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Chandalika grips port city

Pranabesh Chakrraborty, Chittagong
Music lovers in the port city thoroughly enjoyed Tagore’s dance drama “Chandalika’’, which was staged by Kalamandalam, a renowned cultural institution from India, on Sunday evening at Muslim Hall.
The auditorium teemed with people.
The lyrical verses and artistic dances by the Kalamandalam performers created a mesmerising ambience.
The Indian Assistant High Commission, Chittagong and Indira Gandhi Memorial Cultural Center jointly arranged the programme.
In the dance drama popularly known as “Rabindra Nritya Natya”, Prakriti, a young girl from outcaste community is tauntingly called “Chandalika’’ by upper castes. Through her dance, the young woman expresses her anger against social taboos as well as love for Buddhist monk Ananda.
In "Chandalika”, Tagore depicts the equality of human beings and seeks to break through regressive social customs of the then Hindu community who marginalised the so called lower caste.
Director and Choreographer Guru
Thankamani Kutty with her creativity successfully wove the story in the dance drama.
Kutty is one of the foremost exponents as well as maestro of Bharatanatyam and Mohiniattam. Around 10,000 disciples have flourished under the Guru who along with her husband Guru Govinda Kutty popularised South India's rich cultural heritage.
In the dance drama Malabika Sen and Anita Mallick enacted the roles of Prakriti and Maa ( Prakriti's mother). Both were outstanding in their performances. Sambaditya Das enacted the role of Budhhist monk Ananda.
Ashoke Adhikari and Madhumita Kutty designed lights and costumes of the dance drama.
At the end of the drama Guru Thamkamani in her speech said she had introduced the Bharatanatyam, Kuchipudi, Kathakali and folk styles in the dance drama.
“In some group compositions I also used indigenous and folk styles,” she said adding that she believed in innovation in the drama.
At the end of the show Somnath Ghosh, Assistant High Commissioner of India to Chittagong, greeted Guru Thankamani with wreaths.