The 3 days long Mohiniyattam Dance festival titled “Natyaveda Guruvayoor Fest” is the new and passionate responsibility I could successfully fulfill in a grand manner the other day.
Meeting with our legendary Maestro of Indian classical dance Padmavibhusan Dr. Padmasubramaniam was not in my thoughts until it happened. It was a rare experience in my life dedicating 3 full days as the patron of the Dance festival committee for receiving prominent mohiniyattam dancers and interacting with them. As a performing art lover seated in front with audiences till the end, I served my responsibility with pride.
Guruvayoor Festival, initiated first time in the spiritual headquarter of Kerala, received wide appreciation as it is Kerala’s first Destination art fest. From August 14- 16 prominent dancers like Neena prasad, Gopika varma, Sunanda Nair, Gayathri Madhusoodhanan, Sandra Pisharody and Malavika Menon mesmerized the audiences with their charming performances.
The festival was inaugurated by Dr. Padmasubramaniam and she received the first Natyaveda Puraskaram ( one lakh rupees and bronze momento and citation)
As a Member of Loka Kerala Sabha, I strongly believe that contributions for the welfare of Kerala is not only supporting economic development programs, but also taking leadership to promote our rare cultural and classical art forms in a vibrant manner.
That is why I took the initiative to organise a destination cultural festival and introduced a National award to prominent artists every year through this Guruvayoor Fest.
This festival was held adjacent to the premises of the Guruvayoor temple.
Going forward, the Natyaveda Award will be given annually to prominent Indian classical artists as part of the Guruvayoor Fest.
My Commitment for Promoting Traditional Art Heritage, I will be Initiating new projects in traditional art heritage promotion, to nurture our dying classical art forms in association with prominent classical art centres like Natyaveda performing art centre.
– Despite challenges, I am committed to promoting our traditional art heritage.
