Dec 23 2025 to Dec 23 2025 7 p.m.

Where

Bangalore International Centre

7 4th Main Rd, Stage 2, Domlur 560071

Event Description

Love unfolds in countless shades, and dance is its most eloquent witness!

Pallavi frames the journey with invocations to Shiva, the cosmic dancer whose eternal rhythm anchors all experience. Between these moments, a trio of evocative episodes unfolds: a heroine confiding in her friend about the king she longs for, a courtesan challenging her lover’s hollow assurances, and a wife embracing one final night with her husband before he departs for war. Each vignette reveals how love moves through vulnerability, desire, frustration, and devotion.

This performance features Raghuram Rajagopalan on vocals, Vinay Nagarajan on mridangam, Mathur R. Srinidhi on violin, and Sahana Sridhar leading the Nattuvangam. With a distinguished live ensemble supporting her, Pallavi offers an intimate exploration of love’s many textures. 

An evening that lingers like a feeling you recognise before you can name.

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Performers

Pallavi Anand
Bharatanatyam
Art and aesthetics form the quiet pulse of Pallavi’s life. Guided first by her mother, Smt. Shalini Shivashankar, she stepped into Bharatanatyam early and, after her 2008 arangetram, shaped her sensibility through training at Bharata Kalanjali School of Natya, Chennai. She also trained in Mohiniyattam, Mridangam, Nattuvangam,  honing her sense of rhythm and musicality. Since 2020, Sri Mavin Khoo’s mentorship has refined her artistry. A luminous performer, she holds YUVA 2016, Nritya Ratna 2022, and Nritya Priyadarshini 2023, and has toured the world as one of the principal dancers with Akram Khan Company’s Outwitting the Devil.

Raghuram Rajagopalan
Vocals
Raghuram Rajagopalan began learning the Mridangam from his father at the age of three. His formal training in Carnatic vocal music started at five under Vid. Chingamani, followed by advanced mentorship from Ganakalabhooshana R.A. Ramamani and T.A.S. Mani. He also trained in Light Music (Sugama Sangeetha) for several years under Vid. Pusthakam Rama.

He gave his first vocal performance at sixteen and has since sung at several prestigious sabhas. He is a recipient of the Pratibhakankshi Award from the Rama Seva Mandali. Deeply rooted in Manodharma Sangeetha, his strengths lie in vocal improvisation and complex rhythmic explorations.

A regular performer on All India Radio (AIR) and Doordarshan, Raghuram has given concerts at Bangalore Gayana Samaja, TTD’s Nada Neerajanam, Malleshwaram Sangeetha Sabha, R.K. Srikantan Trust, and Shri Rama Lalitha Kala Mandira, among others.

Sahana Sridhar
Nattuvangam
Sahana Sridhar is a Bharatanatyam performer and educator based in London. Initiated into Bharatanatyam, Carnatic vocals, and painting at a very young age, she developed a deep and enduring passion for the arts. Over the years, she has emerged as a sensitive and versatile soloist, with more than a decade of performance experience across renowned dance festivals and chamber concerts in India, the USA, Italy, and Spain. She has also been featured in notable ensemble productions by the Sāraswatham Foundation (Chennai), Jiva Performing Arts (New York), and Kalasagara (UK).

Her practice is shaped by meticulous technique, a fascination for mythology, poetry, and music, and training in the Navarasa Sadhana methodology under Guru Venu G. Her artistic sensibilities have been further enriched by diverse experiences, including Dance Intensives with the Akram Khan Company (led by Mavin Khoo) and the Dance Immersion Program under Malavika Sarukkai.

Vinay Nagarajan
Mridangam
Vinay Nagarajan M is an experienced and sought-after percussionist, specialising in the Mridangam and highly proficient in the art of Konnakol.

He began his Mridangam training under Vid. N. Narayanaswamy and currently trains with Vid. Bangalore S.V. Balakrishna. Vinay is a direct B-High grade artist in Mridangam and a B-grade artist in Konnakol with All India Radio, Bengaluru. He has accompanied numerous Carnatic musicians across prestigious sabhas and music festivals in India and abroad. In addition to concert performances, he regularly accompanies Sampradaya Bhajan and Bharatanatyam recitals, and has toured internationally for these engagements.

Vinay also teaches Mridangam and Konnakol to students from across the world.

Mathur R Srinidhi
Violin
Mathur R. Srinidhi is a disciple of Vid. Sangeetha Vidya Sagara R.R. Keshavamurthy and Vid. R.N. Tyagarajan. He holds ranks in both Vocal and Violin Vidwat examinations, reflecting his versatility as a musician.
He pursued dual academic paths, earning an M.Sc. in Biotechnology and an M.Music from Madras University. His artistry has been recognized with prestigious honors, including the “Gana Kala Sri” title and Ramasudha award from Karnataka Gana kala Parishath, Ananya Yuva Puraskar (2013, Ananya Bangalore) and Lalitha Kala Suma (Sri Rama Lalitha Kala Mandira, Bangalore).An ‘A’ grade artist of All India Radio and Doordarshan, Srinidhi has accompanied legendary stalwarts such as the Rudrapatnam Brothers, Dr. M. Balamuralikrishna, Nedunuri Krishnamurthy, Sudha Raghunathan, T.V. Gopalakrishnan, T.N. Seshagopalan, T.V. Shankaranarayanan, the Sikkil Sisters, N. Ramani, Mandolin Srinivas, Shashank, the Malladi Brothers, Trichur Ramachandran, O.S. Tyagarajan, Unnikrishnan, Ranjani–Gayatri, among many others.