Parshwanath and Shruti Upadhye Devaranama

The story revolves around an ardent devotee of Lord Krishna who is unable to make out the difference between his belief and the reality.
Kanakadasara Devaranama
Choreographed and performed by Shruti and Parshwanath Upadhye
Shruti and Parshwanath Upadhye are the Artistic Directors of Upadhye School of Dance and Punyah Dance Company Bangalore. The Dance school and Company has made a tremendous mark in the cultural arena in a short span of time. This young couple aspires to approach India's favourite epics with a fresh, young perspective and hope to entertain as well as spark a love for the world's oldest heritage.
Both are graded artists of Doordarshan and have performed in various prestigious festivals like, Hampi Festival, Parampara Festival , Alwa’s Vishwa Nudisiri festival throughout India and many countries like USA, China, UK, Malaysia,UAE and Russia. Both were part of a Indian Delegation to China under the Cultural Exchange Programme of Ministry of Human Resources, Govt. of India.
Shruti & Parshwanath Upadhye were conferred with the title “Aarsha Kala Choodamani” by Swami Dayananda Saraswati at New Jersey, USA in 2012. Parshwanath, one of the most sought after male classical dancers in India, has won many coveted awards which include ‘Natya Mayura’ Award by Gangubai Hangal Trust, Karnataka and also was a recipient of CCRT Scholarships for pursuing studies in Bharatnatyam by Ministry of Human Resources Development, Govt. of India .
Shruti took up the practice of Bharatnatyam in 1997 under the tutelage of Guru.Smt Padmini Ramachandran, Bangalore while Parshwanath with 22 years of practice and performance behind him, was trained initially under Guru Sri Ravindra Sharma of Belgaum and later under Shri Kiran Subramanyam and Smt.Sandhya Kiran of Bangalore.
For further details please visit the site :www.parshwanathupadhye.com or contact at [e-mail] (Mob: [phone]/Phone:[phone])

[@debaratinath9960]

Krishna's devotoee is not merely a devotee, he used to become his sakha....... Oh how beatifully you two have depicted the sakhya bhav..... It has left me with such feelings which can't be expressed in words.... It is sakhya bhav where God and devotee stand on the same platform....... Oh wonderful....

[@mohanapriya2205]

I'm running out of words to explain my feel, Everytime I watch this.. such beautiful way of showing us the relationship between God and devotee.. the way Krishna accepts every offering.. the play together.. my God !!! I see Krishna himself.. A million thanks to both of you for gifting us epic performance !!

[@sonusunil3166]

Why did tears shed down from my eyes? A divine composition featuring the beautiful connection between " bhakta " and "bhagwan".... Thanks Parshwanath sir and Shruti ma'am ...

[@rsr7241]

Absolutely divine! Namaskarams to Sri. Parshawanath and Smt. Shruti Gopal! May you continue your journey with Krishna and Nataraja's blessings

[@arathynair3687]

It was an assurance that Lord Krishna is not far from the spectrum but he is right here in a heart distance... First time I cried out loud watching a duo performance .. I am a devotee of the relinquishing dance skill you both possess... Happy indeed very happy to have received your video.. God would have made this available to me...

[@gouthammaheswarkuchipudi]

Amazing, awesome, no words, mind blowing choreography. Ariyathe kannu niranju poyi

[@manigandaharishbhaskaran9037]

The entire 20 minutes I was out of this world and literally saw Krishna and his devotee play, dance, tease. OMG its a feast to my eyes. Well done both of you. I have no words to explain how much I loved this performance. Stay blessed.

[@bukkaharshvardhan]

Goosebumps... both times I watched it. Parshwanath Sir and Shruti ma'am, your work is a divine gift to those of us who love the art, but don't have the training to understand it. Thank you.

[@anjalip7949]

I've never watched such a beautiful composition.. An ardent devotee of Krishna myself, I'm speechless in expressing what I felt throughout watching this epic performance.. Hats off to both of you, Ma'am and Sir! Truly incredible.. I aspire to become a dancer myself, please shower your blessings!! 👏👏👏

[@spailoor]

Whata treat to eyes.. you are amazing and your creations are great .. enjoyed every part of it

[@wattezbernard4106]

Thank you shiva bless you, you give me tears of happyness 🙏👌💕💕🌹🎶🎶 From Paris France

[@rainsto0much]

can anything in this world be better than this? Tears are flowing through my eyes. Your dance is pure bhakti! I am sure Krishna is loving it.

[@sanjanaj9325]

Words are not enough to explain how beautiful this performance is... ❤️❤️

[@frjimomi]

Beyond spectacular. To bring the frustration and the longing of the search for the divine Lover with such incredible beauty and mind boggling precision. Parshwanath and Shruti bring the sacred through the physical to an unimaginable level in their dance. It's the transcendent spirit shining through and embracing the immanent, while the physical returns the compliment by touchingly reaching up to the transcendent.

[@venkimayyu]

Good Lord... I havent seen anything so beautiful like this in a long long time...

[@chaitrasangam5398]

This was sooo cute. Amazing expressions. Just nailed it. 😍

[@krishnamathura5369]

I am still kept alive probably to watch this master piece. What a performance! Take a bow. I was blissed out. My respect to your gurus. Keep this golden thread alive.

[@DevaNandanam314]

no words to say....how beautiful the performance and idea.....wonderful..... really amazing.....l loved it very much

[@aparnarachapudi]

Abhinaya that takes us into trance as though the happening is so real.. both of them excel in their act/bhava sphoraka..

[@vasantadancer]

Thank you so much for sharing this wonderful dance. So nice story of relationship of a common man and god - ha-ha-ha! And a perfect bharatanatyam movements. I cant express my admiration, just truly can say that in the end of the dance the drops of tears was falling down from my eyes. Thank you again and again dancing for us, giving us a chance to see new ideas in dance and life attitude.

[@jiaunmew878]

I especially love the part when god tease his devote 😂

[@rakhidhuriya3037]

Really awesome abhinaya!!! Great composition depicting bhakti rasa....!!!Thanks for sharing...

[@keerthi4005]

actually no words to say.........mind blowing performance. simply delivered in a very beautiful way........

[@sowmyakrishna3155]

ಅತ್ಯಂತ ಅದ್ಬುತ ಅಭಿನಯ ಕಣ್ಣು ತುಂಬಿ ಬಂತು 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

[@sundarrajan7260]

I love krishnan and very nice dance wow.........I love bharatha naatyam.

[@kavyaj7828]

Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful !! Such a mesmerising performance !! 👌

[@bhagwatshah]

Truly, its difficult to understand if your mind is playing tricks on you or if God is playing with you! Enchanting rendition of the tale in dance.

[@uskrishnanunni9316]

Beautiful.....I was lucky to watch this live at Irinjalakkuda Shri KoidalmanikyaSwamy temple...Mind Blowing...😊

[@jiaunmew878]

Thank you so much, love this beautiful performance.

[@deepikaselvamurugan6405]

Watching this beautiful performance in 2020! Such a lovely rendition!

[@SreyaMuthukumar]

Spellbound for the entire duration- didn't feel like 20 minutes at all. Amazingly performed.

[@charusmitharao1955]

You guys are truly gifted! Mindblowing choreography and abhinaya. Beautiful!

[@aimescuteart2187]

One of the best dance renditions of the divine play of Lord Krishna I had ever had the privilege to watch. I am a woman who seldom weeps and this was something that actually made my eyes tear up. I guess everybody has a bit of the 'Bhakta' (I don't have the perfect English word for this) in them. That is why this dance drama appeals to us in a spiritual level. To the two dancers all I can say is you have managed to bring divinity into every movement and moment that you portrayed. Dance, specially classical dances like bharatnatyam, is not only about proper mudras but also abhinaya. And most of the classical dances I have watched so far are perfect so far as dance goes (please note that being a non-dancer it is extremely difficult to decipher the mudras that are used to retell the stories). And I have understood some of them because I know a little about the stories being portrayed. But your dancing, and more importantly, your abhinaya has managed to take me to that realm where I could enjoy not only the tiniest nuances of the dance but also understand each and every emotion therewith. So thank you for such a beautiful and spiritual experience. Loads of love, A.

[@sambhumukherjee4015]

I so love watching this piece again and again and never get bored. Love the concept and the choreography of you two. This piece is one of my favourites needless to mention.

[@leela9781]

Each and every time i watch this masterpiece.. My eyes are filled are filled with tears ♥️..... Thanks a lot for uploading this gem💎

[@taniyathomson7172]

What an expression😍😍😍😍

[@himashadhikari4575]

Oh my god! I got goosebumps!!! I'm not a Hindu! But it was amazing!! Excellent performance!!!

[@NIRBANSILCHAR]

Speechless ...❤❤❤❤

[@shwethad8620]

Such a beautiful choreography.

[@asharam4633]

Mind blowing stellar performance. Keep them coming. You folks are truly gifted with all the attributes necessary for dancers.

[@aravindgiriprakash4979]

Awesome abhinaya.....!!!! no words to express how beautiful it is....!!! truly amazing....!!!

[@amilvenkatachalam1078]

Shruti ma'am ur expression is mind blowing

[@krishaanirajkumar6923]

Wow...what a lovely choreography ♥️ brought tears to my eyes....

[@thejashreechikoo3201]

16:29 I felt sad that Krishna disappeared .I was fully indulged into the video .

[@kedlaya1982]

Ravi kanadannu kavi kanda. Kavi kanadannu kalavida kanda! A very fresh outlook to such simple dasara pada! Really loved it partha! God bless you both with many more opportunities, laurels! All the best Mahesh

[@sanketsasane5248]

wow...! :) what a great abhinaya ...! such a great feeling...! well perfrmd...! well vacalists...! all things r great... god bless you (y)

[@lb1496]

I have no words to comment on this choreography. If there’s a better word than awesome, then take that word as my comment

[@liliesandtulips2000]

Such utterly beautiful abhinaya. Just wow. Literally made me teary-eyed. Can you please tell me who is the singer singing 'baaro krishnayya' ? Please? It's beautiful. God bless this couple. Love you .

[@saishaan]

Heart melting choreography! Hats-off performance.

[@sireeshamatta4477]

Love you both Mr & Mrs Upadhye God bless you

[@01jan1992]

you have made my day.................beutiful........mindblowing..................

[@sanjayraman8337]

this has anubhava lingering... proper natya

[@haritharenjith9945]

Beautiful ...oh my god 🙏

[@neelamsheth4930]

Superb. 🤗👌👌👌

[@shreyavijaykumar7]

Beautifully presented😊

[@aparnarachapudi]

No words to express..🙏

[@itzjayanthReddy]

Please upload your new baro krisnnayya which sung but GS srikanth sir

[@sr.drilogrifin5428]

Completamente simbólico, me agrada :)

[@rupalshivpriya2666]

Amazing no words

[@savitrid2618]

Hare Krishna!

[@snehacheralathan]

Beautiful... I'm rendered speeches

[@sakshihede1772]

Wow,👍👌😍 great job , nice..

[@gvnrao9131]

Very good expressions 👌👌👌

[@DeepthiChandrashekar]

Amazing...!!

[@surabhir6618]

Wonderful and divine performance!!!

[@sk0411.]

lσvєlч 💐💕👌👏👏👏

[@prakandi2]

A role reversal @ unexpected 😅

[@souvikroy6099]

What a great dancer

[@lakshmidurgakarnatakam]

Wonderful sir

[@shivashyama6071]

Mind blowing.....

[@sutanukapal7928]

Iam spell bound

[@hariharakuchipudinrityalay627]

Wow!!!!!

[@kamalab3557]

Outstanding

[@kalanilayamshibinakalanila7234]

Wow great..

[@aditichakravarty616]

So beautiful

[@Deepthipaimanoor]

Beautiful 😍

[@dancewithgopalrakshit433]

Mindblowing

[@sujigan]

DIVINE

[@guduru76]

Super Dance performance

[@nityarupinidevidasi2153]

So so so nice

[@sreelekshmianilkumar5549]

🙏🙏🙏

[@sireeshamatta4477]

Love and devotion

[@leela9781]

Beautiful performance

[@nrityanjali4055]

beautiful

[@kedlaya1982]

Partha: Parshwa! Sorry for the typo brother!

[@shweth0vikyath]

lovely :)

[@rectotexto4586]

La mauvaise qualité du son est insupportable.

[@kssubramanian4793]

Art is Art but Bharathnatyam etc, are for young female artistes and men need not venture in it. Why should they bare the top body ???

[@tannisthachakrabarty7047]

If the bare body is all you saw in this beautiful performance, then the problem is with you sir/ma'am.

[@gaganmujumdar9109]

And who gave you the right to decide where an individual should or should not venture into?

[@krishnapriyabinoj684]

Parshwanath Upadhye is one of the top bharathanatyam dancers in the world today. If he hadnt ventured into bharathanatyam we only would have been at a loss..we would have missed so many performances that had bought tears of joy and shown glimpses of spiritual peace to so many people.

[@rsr7241]

Lord Nataraja (which literally means King of Dance) in HIS masculine form and Shakti in feminine form both dance the Aananda Tandava. And Lord Nataraja dances with his upper body covered??? Are you for real?

[@smithakrishnan1882]

ഹരേ കൃഷ്ണ ❤️❤️❤️

[@krishaanirajkumar6923]

Wow...what a lovely choreography ♥️ brought tears to my eyes....

[@savitrid2618]

Hare Krishna!