6th Naada Bindu Festival
Photos courtesy: Chinmaya Naada Bindu
April 10, 2016
The 6th Naada Bindu Festival (NBF), a residential 3-day performing arts
retreat, was presented by Chinmaya Naada Bindu from February 12 - 14,
2016 at Chinmaya Vibhooti, Kolwan, Pune. Swami Tejomayananda, Global
Head of Chinmaya Mission, inaugurated the festival and released the
festival souvenir ‘Sannidhi’ conceptualized, designed and edited by
Ramaa Bharadvaj, CNB Director-Dance. "Antarnaad", a new-age classical
music CD with enchanting bansuri compositions by CNB Director-Music,
Himanshu Nanda was also released by Guruji on this occasion.
The Naada Bindu Festival, attended by over 350 participants, had an
impressive start with a soulful invocation by Aarti Sundaresan followed
by a dynamic tabla performance by the students of the Chinmaya Social
Responsibility programme by CNB. This was followed by an insightful
discourse by Swami Tejomayananda on his composition “Rama Hare Stotram.”
Swami Tejomayananda
| 
Ramaa Bharadvaj
|
Sundara Kandam by Bharathanjali
| 
Pts Rajan - Sajan Misra
|
Kala Ramnath
| 
Priya Sisters
|
Mythili Prakash
| 
Pramodini Rao
|
Himanshu Nanda
| 
Ustad Shahid Parvez Khan
|
The festival opened with ‘Sundara Kandam,’ a spectacular Bharatanatyam
dance drama by Anitha Guha's Bharathanjali team followed by a
soul-searching performance by Hindustani music legends Pts Rajan - Sajan
Misra. Day 2 of the festival saw performances by the exceptional
musicians of Yashila, led by acclaimed violinist Kala Ramnath; a
Carnatic vocal concert by Shanmukhapriya and Haripriya, popularly known
as Priya Sisters and “Sharanagati”, a theme based performance by Mythili
Prakash, one of the leading young exponents of Bharatanatyam. Day 3 of
the festival began with "Prema-Geetam", a soulful musical offering of
love by CNB director Pramodini Rao and team, on the occasion of
Valentine’s Day. The 6th Naada Bindu Festival had a truly grand finale
with the outstanding performance by sitar maestro Ustad Shahid Parvez
Khan.
The festival also included two enlightening art-talks. Himanshu Nanda
presented ‘MQ 2 HQ’ (Musical Quotient to Happiness Quotient), a
special module that highlights the role of music as a tool to improve
the efficiency and performance of an individual. Ramaa Bharadvaj gave a
creative and engaging introduction to gestures and their application in
dance through ‘Finger Tales – Storytelling in Dance.’
The festival also featured a painting exhibition by artists Arun Raman
and Malathy Rajan, live painting during the music concerts by artist
Shireesh Kathale and a colorful Garba night. Thus the 6th Naada Bindu
Festival drew to a close with the artists, organisers, volunteers and
audience working in unison to make it a memorable experience.
|
