06 December 2022, 06:30 pm
IIC DIAMOND JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS: ENGENDERING THE DISCOURSE
Programme Type
Cultural
Venue
C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium, IIC main building
HER VOICE – Simhika: Daughter of the Forest
Geeta Chandran presents a performance inspired by a character from Kathakali repertoire
Accompanists: Sharanya Chandran (nattuvangam); K. Venkateshwaran (vocal); Manohar Balatchandirane (mridangam); Varun Rajasekharan (ghatam); and G. Raghavendra Prasath (violin)
In this performance-dialogue, Geeta Chandran raises issues of rights of forest dwellers and their quest for justice alongside gender justice and equality