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NCPA Dance Residency by Daksha Mashruwala
Supported by HSBC

Guru. Smt. Daksha Mashruwala, a well-known Odissi artiste is a disciple of maestro Late Padma Vibhushan Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra. She is a ‘top’ grade artiste of Doordarshan and has been awarded the prestigious ‘Uday Shankar Choreography Award’ by Attendance Annual Awards. Promoting awareness and love for Odissi dance and music through various avenues has been the focus of her life. Over the past many years, she has joined hands with the esteemed institution, Sangit Mahabharti, with a common goal to impart and spread the love for Indian classical art forms in the form of workshops, demonstrations, performances, and regular classes in Odissi. Mashruwala trained in Bharatnatyam under Late Smt. Mrinalini Sarabhai at Darpana, which laid the foundation for a lifetime and gave her greater understanding of aesthetics and form, as she delved deeper into classical dance. She is the Founder-Director of Kaishiki Nrityabhasha, that nurtures and encourages several talented young dancers, some of whom have now matured into professional solo artists and dance teachers.

“Kāpi madhuripuṇā vilasati yuvatiradhika-guṇā” – Ashtapadis of the Saint poet Jayadeva, written in the 12th century, play a significant role in the Odissi dance repertoire. During the bhakti movement, this unique, dramatic and lyrical love poem of Radha and Krishna gave an expression to the complexities of the divine and the human love. The sweet, enchanting rhythm of the songs brought magic. The effect of the Geet Govind was so strong that during the 13th century, Kings in Orissa made it compulsory to sing only the songs from the Geet Govind in the temple rituals. Thus, the dances were composed to the Madhura bhakti bhava of the Ashtapadis. Kapi Madhuripuna… is the 14th Asthapadi in Geet Govinda. Radha, in the absence of Krishna, sees her friend come to her downcast and tongue tied, doubt and suspicion raised visualising Krishna with another women. The night passing and the moon risen high up in the sky, Radha starts imagining Krishna with the women whose beauty, with curly hair lock, would have entangled Krishna. Her attractive form, with mesmerizing eyes is perhaps in which Krishna has lost himself. The superiority of the woman who has won the battle in love, brings immense pain to Radha.

Raga – Bageshree, Tala – Ektali
Music Composition – Pt Raghunath Panigrahi
Choreography – Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra

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