The show begins with a short and enlightening message from Padmabhushan Dr Kanak Rele, Founder director Nalanda. She recaps the history of the mahavidyalay and also the Nartan awards – how the idea was conceived and blossomed.
The Nartan Puraskar awardees, mostly dancers, musicians, sometimes, performing actors from theatre and literature are seated in the front row and honoured with a shawl, a coconut and a certificate.
I am privileged to be amongst the five short-listed Nalanda- Kanak Nartan Puraskar this year and confess that even though I have attended innumerable award ceremonies across globe in my long career, the purity and the grace of Nalanda-Nartan Puraskaar will always remain special.