Express Navarasa by Kalamandalam V R Venkitt | Kathakali Classical Dance | Learning Series - TIDE

The Navarasa, in the scriptures refer to the nine expressions that humans often show. These are love (shringaara), laughter (hasya), kind-heartedness or compassion (karuna), anger (roudra), courage (veera), fear (bhayanaka), disgust (vibhatsya), wonder or surprise (adbhutha) and peace or tranquility (shantha). This has been demonstrated by Top Grade Kathakali Artiste - Sri Kalamandalam Venkitt who resides in Kolkata. Uma Memorial Kalalayam was founded in 1997 by Sri Kalamandalam Venkitt for imparting South Indian classical dance forms-Mohiniyattam, Bharatnatyam, and Kathakali. , born on 7th July 1958 graduated in Kathakali from Kerala Kalamandalam, the State Academy of Fine Arts, Kerala under the eminent gurus - Kalamandalam Vijayan, Kalamandalam Raman Kutty Nair and Kalamandalam Padmanabhan Nair. He also specialised in Bharatnatyam from the renowned guru Smt. Thankamani Kutty. Having emerged as one of the foremost exponents of Bharatanatyam and Kathakali, he has been inerted to per