Bharatanatyam Legends - Sudharani Raghupathy [DVD]

A unique and eminent artiste, nationally and internationally honoured and respected, Prof.Sudharani Raghupathy is lauded as living legend. Having completed 60 years in her journey in dance in August 2007, Sudharani is perhaps one of the rare Bharatanatyam dancers in India who has performed before the visiting dignitaries to India since 1956. To mention a few Bulganin Krushchev, Shah of Iran, Emperor of Ethiopia, King of Afghanistan, Chou en Lai, Ho Chi Mint and many others, including a command performance for Pandit. Jawaharlal Nehru and Smt. India Gandhi. An A-Top artiste of the Doordarshan since 1976, her TV Serial Bharatanjali, an appreciation of Bhartanatyam, the first of its kind on Doordarshan in 1981 (13 episodes in B and W) and 1989 (8 episodes in Colour), is one of her superior contributions to dance. As an artiste of outstanding at the United Nations Head Quarters in New York, on Human Rights Day in December 1981, on an invitation from the then Secretary-General, kurt Waldheim. She has been awarded the unique honour of Senior Teaching Associate of Indian Studies (Professor) by the Colgate University, New York in December 1995. Shree Bharatalaya, an unique institution of fine arts founded by her in 1970, by Prof.Sudharani Raghupathy, for the dissemination of culture. Her institution is perhaps the only one of its kind in the nation that has produced valuable resource material, institution is perhaps the only one of its kind in the nation that has produced valuable resource material, which is a unique contribution to the world of fine arts. A few of the prestigious awards conferred on her include PADMA SHRI (1988), Central Sangeet Natak Akademi award (1984), Kalaimamani (1981). ** Painkili Vanna (Tamil) - Thillang - Adi - Nachiyar Thirumozhi, Siruluminchina (Telugu) - Ragamalika - Misrachaou Verses from Janardhashtakam, Aduvum Solluval (Tamil) - Sourashtram - Adi - Subbarama Iyer, Yahi Madhava (Sanskrit) - Desh - Adi - Jayadeva, Apaduru (Telugu) - Kamas - Adi - Pattabhiramayya and Samayam Idhu (Kannada) - Suruti - Rupakam - Venkataramayya.