Natyarangam (the dance wing of Narada Gana Sabha Trust) presents " Teertha Bharatham", a seven day festival of Bharatanatyam focusing on some of the sacred rivers of India.

This fest is at Narada Gana Sabha, Chennai, from August 4 to 10.
Seven dancers and resource persons will present an artistic tour of the sacred rivers Ganga, Brahmaputra, Yamuna, Narmada, Godavari, Kaveri and Tamraparani, through their solo dances and scholarly expositions. One teertha will be presented every evening.

Programme is as follows:

4.8.08 - 7 p.m Ganga - dance by Malavika Sarukkai

5.8.08 - 6.30 p.m Brahmaputra
Resource person : Dr.Lalitha Ramakrishna
dance by Shijith Nambiar

6.8.08 - 6.30 p.m Yamuna
Resource person : U.V. Kalyanapuram Aravamuda Chariar
dance by Mythili Prakash.

7.8.08 - 6.30 p.m Narmada
Resource person : Dr. Sudha Seshayyan
dance by Vaibhaav Arekar

8.8.08 - 6.30 p.m Godavari
Resouce person : Dr. Prema Nandakumar
dance by Nalini Prakash

9.8.08 - 6.30 p.m Kaveri
Resource person : Dr. Kudavayil M. Balasubramanian
dance by Sujatha Srinivasan

10.08.08 - 6.30 p.m Tamraparani
Resource person :Dr. Chithra Madhavan
dance by Jyotsna Jagannathan