{"id":22014,"date":"2015-01-06T15:00:04","date_gmt":"2015-01-06T09:30:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.entecity.com\/?p=22014"},"modified":"2015-01-06T15:00:04","modified_gmt":"2015-01-06T09:30:04","slug":"nishagandhi-fest15-9-nights-of-cultural-extravaganza-from-jan-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/nishagandhi-fest15-9-nights-of-cultural-extravaganza-from-jan-20\/","title":{"rendered":"Nishagandhi Fest\u201915: 9 Nights of cultural extravaganza from Jan 20!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Nishagandhi is all set to bloom again! Nishagandhi Festival 2015 the nine magical evenings that showcases the beauty and grandeur of Indian classical dance and music will start from January 20 at Kanakakkunnu.<\/p>\n<p>A tribute to the nation\u2019s rich and varied cultural heritage the Nishagandhi festival will display some of the experts\u2019 performances in classical Indian dance and music. The maestros of art and music from across the country perform during this grand cultural extravaganza of Gods own Country.<\/p>\n<p>The festival will kick off with Kailash Kher\u2019s band performing Sufi fusion music Kailasa. Followed by Kuchipudi performance by actor Manju Warrier and a Manipuri performance by Nimita Devi and group.<\/p>\n<p>Arushi Mudgal, a promising Odissi dancer, and Carnatic vocalist Padmasree Sudha Raghunathan will take to the stage on the third day. On January 23, Nishagandhi will see performances by Kuchipudi dancer Payal Ramchandani, concert by Ustad Amjad Ali Khan and his sons, Amaan Ali Khan and Ayaan Ali Khan. A classical fusion by veena artist Nisha Ponni and a Bharatanatyam recital by Sridhar and his wife Anuradha will be the highlights of day four. Mohiniyattom dancer Methil Devika and the Delhi-based contemporary Kathak artist Aditi Mangaldas will perform next day.<\/p>\n<p>The following day will see Arya Jayadevan rendering Carnatic vocals and a joint Indo-Malaysian Bharatanatyam performance by Rama Vaidyanathan and Ajit Bhaskar Dass. A collage of classical dance and theatre, Antharam, will be staged by cine artist Suhasini Maniratnam along with dancers Gopika Varma, Krithika Subramanium, and Yamini Reddy on January 27. The nine-day festival will conclude with a specially choreographed programme Bharatam Keralam by Soorya Krihnamoorthy.<\/p>\n<p>Kathakali performance of eminent masters will be held at Kanakakunnu Palace Auditorium from 20th to 26th of January as part of the Nishagandhi festival.<\/p>\n<p>Kerala Tourism is also hosting a &#8216;Food Festival&#8217; on the sidelines of the festival. One can experience a vast array of traditional Kerala cuisine delicacies from the north to the south of Kerala.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Date:<\/strong> January 20 \u2013 28<\/li>\n<li><strong>Venue:<\/strong> Kanakakunnu Palace Grounds<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Nishagandhi is all set to bloom again! Nishagandhi Festival 2015 the nine magical evenings that showcases the beauty and grandeur of Indian classical dance and music will start from January 20 at Kanakakkunnu. A tribute to the nation\u2019s rich and varied cultural heritage the Nishagandhi festival will display some of the experts\u2019 performances in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":22016,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32,4],"tags":[452],"class_list":["post-22014","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-city-news","category-general","tag-trivandrum"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22014"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/44"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22014"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22014\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22016"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22014"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22014"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22014"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}