Rooted vs. Fettered - Act 4
Vande Mataram - An ode to Mother India

For the first time, Sridevi Nrithyalaya is releasing a full length dance production on YouTube, Vandé Mataram. Acts 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6 have already been uploaded and now Act 4 is up to commemorate the 75 years of free India.

Act 4 of our Vandé Mataram showcases our almost forgotten, traditional 'living with nature' culture in contrast with today's dominating 'living with gadgets' practice.

Has there been a misunderstanding with the way we have interpreted the term 'the world is in our hand' by just limiting it to the distance electronics can take us?
Are we distancing ourselves from our family and fellow humans to live trapped, inside a mere machine?
Are personal health and good habits being compromised to stay immersed in a state of virtual existence?

Though improvement in the quality of living and development in technology are for our betterment, one can't help but wonder if the concept of being a 'social animal' has progressed so far that it has regressed to the confines of a small screen.

Sridevi Nrithyalaya's Vandé Mataram earnestly attempts to remind ourselves and our children about the necessity of realising what we are missing out on when we are so far deep into this technologically reigned lifestyle.

While the main characters on the foreground depict the contrasting lifestyles, the background dancers perform abstract choreography to further drive in the intended concepts.

Main characters:
Traditional girl - Riya Jeeva
Modern girl - Ramya Jeeva

Background dancers:
Vishwashree S S
Lakshita Madhan
Nishkala Ranjeev
Meghna Unnikrishnan
Harinipriya
Jayashri A G
Sai Smriti Suresh
Krithika Krishna
Sahana Dinesh
Rakshana Shri

Personification of Monkeys:
Keerthana Sureshkumar
Saptharishi
Arshita Murugadoss

Credits:
Choreography - Dr. Sheela Unnikrishnan
Music score - Sri Embar Kannan
Concept - Smt. Shobha Korambil
Violin - Sri Embar Kannan
Veena - Sri Bhavani Prasad
Flute - Sri Vishnu Vijay
Mridangam - Sri Guru Bharadwaaj
Percussion - Sri Ganapathi Subramanian
Special Effects - Sri Jeyccha
Keyboard & Orchestration - Keyboard Sri Sathyanarayanan
Solkattu - Sri Guru Bharadwaaj & Sri Jaikishore Moasaliknti
Voice over - Dr. Sheela Unnikrishnan, Harinie Jeevitha &
Female Singer - Kumari Deepika Varadarajan
Veda chanting - Sri Ravikumar & Sri Shankar
Music produced by Sri Sai Shravanam @ Resound India

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