11th Naada Bindu Festival

The 11th Naada Bindu Festival (NBF) features the best of the best, from performances and artist-reflections by globally acclaimed artists who have graced the NBF stage over the last decade.

Carefully selected from our archival footage, this presentation will recreate the NBF-magic not only through performances but also snippets of wisdom harvested from interviews and art-talks. These will be presented over 7 days as 90-minute-long evening events dedicated to music and dance.

COME, EXPERIENCE THE KALĀ RASĀSVĀDA!

Music Encore – curated and hosted by Pramodini Rao
Dates: 10, 11, 13, 15 and 16 February 2021
Time: 7pm to 8.30pm IST

From our collection of over 40 music concerts, 25 classical Hindustani and Carnatic performances covering both instrumental and vocal genres of music, have been chosen for you.

Dance Encore – curated and hosted by Ramaa Bharadvaj
Dates: 12 and 14 February 2021
Time: 7pm to 8.30pm IST

An array of 9 performances of themed montages, excerpts from grand productions, dance-theatre, and remarkable solos from Bharatanatyam, Kathak, and Odissi repertoires are presented with entertaining anecdotes and illustrative back-stories.

Kala Drishti – A Multi-Dimensional Insight Into The Arts
Dates: 11 to 13 February 2021
Time: 4.30pm to 5.30 PM IST

Navarasa in Ramayana by Shri Dushyant Sridhar, a young prolific public speaker (Upanyaskar) on topics related to Sanatana Dharma.

The Yantra Dances—A look at Classical Indian Dance as a parallel Yoga by Smt. Mandakini Trivedi, Sangeet Natak Akademi Awardee for Mohini Attam.

Dhrupad: Musical Substance, Style and Spirituality by Pt. Dr. Ritwik Sanyal, an outstanding Dhrupad singer, composer and writer as well as an academician, researcher, and guide.

Food for the Soul
Dates: 11 to 13 February 2021
TIME: 7am to 8am IST

Discourse on ‘Shri Rama Hare Stotram’ and ‘Rasa, Rasika and Rasagna’ by Swami Tejomayananda, the inspiration behind the Chinmaya Naada Bindu Gurukula as well as the annual Naada Bindu Festival. Besides being a prolific teacher of Vedanta, Swami Tejomayananda is also a poet, lyricist, composer and singer, with scores of compositions to his credit. He has also written Suktas and Stutis on various deities and Gurus.

Day Energisers
Dates: 14 to 16 February 2021
TIME: 7am to 8.30am IST

The Naada Bindu Festival acts as a therapy in all ways and addresses the heart, the soul as well as the mind. As part of the lifestyle experience, we bring you fresh guided Meditation sessions that would help you relax and focus on your goals.

Meditation and Life with Swami Swaroopananda, Chancellor of Chinmaya Vishwavidyapeeth and Global Head of Chinmaya Mission.

Music Meditation with Acharyamitra Paroksh Sujay, a seeker, guide and friend for youngsters; Happiness Ambassador and Yoga teacher.

Sargam Meditation with Smt. Pramodini Rao, Director at Chinmaya Naada Bindu Gurukula

Live Interactive Games
Dates: 14 to 16 February 2021
TIME: 4.30pm to 5.30pm IST

A refresher for students of the arts, general knowledge for art enthusiasts, and fun for all! Interestingly conceived and presented by a group of volunteers, these are definitely ‘not-to-be-missed’ sessions.

Join hands with Chinmaya Naada Bindu Gurukula today!

The annual Naada Bindu Festival (NBF) serves as the main fundraiser for supporting our work of promoting and propagating the Arts. Presenting a full-fledged, curated arts experience through an event of this scale involves expenditure on various fronts like expert panels, IT, design and editing, event-hosting etc. How about your coming forward to support us in our endeavour of keeping alive the rich cultural heritage of India?

Write to us at nbf@cvv.ac.in for more information and options to contribute.