Trividya Peetham launched in Hyderabad a couple of months ago, intends to protect and teach underprivileged but talented students in various art forms.
Presently, the concentration is more on dance and music with a hope to generate love for Carnatic classical music and Kuchipudi dance.
The Peetham started a school in Bangalore with 20 students. The Peetham also provides counselling service headed by eminent gurus like N. Ch. Bucchiyacharyulu of renowned N.Ch. Krishnmacharylu clan. He made a beginning at Ravindra Bharati's conference hall last Sunday, speaking to a good gathering of music enthusiasts the benefits of learning Carnatic music.
Enthusiastic audience
It was a well-attended conference and Bucchiayacharyulu rightly briefed them on the art and need for children to take it up. This was preceded by another example of how a young man G. Ravi under the umbrella of ‘Trividya Peetham' displayed his learning of Kuchipudi dance.
Ravi's abhinaya skills were put to test in a slokam where he translated every word and line into mudras to bring home the content of the sloka.
Devendra Mouli the first slokam was combined with long spells of jatis which the young man could easily traverse and thereby earnedaudience appreciation. Gajavadana Beduve in Hamsadhwani of Purandaradasa, an invocation to Vinayaka, was another piece to relish. He always tried to keep his countenance cheerful as if enjoying every bit of his own presentation. The Pasaamkusa line was well translated into abhinaya.
Ravi then came out with traditional number Jayamu Jayamu Lalithakala Vani offering salutations to goddess Saraswathi and to the art loving audience. His body bends were facile that made the jati spells that followed very interesting.
Tribute to Siva
The Siva Stotram that opened with slokas set in ragamalika mode made a lasting impact, particularly for the way he could go through some ‘karanas' ending with popular Nataraja posture. The song Sivudu Tandavamade , accompanied by ‘who is who' in supporting Lord Siva's dance on various instruments, like damarukam, talam, vipanchi and so on handled by other gods was a piece to relish.
With great practice and greater concentration on the art, he is sure to grow big in this art form, thanks to the support lent by ‘Trividya Peetham.'
