SINDHU MUMBAI 2026

Shweta Prachande

Bharatanatyam Artiste 

Shweta Prachande is a leading Bharatanatyam dancer known for her refined aesthetic and technical precision. With over two decades of training under Guru Smt. Priyadarsini Govind, she's admired for her deeply internalized abhinaya. Her artistic journey blends tradition with inquiry, informed by nattuvangam, Kalaripayattu, and yoga. A recipient of the National Bal Shree Award and multiple accolades, Shweta has performed globally and founded Gati – A Study in Movement, focusing on dancer wellness and embodied learning. She continues to contribute to Bharatanatyam's evolution through performance, pedagogy, and advocacy.

Rudrakshya Foundation

ODISSI DANCE GROUP( Bhubaneswar)

Rudrakshya Foundation was established by Guru Sri Bichitrananda Swain in 2000. Prior to founding the Rudrakshya Foundation, Guru Bichitrananda Swain—an alumnus of the Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra Odissi Research Center—served as the Principal of Odissi Dance Academy (ODA) for over ten years. Since its inception, Rudrakshya Foundation has emerged as one of the premier centers for culture and art, not only in Odisha but across India. It is not merely a dance institute, but a prestigious institution where art and dance merge to create a pure embodiment of the performing arts. The Foundation envisions perfection in artistic expression, clarity, and precision. Today, the Rudrakshya Foundation presents choreographies in the traditional classical form of Odissi dance. It has received widespread acclaim from Indian art critics for preserving and promoting the purest traditions of this ancient art form.

Vaibhav Arekar

BHARATANATYAM ARTIST

Vaibhav Arekar is one of India’s prominent Bharatanatyam dancers, known for his intense, meditative, and compelling performance style. Initiated into Bharatanatyam by Smt. Saroja Srinath, he is a graduate of Nalanda Nritya Kala Mahavidyalaya, University of Mumbai. He received extensive tutelage in abhinaya under his mentor Padma Bhushan Dr. Smt. Kanak Rele.

His career spans over three decades of solo and ensemble performances across prestigious national and international platforms with tours across 15+ countries.

As the founder of Sankhya Dance Company (2009), his landmark works—Trayyanta, Venugaan, Four Seasons, Namaa Mhane, and the internationally acclaimed And She Spoke—expand the narrative of the form and philosophical possibilities of Bharatanatyam. As Founder–Director of Sankhya Foundation, he anchors a wide spectrum of activities - outreach through NGO collaborations, school programs (Samvaad, Kaleidoscope), and pedagogy labs involving educators and psychologists.

Karna – Bound by Fate

A dance narrative By Sankhya Dance Company

This work revisits Karna’s destiny on the battlefield of Kurukshetra. As his chariot halts in the war’s climax, memories resurface of his birth and the dilemma, of his training, of his kavacha -kundala, of Draupadi vastra harana.

Each episode unfolds through dance, tracing his sacrifice, loyalty, and the inevitability of fate. Returning to the battlefield, he faces Arjuna for a combat.

A moving portrayal of the noble warrior—bound by generosity, undone by destiny.

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