NrittaSandhtya Brochure - Chinmaya Mission Portland

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Chinmaya Mission Portland
Nritta Sandhya, April 4th 2009
Program
3.00pm Welcome
Invocation Prayer - Arunima Menon
Naatyaanjali (Bharatanatyam)
Shabdam (Bharatanatyam)
Navarasa School of Dance
Sri Vidya School of Dance
Jagadananda Kaaraka (Bharatanatyam)
Anjali School of Dance
4:15pm Interval
4:30pm Chinmaya Mission Portland: The Vision & Mission
Ashtapathi (Kuchipudi)
Yen Palli (Bharatanatyam)
Mangalam
Anuradha Ganesh and students
Guruvayoorappan Thillana (Bharatanatyam)
Dashavataramulu (Kuchipudi)
Anuradha Ganesh and students
Concluding prayer by all dance schools
Thank you and Recognitions
Our Vision
Chairman
H.H. Swami Tejomayananda
Acharya
Swami Shantananda
President
Narendar Sahgal
Secretary
Kishore Pathial
Treasurer
Suma Krishnamurthy
Executive Committee:
Youth Program
Bala Cadambi
Event Coordinator
Gopi Selvaraje
Outreach/Website
Subha Pathial
Bala Vihar
Rashmi Sahgal
Festival Coordinator
Uma Sriram
Books and Library
Krishna Devarajulu
Fund Raising
Chandra Nair
Adult Study Group
Ashok Ramachandran
The Mission of the Chinmaya Mission® organization is “to provide to individuals, from any
background, the wisdom of Vedanta and the
practical means of spiritual growth and happiness, enabling them to become positive contributors to society.”
Chinmaya Mission was established in India in
1953 by devotees of the world-renowned Vedanta teacher, H.H Swami Chinmayananda.
Under his guidance, these devotees formed
the nucleus of a spiritual renaissance movement that now encompasses a wide range of
spiritual, educational, and charitable activities,
ennobling the lives of thousands in India and
world-wide. The Mission is now headed by His
Holiness Swami Tejomayananda with 300 centers world-wide.
Chinmaya Mission makes available the ageless wisdom of Vedanta, the knowledge of the
one Reality, and provides the tools to realize
that wisdom in one’s life. “To give maximum
happiness to the maximum number for the
maximum time” is the tenet that drives Mission workers to uplift humanity beyond selfish
and sectarian attitudes and activities. Each
person’s gain is many-fold: personal growth,
heightened efficiency, contentment, and the
ability to live with others in peace and harmony.
We started the Portland center in 1996 with
two teachers and a single class of 19 students.
Today our membership is at 120 students in 9
class-groups from Pre-K – 12. We have multiple tracks for adult study groups. In addition, to Yoga practice session after Bala vihar
classes, this year we started a Samskritam
language class. Over 13 years we have moved
five times to accommodate our growth, and
now is the time to have our own center.
“Children are not vessels to be filled, but lamps to be lit.”
- Swami Chinmayananda
Children are the major focus at Chinmaya Mission. The goal of Bala Vihar is
to inspire our children to reach their maximum potential. The children are
taught by a team of specially trained, experienced, and dedicated teachers.
The curriculum is designed for all grade levels (Pre-KG through Grade 12).
At Chinmaya Mission, our goal is to provide an environment where the personality of the child blossoms in a spontaneous way. Good conduct, emotional refinement, social responsibility and spiritual awareness are developed
by the teachers through story-telling from the Puranas and other scriptures,
singing of bhajans, chanting of stotrams, games, arts and crafts, plays, volunteering and other fun-filled activities. Children are encouraged to be confident and responsible members of the society.
The senior Bala Vihar classes provide a forum for youth where they are
provided an opportunity to discuss, debate and understand the logic of our
religion and its tenets and to become aware of their potential. After having
gained this awareness, their potential is directed into creative channels.
Chinmaya Mission Portland is visible and active in the community; a few
examples of our volunteering efforts include: NAMI walkathon, Cedar Mill
library, Oregon Food Bank, Loaves and Fishes senior center, Jane’s place
women’s shelter, Washington Park Zoo and Tualatin Hills’ reforestation programs.
Our vision is to establish a center for Vedantic studies in the Portland metro
area over the next 3-5 years. A center which includes a prayer hall, auditorium, class rooms and dining room, will cost several million dollars to build.
We plan to implement this in phases, the first step being to raise funds in
order to acquire land. It gives me great pleasure to invite you on behalf of
Chinmaya Mission Portland to join us for the second fund-raising cultural
event “Nritta Sandhya” to support our long term goal of establishing a center
for Chinmaya Mission in the Portland Metro area.
I hope you will join us in this journey with enthusiastic support and ensure
that we have a center that serves your children and generations of children to come – creating a legacy that you can share with friends, family
and neighbors; something you can point to and say “I had a part in creating
that.” Together, we can make our vision a reality.
Thank you for all your help. Sincerely,
Narendar B. Sahgal
President, Chinmaya Mission Portland
Navarasa School of Indian Classical dance
trains students in the theory and practice of
the classical dance style Bharatanatyam. The classes
are conducted by Smt. Radhika Narayanan, who had her training
in dance from Padmashri Adyar lakshmanan and later also studied
under Guru Vazhuvoor Ramaiah Pillai. Radhika has been teaching this
dance form for over twenty years and has conducted workshops and
lecture demonstrations in many public schools and collages. The students of
Navarasa take part in various cultural programs in and around Portland.
Dancers:
Bhakthi Sahgal is currently a senior at Catlin Gabel School. She performed her
Arangetram in 2006 and has also participated in many recitals in the Portland area.
Divya Narayanan is currently a freshman at the University of Washington. She
performed her Arangetram in the summer of 2008 and has taken part in many dance
programs in the Portland area. Jothika Cholan is currently a Junior at Lincoln High
School. She performed her Arangetram in 2007 and over the years has participated in
performances in Salem and Portland, as well as in many school and community events.
Roopa Sriram is currently a senior at Westview High School. She performed her
Arangetram in 2006 and has participated in many dance programs. Nevedha Rajan is
currently a junior at Sunset High School. She performed her Arangetram in 2008 and has
also performed in many school and community programs. Sheetal Krishnakumar is
currently a Junior at Sunset High School. She performed her Arangetram in 2008 and
has taken part in many school and community events. Neela Ramanujam is currently
a freshman at the University of Washington. She performed her Arangetram in 2006
and has participated in many dance programs and demonstrations in the Portland area.
The Performances:
Naatyaanjali
Ragamalika, Talamalika
This is an invocatory rhythmic dance in Ragamalika and Talamalika incorporating the
five tala variations. This is a composition of Guru Elappa Pillai. This dance consists of
prayers to various deities. The first prayer is on Lord Ganesha the remover of obstacles.
The second prayer is in praise of goddess Saraswathi, the goddess of knowledge and
education. The third prayer is on Lord Vishnu, the preserver and protector. The fourth
prayer is on Lord Shiva, also known as Nataraja the Lord of Indian dance. The last
prayer is the Gurustotram, saluting the Guru who is the creator, protector and destroyer.
Yen Palli Kondeeraiya
Ragamalika, Talam: Adi
This is an expressive dance on Lord Ranganatha of Srirangam Temple in south India.
In this temple, the idol of Lord Ranganatha or Lord Vishnu is in a reclining form on the
snake bed ‘Adisesha’. The dancer narrates various episodes in his incarnations as Lord
Rama and Lord Krishna and questions with a sense of humor, if he is resting because
he is tired from the different events. This is a composition of Arunaachala Kavi.
Akila Rao began learning classical dance from Guru Pasumarthi Ramalinga Sastry starting from the age of 7. She started performing in various dance ballets and All-India
dance competitions. She also learnt indian classical music from D. Seshachari, one of
the famed Hyderabad Brothers. By the age of 16, she performed arangetram and continued performing in various cities in India and Malaysia. Akila moved to Dallas, Texas
and along with her cousins started a dance group called ‘Sai Nrithya” and performed
in the University Cultural programs. She also started teaching dance at Nruthyashala
Dance School along with Bela Vasavada. She moved to Portland with her husband in
2005. She has performed in variety of productions with the non-profit organization and
continues to train students for all levels at her Sri Vidya Dance school in Portland, Oregon.
Dancers:
Sharanya Ravi hails from a family of Carnatic musicians. She started learning dance
from the young age of 8 from her mother Asha, who learnt from Smt. Vasantha Vedam.
She then pursued further learning from the famed Dhananjayans of Chennai, the founders of Bharatakalanjali. She continues to perform and teach in Portland with her aunt,
Akila Rao. Mrs. Sowmya Sridhar, disciple of Sri. Guru Natyacharya Aravind, started
at her training in Bharatanatyam at the age of six. She is now a Teacher and one of
the founders of “SaiNrithya School of Dance” in Oklahoma. The dance school donates
all of their funds to nonprofit organizations. Mrs. Preetha Sayeekrishna is a student
of dance proponents Sri. M. V. Narasimhachari and Smt. Vasanthalakshmi Narasimhachari. Preetha has been trained in Bharatanatyam since the age of 5 and has given
many memorable performances both in India and the United states. She is the founder of Preetha’s School of Bharatanatyam in Atlanta. Swathi Shankar and Meghna
Shankar to follow their elders footsteps starting their training in Bharatanatyam and
Carnatic Music at a very early age. Disciples of Mrs. Sowmya Sridhar, these accomplished artists have performed Bharatanatyam in various centers and won awards.
The Performances:
Shabdam - Ragamalika, Talam: Misra Chapu
In this dance, the dancers describe the various episodes during the life of Lord Rama,
the son of King Dasaratha - Lord Rama as the protector of the yagnas, the one who
lifted Shiva’s bow with ease and married Sita, and his story of going into exile with
his wife. The Shabdam ends with the story of Lord Rama slaying the evil Ravana and
taking his place back in the Raghu Kula.
Thillana - Ragam: Behag, Talam: Khanda eka
Thillana is a Nritta or pure dance item and a rhythmic piece. This
item comprises of beautiful and graceful pure dance steps along
with a number of alluringly sculpturesque poses and varied
patterns of movements. Combinations of pure dance steps
are executed in varying speeds with the scintillating
movements culminating in a very fast tempo. In praise of Lord Vishnu of Guruvayoor,
the dancers dedicate all the music, talam
(the beat) and the natyam (the dance) to
the Lord and pray for his blessings.
Anjali School of Dance
Anita Menon founded the Anjali School of Dance in 1996 to provide training in
ancient Indian art form of Bharatanatyam to students in the Greater Portland area.
There are over fifty students currently under her tutelage at her studio in Hillsboro. She directs them through a rigorous process of learning the basic steps and
gestures to choreographing major pieces building on the fundamentals. For further
information, please visit www.anjalidance.com
Dancers:
Anita Menon is a disciple of Padmasri Chitra Viswesaran and had her Bharatanatyam arangetram at the age of eleven. In 1992, Anita was conferred the title “Aadal
Kalai Selvi” for her exemplary performances. Sadhana Bharadwaj is a freshman
attending Oregon Episcopal School and learning Bharatanatyam since she was 5.
Shaila Ramachandran is 16 years old and a sophomore at Westview High school.
She is a senior disciple of Anita Menon and has been training under her tutelage in
the bharatanatyam artform since the age of 4 and has completed her arangetram,
graduating performance. Sowmini Sengupta completed her Bharatanatyam Arangetram at Chennai under the tutelage of Mrs. Malathy Thothadri and continues to
learn under Anita Menon. She is a staff member at the Anjali School of Dance and
has choreographed items for group performances. Karthy Chandra is fifteen years
old and a sophomore at Westview High School. She has been learning Bharatanatyam for five years and completed her arangetram in 2007. Meera Kanagal learned
dance from late Smt. Padmini Rao in Bangalore and performed Arangetram at the
age of 12. Currently she is a student at Anjali School of Dance in Portland, OR
where she is continuing her education in dance. Subashini Ganesan, founder of
Natya Leela Academy in Portland, is a student of Sreemathi Shantha Bhaskar and
has over 25 years of dance experience. Mini Jairaj hails from an artistic family and
did her Bharatanatyam training under Smt. Kalakshetra Vilasini and Smt. R.L.V.
Devi. She is also a carnatic vocalist. Janaki Kolady is a student of Kalamandalam
Vimala Menon and has performed in various cultural festivals in India. Maya Sanjay a disciple of R.L.V Anil Kumar has been learning dance since the age of 4 and
had her arangetram at the age of 7. She performs Bharatanatyam, Kuchipudi and
Mohiniyattam and has won several accolades. Reshmi Suresh is a student of Smt.
Girija Chandran and has trained in both Mohiniyattam and Bharatanatyam.
The Performances:
Jagadaananda Kaaraka - Ragam: Natai, Thalam: Adi
The Anjali School of Dance has chosen to present Jagadaananda Kaaraka, the popular Pancharathna Kriti by the famous poet Saint Thyagaraja. This item has been
specially choreographed for this evening’s performance and will include
11 dancers highlighting the artform’s pure dance (nritta) as well as emotions (abhinaya). This song depicts the
greatness and majesty of Lord Rama
who is the protector of the universe.
Anuradha Ganesh & Students
Kuchipudi is the dance form that exemplifies
the heart of Andhra culture with its rich variety
and flamboyance combined with the mellifluous language,
Telugu. Sidhendhra Yogi is said to be the first scholar to have given it
the current form of dance drama. The technique of Kuchipudi makes use
of fast rhythmic footwork and sculpturesque body movements. Stylized
mime, hand gestures and subtle facial expressions are combined with
more realistic acting. Kuchipudi, in essence, is the range and depth of
Abhinaya representing various bhavas. The scintillating rhythm of the
dance with its intricate style captivates all, the dancer and the connoisseur alike.
Dancers:
Smt. Anuradha Ganesh was trained in Kuchipudi style of dance under the illustrious
guru Late Smt. Durga Devi who was the senior disciple of Padma Vibhushan Dr. Vempatti Chinna Satyam. She has performed in various dance festivals in India and has won
many accolades. Anuradha has a vast teaching experience of about sixteen years. She
moved to Portland in 2001 and has been teaching since then. Her aim is to inculcate an
appreciation for this rich ancient art form in her students and she puts her heart and
soul into producing devoted disciples. Mallika Sharabu, 11 is studying 6th grade in
East West Sylvan Middle School. She has been learning Kuchipudi from Smt. Anuradha
Ganesh for the past 3 years. Sai Tejasvi Muttavarapu, 11 is studying 6th grade in
Raechal Carson Middle School and has been learning Kuchipudi from Smt. Anuradha
Ganesh for the past 4 years. Sravitha Matlapudi, 13 is studying 8th grade in Stroller
Middle School and has been learning Kuchipudi from Smt. Anuradha Ganesh for the past
4 years. Susmitha Matlapudi, 10 is studying in 5th grade in Bethany Elem. School
and has been learning Kuchipudi from Smt. Anuradha Ganesh for the past 4 years.
The Performances:
Dasavatharamulu - Ragam: Mohanam, Thalam: Misrachapu
Each time the world is threatened with annihilation by evil powers, Lord Vishnu the
preserver of the universe takes an appropriate form to destroy evil ones’ to protect
the good and to re-establish the kingdom of truth. In this number ten incarnations
of Vishnu being Matsya, Koorma, Varaha, Narasimha, Vamana, Parasurama,
Rama, Bhalarama, Buddha, Kalki are portrayed with valour given in a visible form.
Dasavatharamulu is performed by Mallika Sharabu, Sai Tejasvi Muttavarapu, Sravitha
Matlapudi, Susmitha Matlapudi.
Ashtapadhi - Ragamalika, Thalam: Adi
Here Radha is depicted as the Virahothkanthitha, a woman in separation from her
beloved Krishna who is attracted by the Gopikas in Brindavan. Radha expresses her
feelings to her attendant and conveys that she still loves him despite his shortcomings. She describes Krishna’s beauty and says her love for him is pure and sublime
and has dedicated herself, body and soul. The entire universe is attracted by him
with the belief that the sins of the people will be washed away by mere darshan of
Sri Krishna. This Ashtapadhi is a composition of Sri Jayadeva.
Silently hear everyone. Accept what is good
and reject and forget to remember what is bad.
This is the way to live intelligently in life.
- Swami Chinmayananda
With Best Compliments from:
Mini Jairaj, Vijayam Illikkal, Reshmi Suresh, Nina Sivaram,
Jyothi Menon, Maya Sanjay, Maya Sandeep, Srilakshmy Anoop,
Preetha Kishore, Raji Chandra, Janaki Kolady,
Prabha and Shankar Viswanathan

NrittaSandhtya Brochure - Chinmaya Mission Portland

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