The city lived up to its reputation of being a cultural hub with an array of events held over the last 8 days to mark Dasara which will conclude on Tuesday.
It was also a continuation of the tradition started by the erstwhile maharajas to showcase the kaleidoscopic diversity of the region in the realms of fine arts. From classical dance and music to poetry recitation, folk dance and songs to theatre and film festival… this year’s Dasara had it all along with Yuva Dasara saw some of the more popular players from the world of Kannada film industry and Indipop regaling the youth.
The classical dance and music programmes remained the mainstay of Dasara and had performances at the Mysuru Palace that included a dance-drama by Bhavana Ramanna, Kathak performance by Hari and Chetan, classical music rendered by the Police Band, Hindustani classical by Subha Mudgal, Carnatic classical by T.M. Krishna, Hindustani-Carnatic jugalbandi by Shashank and Rakesh Chaurasia, Triveni, a confluence of Odissi, Kucchipudi, and Bharatnatyam by Sohini Bose Bannerje, Sarod by Rajeev Taranath to name a few.
