Extending avadhAnam to other Indian languages
Ramana R. Juvvadi (juvvadi@horizoncomp.com)
Thu, 12 Sep 1996 17:00:46 -0400
After having a long chat with Kumar, I have a question.
What do you think of extending avadhanam to Hindi? It seems, our avadhAni
knows Hindi also well. I feel karnATaka sangeetam and koochipooDi need
not be the only art forms we export beyond Andhra. If a person
like nAga phani Sarma is capable of performing in hindi, we should
consider a performance with a mixed format hindi/telugu/sanskrit.
By any count, New York performance was spectacular. He is willing to
come down next year and perform in the NJ/NYK area and elsewhere.
I also feel that we should have only SatavadhAnams from him as
1. It gives a sense of participation to more people
2. He doesn't seem to get challenged enough by ashTAvadhAnams
Ramana