Renowned Bharatnatyam exponents to perform at Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre

Renowned Bharatnatyam exponent from India Pavitra Krishna Bhatt will perform with his spouse Aparna Shastry Bhatt at Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre auditorium on 18 March at 6 p.m. located at 16/2, Gregory’s Road, Colombo 7.

Pavitra Krishna Bhatt started his initial dance learning at Kalanjali under Kumari Vasantha and later trained under the renowned Bharatanatyam exponent Guru Shri Deepak Mazumdar. An Agrade artist of Indian Television, Pavtra has choreographed and performed in many thematic presentations in India, Dubai, Malaysia, Indonesia Canada and USA. He has been awarded as ‘Shanmukasankeetha Shiromani’ by the Shanmukanantha Academy for his continuous service in the field. Pavitra has established Pavitra Art Visual Bharatanatyam Institute in a suburb of Mumbai which is considered as one of the leading dance institutes in Mumbai. Aparna Shastry Bhatt is a disciple of Guru Shri Ratha Sridhar from Bangalore. She has performed widely in India and abroad and also is an experienced teacher, choreographer and organiser.