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Jun 27, 2024 · Chandrasekhar sat much more — his araimandi was sustained, even at 85, and a sight for the gods. In a full-blown traditional recital, or margam, performed at age 82 — with not a sliver of a concession to his age — Chandrasekhar started off with a crisp alarippu, breezing through, among the other classic repertoire pieces, the challenging ...
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Jun 20, 2024 · Bharatanatyam expert C.V. Chandrasekhar combined many traits in one, effortlessly. He lived a life of 89 years full of dance colours; no wonder one found him in attractive and unusual coloured kurtas in public. Neatly combed hair and a ready radiance were his hallmarks.
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Professor C V Chandrasekhar (May 22, 1935-June 19, 2024) — Chandru Anna to us — was one of the last of the legendary greats who studied Bharatanatyam with Peria Sarada, Chinna Sarada, and Guru Dandayudhapani Pillai, in the Pandanallur style, at Chennai’s Kalakshetra during its founder Rukmini...
Jun 27, 2024 · Chandrasekhar sat much more — his araimandi was sustained, even at 85, and a sight for the gods. In a full-blown traditional recital, or margam, performed at age 82 — with not a sliver of a concession to his age — Chandrasekhar started off with a crisp alarippu, breezing through, among the other classic repertoire pieces, the ...
Famous for his perfect araimandi, angasuddham, stamina, subtle abhinaya and excellent choreography, he was an inspiration for every dancer, and a mentor for male dancers. His sartorial tastes were highly aesthetic and impeccable.
Jun 19, 2024 · Chandrasekhar has been in Chennai for more than a decade now. “The extravaganza we see for the classical art forms during Margazhi, cannot be seen in any city in the world. But then, there still exists some sense of parochialism,” says Chandrasekhar, pointing out to the fact that even today, most people do not make any concrete effort to ...
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Jul 23, 2020 · The one technique that was emphasised in Kalakshetra according to Professor C.V. Chandrasekhar and Jaya Chandrasekhar was to tuck your bottom in (they called it the dhobi bundle), important for...
