Monday, December 07, 2009

Se7en


Its the 7th of December today and i complete 7 years post arangetram. So to say its my 7th Arangetram Anniversary. For the unaware friends of mine let me give you a small glimpse of what an arangetram is.

Arangetram is a debut performance by a Bharatnatyam artist. It literally means ascending the stage. Arangetram is performed after completion of basic training in the classical dance form but in no way does it indicate an end to the training. Rather in every sense it is the very beginning of the budding artist. The student offers her knowledge at the feet of the Guru and Lord Natraja by performing in front of a large specially invited audience.

I performed my arangetram 7 years back and there after have received the privilege of performing at various occasions. Every memory of that day is still fresh in my mind. The event was so extravagant that it was no less than a wedding. The entrance of the auditorium was decorated with huge rangoli, the stairway up to the stage was filled with the fragrance of chandan, the stage was decorated with flowers, the lighting was set, the make up, the ornaments, the dress everything was in place! Invitations and brochures were printed and the invitee list seemed endless, the lunch that followed was yummie!! Oh and the gifts that poured in were all lovely!

But the final day event paid off only after dedicated practice over more than 9 months. How much ever i write about it is less. At the very moment i m too tired after having come from a grueling dance practice session. There is a performance tmrw at Mysore Association Auditorium, Matunga at 7.30 pm. All of you'll are invited. Will be glad to see'll there!

Till then

12 comments:

nands said...

All the very best. :)

BTW, who is the beautiful lady in the photo?

PC said...

hey i remem this pic of urs...it was even put up at the click art foto shop durin our school days...along with a pic of ur 'best fren' ;) :P I so lill knew u(or rather had such diff impression of u :P ) back then re..

Unknown said...

hey andy ..u luk absolutely gorgeous!!! v few ppl pursue their interests thro years..glad to c tat u r one among dem :)

Akshay said...

i enjoyed the show even though i din understand a thing....keep up the good work...

Dhandal said...

Nands: Thank you. Oh thts me :P

PC: (a wide smile)

Swathi: Thank you dear. Come to mumbai soon so that u can sing for one of my performances :)

Aky: and even though u dont understand a word u still are there for the performances! :*

Suresh Kumar said...

How I wish i cud come... Any way all the best for ur performance.....and let us know how t went...

u in the photo? looking great

pooja said...

excellent performance...enjoyed it totally!!

Abha said...

it was then and now! i am glad i attended both the events :P
(dont kill me for writing this)
and which best frnd is PC referring to?

Unknown said...

u totally rocked honey! great performance... :) I know ur best frnd...C'mon aby who else ;)

Unknown said...

oh yes! awesome picture!! looking very pretty :)

Dhandal said...

Suresh: Yup i guess you wud have enjoyed it.

Pooja: Thanks dear. It was an absolute delight to have u in the audience.

Abha: Yes then n now. Beesharam. Bolte hue bhi shaaram nahi aati tujhe.

Moon: Thank you so much darling.

anand said...

i cudnt attend :(..thanx for inviting..i can c it was a gr8 performance..keep it up!