The city’s classical arts fraternity came together to celebrate Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi exponent Rathna Kumar, who completed 75 years in dance this year. Friends, fellow artistes, well-wishers and some of Chennai’s most respected names turned up to honour and applaud the veteran dancer and her enduring contribution to Indian classical dance.
Swarnamalya, Kavitha Ramu, Lavanya Sankar
Sudha and YG Mahendra
Shanta Dhananjayan
Chithra Visvesvaran
Krithika and Radhika
Anita Ratnam
Nalli Kuppusami
MVN Murthy
Priyadarshini Govind, Apoorva Jayaraman
Padma Subrahmanyam
Srekala Bharath
Sulakshana