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This section reflects my inspirations and moods as my feet and mind travel this amazing planet. Thank you all for the positive response to the earlier editions of Roving Eye. Enjoy.. If you have something interesting to share, send it to rovingeye.anita@gmail.com
- Anita Ratnam

September 2023

Photos courtesy: The Dhananjayans & Bharata Kalanjali



K.P. Kunhiraman as young Shiva and Rukmini Devi as Parvathi in Kalakshetra production of Kalidasa's Kumarasambhavam (1949/50)
K.P. Kunhiraman as young Shiva and Rukmini Devi as Parvathi in Kalakshetra production of Kalidasa's Kumarasambhavam (1949/50)
K.P. Kunhiraman as young Shiva and Rukmini Devi as Parvathi in Kalakshetra production of Kalidasa's Kumarasambhavam (1949/50)





The Dhananjayans with Ram Gopal at Bharata Kalanjali, Chennai
The Dhananjayans with Ram Gopal at Bharata Kalanjali, Chennai
The Dhananjayans with Ram Gopal at Bharata Kalanjali, Chennai





INTERNATIONAL DANCE ALLIANCE (1991) - A rare sangamam at Music Academy, Chennai
Left to right: Narasimhachari, Revathy Ramachandran, Lakshmi Viswanathan, Padma Subrahmanyam, Shanta Dhananjayan, Chitra Visweswaran, Krishnaveni Lakshman, Vasanthalakshmi Narasimhachari, Sudharani Raghupathy, V.P. Dhananjayan
INTERNATIONAL DANCE ALLIANCE (1991) - A rare sangamam at Music Academy, Chennai
INTERNATIONAL DANCE ALLIANCE (1991) - A rare sangamam at Music Academy, Chennai.
Left to right: Narasimhachari, Revathy Ramachandran, Lakshmi Viswanathan, Padma Subrahmanyam, Shanta Dhananjayan, Chitra Visweswaran, Krishnaveni Lakshman, Vasanthalakshmi Narasimhachari, Sudharani Raghupathy, V.P. Dhananjayan





V.P. Dhananjayan & Madanapalli Uma as Manmatha & Rati in Kalakshetra's Kumarasambhavam (1956)
V.P. Dhananjayan & Madanapalli Uma as Manmatha & Rati in Kalakshetra's Kumarasambhavam (1956)
V.P. Dhananjayan & Madanapalli Uma as Manmatha & Rati in Kalakshetra's Kumarasambhavam (1956)





Dhananjayan receives Hon Doctorate (D.Litt) confered by Vel's University, Chennai (2011). Most memorable moment receiving it from Dr. Adul Kalam
Dhananjayan receives Hon Doctorate (D.Litt) confered by Vel's 
University, Chennai (2011)
Dhananjayan receives Hon Doctorate (D.Litt) confered by Vel's University, Chennai (2011). Most memorable moment receiving it from Dr. Adul Kalam





V.P. Dhananjayan and Shantha (1976). Photo: VAK Ranga Rao
V.P. Dhananjayan and Shantha (1976)
V.P. Dhananjayan and Shantha (1976). Photo: VAK Ranga Rao





V.P.Dhananjayan accompanying Carnatic vocalist Sudha Raghunathan on tanpura at the Cleveland Thyagaraja Aradhana
V.P.Dhananjayan accompanying Carnatic vocalist Sudha Raghunathan 
on tanpura at the Cleveland Thyagaraja Aradhana
V.P.Dhananjayan accompanying Carnatic vocalist Sudha Raghunathan on tanpura at the Cleveland Thyagaraja Aradhana





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