ABOUT

One of the most distinguished disciples of the renowned Bharatanatyam exponent Guru Shri Deepak Mazumdar took his initial training from Kalanjali under Kumari Vasantha. AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS : • A.T.Govindarajan Pillai Award for the Best Bharatanatyam Dancer from Mumbai University. • Acharya Vishwanath Dev Sharma Talent search Award by Vedic Heritage, New York. • Title ‘Singar Mani’ ,Title ‘Nalanda Nritya Nipoona’ • Rotary Youth Icon Award from Rotary International • Lakshmi Vishwanathan Award for Abhinaya by Krishna Gana Sabha ,Chennai • Yuva Shakti Puraskaar from Rotary Club , Dombivli East • Promising Young Dancer Of The Year From Bharat Kalachar , Chennai “ YUVA KALA BHARATHI” • ‘A GRADE ‘ from Mumbai Doordarshan • Aarsha Kala Choodamani Title conferred by Shri Dayaananda Saraswati ji in Pensylvania (USA) • Youth for Nation Award 2013 from Shri Nitin Gadkari ji -2013 • PANDIT BHIMSEN JOSHI AWARD – Gadag (Karnataka)- 2014 • Akelavya Sanman – Bhubaneshwar– 2014 • Kannada Kala Kendra Award – Mumbai 2017 • KALA RATNA AWARD – CLEVELAND –USA -2017 • SHANMUKHA SANGEETHA SHIROMANI -2018 • VASANTHALAKSHMI NARASIMHACHARI ENDOWMENT AWARD -2019 (Naradha Gana Sabha , Chennai) • Pavitra has toured Dubai, Canada, Malaysia, Indonesia and USA for performances also toured all over India for showing his talent. Pavitra has got the privilege to perform at the major festivals in India. Some of them are listed below: List of solo performances some major festivals • Raindrop Festival – Mumbai • Purush Festival – Mumbai • Nehru centre’s Yuva Utsav – Mumbai • Swami Haridass Sammelan - Mumbai • Sangeet Natak Academi Nritya Pratibha – New Delhi • Natyanjali – Chidambaram,kumbakonam,tanjavur, Tiruvaaroor • Hema Malini’s Jaya Smrithi Festival • Pandit Gopi Krishna Mahotsav- Nashik • Krishna Gana Sabha – Chennai • Brahma Gana Sabha - Chennai • Kartik Fine Arts - Chennai • Shaniwaarvada Festival – Pune • Marga Darshan Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra Purush Festival – Orissa • Kala Ghoda Festival Mumbai • Narthaka Dance Festival - Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan – Chennai • Sri Krishna Gana Sabha – Chennai • Powai Fine arts – Mumbai • Parikrama Fest – Kalavardhini Trust - Pune • Khajuraho Festival – Khajuraho • World Dance Day Fest – Ahmedabad • Natyarangam -Naradha Gana sabha • Natraaj Gopikrishna Mahotsav • The Music Academy Festival • Natraani Festival - Darpana – • NCPA - Umang Series • Lanjorg art festival – Indonesia • Purush Conference - Chennai • Music Academy – Chennai • Krishna Gana Sabha – Chennai • Naradha Gana Sabha – Chennai • Kinkini Festival - Bangalore • Sangeet Natak Academi Nrityotsav - Raipur • India Habitat Centre - New Delhi • Shanmukhananda Sabha – Mumbai • Kala Pradarshini - Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan – Chennai • Sculpted Stories Series – Pattadakkal (Karnataka) • NCPA – Mumbai • 40TH Cleveland Tyagaraja Festival (USA) • Shanmukhananda Festival • Ananya festival Bangalore • Rudraksha Foundation , Bhubaneshwar • Uttrardh Festival , Modhera • Sir J J School of Arts – Mumba • Music Academy , Chennai • Krishna Gana Sabha – Chennai Conducted Bharatanatyam Lecture demonstrations & workshops in NCPA, Surat, Mumbai and Aliraajpur (MP), around USA & Indonesia. He also has the fortune to perform along with his Guru for productions like Purandara Krishna, Guru Shishya, Abhangavani, and Natyaveda. Pavitra has also choreographed dance ballets Krishna Leela Tarangini, Radhe Radhe Govindha and Krishnam Vande Jagatgurum and most recently SOLO PRODUCTION ‘ SHRI RANGA’ Pavitra is also trained in the art of conducting Nattuvangam and has the fortune of conducting Nattuvangam for his Guru Shri Deepak Mazumdar. The Institute P.A.V.I. (Pavitra Art Visual Institute), A Bharatanatyam Institute established in a suburb of Mumbai at present has the strength of 400 students pursuing this art form. Having completed arangetram of 9 students. 8(eight) students of the Institute have been awarded with CCRT’s Junior Scholarship and also many students have won laurels in various competitions.