Kalinga Narthana Thillana - Apoorva & Shwetha
Performed by APSARAS ARTS DANCE COMPANY
APSARAS ARTS DANCE COMPANY
Kalinga Narthana Thillana - Apoorva & Shwetha
This scene has been visualised in dance by Priyadarsini Govind, through the words and music of Oothukadu Venkata Kavi, as a duet presentation, danced by Apoorva Jayaraman and Shweta Prachande.
Eastern philosophy considers the ego, or ahamkara, as the worst of vices. Indian lore abounds with
stories of the subjugation of ego in man, many of which are re-told time and again, in the voices of
various poets, through the affable persona of Krishna.
Kalinga Nartanam is a presentation of the famous episode of Krishna as a little boy fighting the giant serpent Kalinga, through the immortal composition of Oothukadu Venkata Kavi, as an iconic metaphor for victory over the ago. Veiled by ego, the serpent Kalinga wreaks havoc by the banks of the river Yamuna. He poisons the waters of the river. The cattle and villagers are tormented by his presence. Young Krishna promptly jumps into
the river, engages in a dual with the fierce Kalinga, only to subdue him, going on to merrily dance on
his many heads.
