dakshinamurthy Pillai, edakka by Vid. Nanda Kumar and violin on Vid. Narayana, Jaganmohan Palace auditorium, 7 pm.
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