Classical-dance icons Raja and Radha Reddy are bustling about ensuring all arrangements for the 17th anniversary of Natya Tarangini, Hyderabad, are going as per plan. The Kuchipudi legends and Kaushalya Reddy have all come down from Delhi to supervise and support this event. Their daughter-disciple and founder of this Hyderabad institute, Yamini Reddy, is celebrating the anniversary with a dance event featuring scores of her students, from the young ones to seasoned performers.
Yamini has now established herself as an accomplished performer and teacher who is doing her famous parents proud by carrying on their legacy with competence. With this event, she also cemented her reputation as a choreographer. Natya Tarangini is a renowned Kuchipudi dance institution that was founded in Delhi by the legends and Padmabhushan awardees Raja and Radha Reddy with Kaushalya Reddy being the Artistic Director.
Raja and Radha have dazzled audiences across India and around the world including at prestigious venues with their outstanding artistry. Their two daughters have been among their many students. The perfectionist teachers have spent decades grooming students who in turn are being recognised as talented performers who are thus bringing laurels to their gurus and this institution.
The elder daughter Yamini established the Hyderabad centre in 2007 and has trained hundreds of students over these last 17 years. Every time, there is a major event at this institution, her parents are sure to c.