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In
this performance Rasika Kumar brings a fresh perspective to the stories
from the Mahabharata.
In the beginning...
With Lord Krishna as his charioteer, Arjuna arrives on the battlefield.
As he faces the Kaurava army, he questions the efficacy of war. Krishna
instructs Arjuna thus:
"The wise man does not grieve for the dead. Rise, O warrior, and do
your duty by fighting without giving thought to the outcome."
The story of Karna, the Prince of Anga, who has vowed to destroy Arjuna
in battle. Even as he approaches him on the battlefield, his mind is filled
with the anger as he recalls how life has treated him, Arjuna's ridicule,
he remembers Kunti, the mother of Pandavas, revealing to him his true
identity. Forced between joining the Pandavas and his loyalty to the
Kauravas, Karna makes his decision which thus seals his fate on the
battlefield.
At the end... Gandhari, the blind mother of the Kauravas, arrives at the
battlefield and is overcome with grief for the death of her sons.
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Rasika Kumar is
a student of Mythili Kumar of California and has also studied with
renowned teachers Prof. C.V. Chandrasekar and Smt. Kalanidhi Narayanan.
She has performed in many of Abhinaya Dance Company's
productions since 1996, as a soloist and as an assistant choreographer
for productions like Saatvika (2006), Ritusamhara (2006), Poetic Splendor
(2007), Prithvi (2007), and Mayiladum Alagan (2008). Rasika's
choreography and performance have garnered acclaim from
a wide range of audiences including her performance at the Westwave dance
festival. Rasika received a M.S. in Computer Science from MIT and works
as a software engineer at Google, Inc.
http://rasika.kumar.googlepages.com/
http://www.lokvani.com/lokvani/article.php?article_id=5614
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