Classes at kalāgr̥hm
Taught the way it was taught to us
Small groups. Individual correction. A syllabus that leads somewhere: from your first class to the Karnataka board's highest examinations, and onto the stage.
Programme 01
Bharatanatyam
Taught by founder Mrudula Ravi, Vidwat-certified dancer and choreographer.
Bharatanatyam rewards patience like few other arts. Our training moves deliberately: the body is prepared before the repertoire, the repertoire before the stage. Students who stay the course arrive at the Vidwat examination with technique that will not desert them under pressure, and with something harder to examine: taste.
Dance class photograph - 01
Foundations
Posture, araimandi, and the adavu families: the grammar every dancer stands on, taught slowly and corrected individually.
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Repertoire
Alarippu to varnam: students assemble a margam piece by piece, and abhinaya enters the training alongside technique.
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Examinations
Structured preparation for the Karnataka board’s Junior and Senior grade examinations, with mock evaluations at the institute.
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Vidwat & the stage
Advanced students work toward the Vidwat proficiency examination and are prepared for full-length public performance.
Programme 02
Carnatic Classical Music
Led by vocalist Nikita Bharadwaj.
Her classes begin where all good Carnatic training begins, with the voice itself: shruti, breath, and the discipline of daily practice. Students learn not merely to sing compositions but to hear the raga and tala thinking inside them. Her patience makes the tradition welcoming to children and adults alike; her standards keep it honest.
Music class photograph - 01
Voice culture
Shruti alignment, breath and tone: sarali varisai and janta varisai as daily discipline, not a formality.
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Alankaras & geethams
The seven talas enter the body; simple compositions teach students to carry raga and rhythm together.
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Varnams
The gateway to serious repertoire, demanding stamina, precision and musical imagination in equal measure.
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Kritis & manodharma
The great compositions of the trinity and beyond, with the first steps into improvisation for senior students.
The kalāgr̥hm way
What every student can expect
Small classes
Every student is seen, every posture corrected. Nobody learns from the back row here, because there isn't one.
A real syllabus
Training maps to the Karnataka board's examinations (Junior, Senior, Vidwat), so progress is measured, not guessed.
The stage, early
Performance is part of the education. Students present work at institute events long before their arangetram.
All ages
Children begin as young as their attention allows; adults are genuinely welcome, not merely tolerated.
Timings & admissions
Batches run through the week at our Rajarajeshwari Nagar premises. Because groups are kept small, seats open in cycles. Write to us and we will find the batch that fits your age, level and schedule.