Bharatanatyam Natyarangam 2013 day 1 Dr. Padma Subrahmanyam

Bhoopala Ganga Devi and Krishnadevaraya Resource persons:Dr. Prema Nandakumar and Pappu Venugopala Rao. Dancers: Padma Subrahmanyam with Vineeth R and Gayatri Kannan The highlight will be poetess Ganga Devi's Sanskrit war travelogue 'Madura Vijayam,' which describes how Bukka's son and Ganga Devi's husban,d Kumara Kampanna, defeated the Muslim rulers, recovered Madurai from them and reinstated Hinduism. As for Krishnadevaraya, he epitomised the dynasty, which reached heights of glory during his time. Verses from his 'Amuktamalyada' will find space in the second half of the performance.