![]() ![]() The Kuchipudi performance usually begins with an invocation. A dancer in a female role would wear a Sari with light makeup. A dancer in a male role would be in Agnivastra, also known as Bagalbandi, wear a dhoti (a single pleated piece of cloth hanging down from the waist). The traditional Kuchipudi was performed by all males troupe. ![]() Kuchipudi largely developed as a, Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krishna-oriented Vaishnavism tradition, and it is known by the name of Bhagavata Mela in Thanjavur. Kuchipudi tradition holds that Tirtha Narayana Yati – a sanyassin of Advaita Vedanta persuasion, and his disciple, an orphan named Siddhendra Yogi, founded and systematized the modern version of Kuchipudi in the 17th century. Evidence of Kuchipudi's existence in an older version are found in copper inscriptions of the 10th century, and by the 15th century in texts such as the Machupalli Kaifat. It developed as a religious art linked to traveling bards, temples and spiritual beliefs, like all major classical dances of India. Kuchipudi is a dance-drama performance, with its roots in the ancient Hindu Sanskrit text of Natya Shastra. ![]() It originated in a village named Kuchipudi in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License and may also be available under the GNU FDL.Kuchipudi ( / k uː tʃ i ˈ p uː d i/) is one of the eight major Indian classical dances. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License and may also be available under the GNU FDL. Uma Mohan is also an Artist, Dramatist, Dancer, and Storywriter. This has proved appealing both to the classes and the masses. She endeavours to mix symphony music with the regular rendering of Vedas, ceremoniously maintaining its authenticity but giving it a different flavour with her harmonies and western touches. Her goal is mainly to take the positive vibrations of the Veda Mantras to every home and into every Child’s life. Times music has released “Divine Chants of Ganeshâ€, “Sounds of Harmonyâ€, “Shanthi Mantrasâ€, and “Divine chants of Mahalakshmi†and many more solo albums by her.Įach of her albums has a concept and enables one to feel God as an experience. Pragnya has released “Amruthavarsha†a series in which she has sung in 4 volumes two of which are her solo albums. Two other albums of “Moolamantra†for meditation were also released. At this point, her interest in the Vedas took over and she started coaching a group of youths to chant the Vedas, which on popular demand materialized as the Sacred Chants Series of 3 volumes released by Kosmic Music. She also cut a solo CD in English-for Divine healing, called “Ocean Of Love†which was well received in Russia, Sweden, and India. ![]() Then, she did a series of Devotional albums with songs from all languages including Hindi, Kannada, Telugu, and foreign languages like Singhalese and English. Initially, after having had several experiential revelations, she began writing songs in Tamil, which she released. Books of Zen Buddhism, the Bible and the Bagavad Gita were her all time favourites. Even as a child, she was interested in philosophy and read books of Vivekananda and J. She learned several compositions of her ancestor Mahathma Sri Neelakanta Sivan –an enlightened Saint from Padmanabhapuram- Kerala.Īfter acquiring her masters in commerce, she entered into matrimony and later took up several religious and spiritual practices. UMA MOHAN – Born in Chennai on 31st October 1966, into a family of musicians, was trained from her childhood by her mother and Guru Smt.P.L.Saraswathy Ram in classical carnatic music. ![]()
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