Fifty years of Kuchipudi flag

Kuchipudi Natyapathak | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

For some time in 1954, Vedantam Parvetaysum designed a flag for the dance form of Kuchipudi. It had a sugarcane stalk and a pink flag with a pattern of a decorated braid.

Last December, for 50 years of the Kuchipudi flag, Vedantam Venkat Naga Chalpathi Rao, founder of hereditary Kuchipudi Guru and Kuchipudi Heritage Arts Society, conceptualized Kuchipudi Natyapathk Swaranotasavulu in Kuchipudi village where the art forms were born around 1300S. His contribution in the form of Vedantam Parvetaysum and art was paid to a rich tribute.

Kuchipudi Natyapathak held in Swaranotsavulu in Kuchipudi Bhagwatulu Kuchipudi village. Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

The program brought students, artists and academics together. In the morning Balatripurasundari Ammavaru started with prayers at Ramalingeshwar Swamy Temple, followed by a intimate Nagra Sankarton.

Kuchipudi Yakshagana veteran Passumartha Rattaiya Sarma focused on the music of Kuchipudi Yakshagan.

Kuchipudi was also a practical seminar by Bhagwatulu and other senior Kuchipudi artists.

The notable demonstrations included students of ‘Mohini Bhasmasura’ and Vampati Chinna Satim’s ‘Kshra Sagra Madam’ by students of Pasumarthi Seshu Babu, a Kuchipudi Yakshagana, Chinta Ravi Balakrishna’s students.

Dancer, Washington DC at the festive festive at the Indian Embassy | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

The festive concluding the 50 -foot stupa was unveiled and the unveiling of Kuchipudi Natyapathk.

Celebrations were also organized at the Indian Embassy, ​​Washington DC in collaboration with Kuchipudi Kala Nilayam and Kuchipudi Heritage Arts Society.

It was started with North America -based artists, showing the beauty of Kuchipudi, with ‘Vande Vande Vanani Bhavani’, which was written by Kuchipudi patriotic songs and written by Vedantam Parvatesam, followed by parts of drama tradition, Kuchipudi Yakshakas and Naraaturupas Excerpts of both.