My name is Amit Ranjan Srivastava. 21 years old. I
belong to Ranchi (Jharkhand) India. I did my intermediate from St.Xavier's College
Ranchi and now doing b.sc from the same college. I am a singer and musician..
And music is a part of my life and can’t live without it....
You have a
great profession singing, how did you start ?
First of all i am very thank full to God who given
me art of singing as a gift.. and then my parents who are also very interested
in music and their support and my father is my first guru also... I started
singing when i was 5 years old. And because we were in a very small village so
there was not any musical institute. So i could not taken training of classical music. But according to
my own practice i can sing well.
I can play some instruments like- harmonium, naal, banjo and tabla.
What and who
did really inspire you to get into field
music ?
When i was in intermediate 1st year till then
never thought to make singing as my
profession. And i did not know about the singing reality shows which are going
on very much now a days. Reason was: we had not any dish tv or cable
connection. When i was in 2 nd year i started watching a reality show called
Sare Gamapa on Zee tv ..so that reality shows actually inspired me...
What problems
did you face to achieve your career?
Well i think i have not achieved my career yet but
wherever i am now, i faced so many problems. I know that i will have to face so
many problems ahead in achieving my career....
Who have you
worked with?
I have worked with a band called “Symphony Musical”
group Ranchi and a very well known band called “Rajasthan Roots” of Rajasthan as
a singer and a group called “Aum the
Existence on Stage” as music director in Mumbai.
What are
results of your achievements?
Well god is been so kind to me..now a days i perform
with various musical bands, in Gagarin Orchestras and many others as a singer and
an instrument player too..
How do you
see the work nowadays in your field Easy or difficult?
According to me its all depends on how much we
labour....if we work harder it will be easy otherwise difficult....one more
thing luck is also a factor behind it... if someone works harder and is not lucky
then he can’t get success....
What are your
plans for the future in your field?
In future if God blesses, i have have a dream to
launch my own album and also to have my own band with a great success.......
I am CH. Raveendra Reddy, my father’s name is
CH. Venkataramana Reddy. My hobbies are dancing and reading.
How did
you get interested in dancing?
I get interested in dance by my
mother, she encouraged me a lot, and I started my dance in 2003 on march 12.
What inspired you to
start?
This is Indian
traditional dance which is never seen all over the world, this fact is inspired me in start.
Introduce this style of dance,
share infos about its history.
The style of dance is fully based
on the body and position of foot and mainly stiffness of the body. There are so
many rules and regulations in this classical dance the dance fully go on to
explain the story of all gods in Indian history. I can do two different dansec, one is
"BAHRATANATYAM" and another one is "KUCHIPUDI" these both are
comes under Indian classical dances.
Who have
you worked with?
I worked with dance
Prof.A.Prasada Rao in fact he is my dance master from my childhood.
How do
you see people like this kind of programs?
All Indians who know about the
Indian ancient history they know the meaning of this dances so that people like
this kind of dances.
What are
your plans for the future?
I want to become a good
"classical Dancer".i done 8 programs till now and i got 1st prize in
program name called "Ganapati Kowtam" which says whole story of
Ganesha.
One of the most popular item in
"Kuchipudi" dance and done by popular dancers from my state called
"ANDHRA PRADESH" one of the state in INDIA:
ABOUT "BHARATANATYAM"
DANCE WHICH IS DONE IN STATE OF INDIA CALLED "TAMILNADU" ♥
I would like to give a brief history on how the beautiful dance form came into
existence. This classical dance form originated from the state of Tamil Nadu.
It has its inspirations from the sculptures of the ancient temple of
Chidambaram located near Pondicherry (now Puducherry). Bharatanatyam, as the
name depicts is the combination of:
BHA- Bhava (Expression), RA- Raga (Music) and TA- Tala (Rhythm)
Traditionally the dance was
performed by Devadasis (community of temple dancers) in the ancient temples.
The Devadasis were women who dedicated their lives to serving the temple deity
as dancers and musicians and their performances were an inherent part of the
elaborate temple and court rituals.
Somewhere around the 1930’s some
surviving Devadasis such as the legendary Balasaraswati were called for stage
performances by the elite educated Class. Thus Rukmini Devi was the first ever
educated elite to learn this dance form under the guidance of Balasaraswati.
The present form of Bharatanatyam as we know it today has been codified and documented
by four brothers Chinnayya, Ponnayya, Vadivelu and Sivanandam in the early 19th
century. They are also famously known as the Tanjore Quartret. Their dance
compositions form the bulk of the Bharatanatyam practiced today.
Today this is one of the
popularly practiced dance forms in India. I feel that if any body is interested
in the art of dance, one must actually give a thought to learning any of the
classical dance forms of India. Such dances are more of DEVOTION, WORSHIP,
DISCIPLINE, is SOFT and sometimes even BLISS. It is more introvert than
extrovert. The younger generation of today is being continuously exposed to the
hip hop by the media. I feel more exposure to classical dance forms would help
them understand the very essence of DANCE.
ABOUT "KUCHIPUDI" DANCE
WHICH IS DONE IN STATE OF INDIA CALLED "ANDHRAPRADESH" ♥
Kuchipudi is one such unique form of Art which is the tasteful blend of grace
and vigour, elevation and sensuality, of control and abandon. With its roots
buried in the soil of Andhra Pradesh in India, Kuchipudi was born in a remote
Village from which it derived its name. In the early days, the Kuchipudi style
of dance was in the form of dance dramas, the main purpose being to inculcate
divine ecstasy which invokes immortal bliss and brings one closer to the path
of salvation .It is strictly classical in nature incorporating Lasya, Thandava
and Abinaya in the interpretation of Slokas. It incorporates Samyutha and
Asamyutha Hasthas, Karana, Chari, Angahara, Mandala, Nrutha Hasthas etc. All
mentioned in the NatyaSasthra. Kuchipudi dance is the only dance form where all
the four Abhinayas (Angika, Vachika, Aaharya and Satvica) are given equal
importance. The use of Vachikabhinayam is a special feature in the Kuchipudi
dance style. The Dancer not only merely dances but also acts with gestures as
well as words. It takes atleast ten years for an ordinary dancer to master this
art and be able to express Bhava through eyes and Rhythm through foot work.
There were two parallel schools of dance, Nattuva Mela and Natya Mela. Nattuva
Mela developed into Bharathanatyam (performing solo items) and Natya Mela into
the Kuchipudi dance in dance drama style. Nattuva mela is basically solo dance
performed by women and the nattuvangam is generally done by men. The repertoire
of this style of dance consists of both erotic and devotional items, Sringara
and Bhakti. This is the form of dance that both the temple dancers and the
court dancers used to perform, with God or king as the hero, as the case may
be. The second style of dance is Natya mela which is generally performed by
both men and women. Their repertoire consists of dance dramas with themes, not
necessarily religious, to entertain the audience. This later form of dance is
believed to be the forerunner of the present day Kuchipudi dance.
How do you
see the work nowadays in your field Easy or difficult?
