Ode to the poet
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Discourses, transliteration and exhibition of art marked the Kalidasa Saahithi Saptaham.
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Maddulapalli Dattatreya Sastry
TTD Kalyanamandapam in Visakhapatnam has been witnessing a series of knowledgeable talks and enlightening discourses on the works of Kalidasa in the evenings and participatory prayer by the visitors with the founder president of the Mihira Dhyana Mandir M.R.L. Rao in the lead followed by Chandy-Yaagam in the mornings from Friday last regularly.
Kavyas of the poetmark Kalidasa Saahithi Saptaham that is being jointly organised by Sanathana Vidyapeetham, Visakha Royal Cultural Academy and Visakha Sahithi in association with the Centre for Spiritual Evolvement, Mihira.
Scholars in the makings like I. Satyalakshmidevi, M.V. Ramana, I. Srinivasarao and AVRGSS Murty while rendered introductory talks on Rithusamhaaram, Meghasandesam, Kumarasambhavam and Saakunthalam, eminent men of high learning, Rambhatla Nrisimha Sarma, Maddulapalli Dattatreya Sastry, Garikipati Narasimha Rao and Peri Bhaskara Sarma delivered engrossing discourses on Kalidasa Sahithi Saurabham, Sakthi Tatwam, Kavyakanyaka and Kavithavaibhavam respectively on the first four evenings.
The explication of the hitherto not so popular composition Panchasthavi of Kalidasa by Maddulapalli on the second evening was the piece de resistance. It comprises Laghustuthi, Charyaastuthi, Hatha, Amba and Sakalajanani Sthavams. They stand expatiating the poet's feeling before the Devi, Sastry elaborated analysing the slokas.
Exhibition of works of art, a transliteration of sorts of a few excerpts from the kavyas of Kalidasa in to the vocabulary of the palette by Jayaraj Viswanadhan and embroidery by Lalitha Mohan is yet another attraction at the venue.
A.R.S.
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