Ramayana Kalpavrksam is delighted to welcome back the star Harikatha artiste Smt Vishaka Hari again on popular demand

Kalaimamani Smt. Vishakha Hari is a practitioner of the ancient beautiful form of art called Harikatha or Katha keerthan; where she weaves beautiful stories of value and wisdom interspersed with mellifluous songs of yesteryear great composers, with themes from our great epics and puranas like the Ramayan and Srimad Bhagavatha Puranam.

Presenting Harikatha in both English and Tamil, that also include gems of music from the many vaggeyakaras in various languages - Telugu, Kannada, Marathi, Hindi and Sanskrit. Initiated young into music, Vishaka Hari has been trained by Shri Lalgudi G.Jayaraman, the great violin maestro for music, Shri Krishnapremi Swamigal and Shri R. Hariji for katha. After her marriage with Shri Hariji she was initiated into the art of Harikatha by her guru and father- in-law Shri Krishnapremi Swami who is a great vidwan in shastras.

Alongside music, Vishaka Hari is also a Chartered Accountant, having secured the Third Rank in the Final Chartered Accountancy examination along with an All India First in Direct Taxes

A dedicated teacher and academician, Visahka, has been honoured as the Distinguished Professor of Oriental Studies and Arts.

She is the founder of ‘VIJAYASHRI SCHOOL OF HARIKATHA’ – a paatashala to promote the art of Harikatha and a medium to promote our culture, values and Dharma, to the youth of today. A Philanthrophist, Vishaka Hari has raised funds through her programs for several social causes, and is the recipient of many awards and titles – such as Kalaimamani – Tamil nadu state award, Vishwakala Bharati, Harikatha Choodamani , MS Subbalaxmi National Eminence award given to 7 w omen artists of India to name a few. Vishaka Hari is much sought after artists performing across the world, bringing Bharateeya Sanskriti and Dharma through the prism of the unqui art of Harikatha

This evening Vishaka Hari is accompanied by :

Sri Anantha Krishnan - Violin

Sri Arjun Ganesh – Mridangam

Sri TP Balasubramaniam on Ghatam

Performances | Talks | Workshops | Exhibitions

31 January - 2 February, 2025

Festival Curated by Dr. Ananda Shankar Jayant