Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan's Naatya Utsav 2021 was inaugurated by Preetha Reddy, executive vice-chairperson, Apollo Hospitals on December 16, 2021.
While thanking the performing artistes and the rasikas, she said that between March 2020 and November 2021, most aspects of a normal life which had been taken for granted, just disappeared. Normalcy just became a luxury and our routine had become completely dry and devoid of any celebrations. "Be careful and enjoy yourself since it is a great way to be happy and healthy," she said.
Bharathanatyam dancer and guru, Padma Subrahmanyam said Bhavan was an institution of international repute. She thanked Ms. Reddy and vice-chairman of Bhavan's Chennai Kendra Nalli Kuppuswami Chetti for their contribution to the development of arts.
Bhavan's Chennai Kendra chairman N. Ravi said the just-concluded 21-day-long music festival in which 200 artistes participated was viewed by around 15,000 people online. He said that during the 11-day-long Naatya Utsav, 250 artistes, both young and established and their accompanists, would present individual and group performances. He said the Bhavan was happy to provide top class cultural fare to audiences and a platform to artistes.
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