A cultural extravaganza is in the offing during this Dasara season organised by the Padmavathi  Kala Nikethan from October 12 to 21 at Mathikere.

The cultural programmes starts at 6.30 pm on October 12 with Sri Sai Bhajan by Akanda Sai Seva Trust.

Programme schedule

The other cultural programmes are as follows: Devotional Songs by Nado Pasana by Malladi Jai Sree and Party (Oct 13), Carnatic Music by Vidhushi Geetha Vasanth and students (Oct 14), Bharatanatyam by Sushma Sridhar's students (October 15).

On October 16 there will be Mohiniattam by Saraswathi Rajathesh followed by Kathak dance by Bharathi. On October 17 there is a  Bharatanatyam by students of Ramya Janakiraman under the guidance of Kiran Subramanyam and Sandhya Kiran.  

Tala Tarangini directed by T A S Mani followed by Kuchipudi by Manju Bhargavi’s students is on October 18. There will be a Kuchipudi performance by students of Manju Bhargavi on October 19.
On October 20 there is chanting of Soundarya Lahari by Guru Saroja Sriram and Party at 11 am and again at 6.30 pm there is a Veena Recital by Vidhushi Dr Suma Sudhindra. On October 21, the last day there will be Maha Mangalarathi.

The institution
Padmavathi Kala Nikethan, started by Venugopal, is one of the oldest fine arts institutions in Mathikere, Bangalore. 

This Institute had started 25 years ago and since then it has been doing good service to the society by conducting a variety of fine arts classes with fees as low as Rs 100 per month.

Some of the fine arts facilities available at this Institute include Bharatanatyam, Carnatic music, Kuchipudi, mrudangam, veena and tabla.

Venugopal proudly says that, "This is the only Institute in the City where one can get best guidance for Kuchipudi dance.  

Noted danseuse Manju Bhargavi had started teaching Kuchipudi dance when it was introduced in 1984 at this Institute. 

She herself learnt this dance form under the guidance of her guru, Vempati Chinna Satyam , who is known as Pithamaha of Kuchipudi in Andhra Pradesh.

Other activities

Apart from its annual day celebrations, Padmavathi Kala Nikethan has also been celebrating functions like Thyagaraja – Purandaradasa Aaaraadhana, Nrutyhostava and Sangeethostava.

The Institute celebrated its silver jubilee on February 17 this year. It can be contacted on phone: 23379968