‘Living life to the fullest’ has always been Manasi Prasad’s motto, and as one of the rising stars among the new generation of Carnatic musicians, she has certainly exemplified this. Manasi was initiated into Carnatic classical vocal music and Bharatanatyam dance at the age of 5 years.

At Nrityagram, dance is a way of life. The founder, Protima Gauri - an exquisite Odissi dancer herself - converted ten acres of farmland into an ideal setting for the study, practice and teaching of classical dance.

Smt. Bagyalakshmi Chandrasekharan, hailing from a music loving family, was initiated into Carnatic Vocal Music at the tender age of six and Veena at the age of nine, under the tutelage of Guru Shri.Mudikondan Narayanaswamy Ayyar (disciple of Sangeeta Kalanidhi Shri Mudikondan Venkatarama Ayyar and Kumbakonam Shri Rajamani Shastrigal).

Umakant and Ramakant Gundecha are internationally acclaimed and India's leading exponents of the Dhrupad style of music. They are among the most active performers of Dhrupad in Indian and international circuits. Born in Ujjain in Central India, both were initiated into music by their parents.

Started learning the instrument flute at the tender age of seven under renowned flautist Vidwan Sri S.A.Shashidhar and continued under same guru for 9 years, and is presently under the advanced tutelage of Sangeetha Kalanidhi Padmashree Dr.N.Ramani.

N.R.Prashanth holds a Bachelor’s degree in Instrumentation Technology from the University of Mysore, and is versatile both as a performer and teacher of Carnatic music. He has performed concerts in both India and abroad.

For Anoushka Shankar, there is legacy and then there is destiny. She is equally respectful of both, but bound to neither. Her ever-growing audience cannot help but acknowledge the familial roots of the young woman coaxing spellbinding spiritual sounds from her sitar, but neither can they deny that she is an innovator in her own right. Her name may have brought her to the stage for the first time as a young girl, but it is her talent and vision that have kept her there.

An Indian band in global village. Where every member of the audience is a citizen of the world. No matter where he comes from, or what he speaks, he understands the language of Mrigya.

Aavaanthara is the combined play of three stories 'AJJI BAAYIGE BENKI KOLLI' by Savitha Nagabhushana, 'Jayanthana Svagatha' by P Lankesh and 'Biddurina BIG BEN' story by Srinivasa Vaidya.

Rathnan Parpancha, traces the poet’s life and introduces his works through a number of interesting anecdotes and visualization of some of his most popular songs, poems and nursery rhymes. A variety of narrative techniques and music are used to hold these together. The show concludes with the enactment of G.P.Rajaratnam’s famous comedy Kambliseve.