IdentityNruthya Chandra,Taruna shresta kalakar Shri.Badari Divya Bhushan is an accomplished dancer trained in the Pandanallur school of Bharatanatyam. Gifted with incredible talent and a vast flair for Indian art and culture, dance and art come naturally to Bhushan, as he is fondly called. Nruthya Chandrika, Taruna yuva shreshta kalakar Smt.Anjana Bhushan, a virtual blend of talent, beauty and intellect is a trained exponent of Bharatanatyam in the Vazhuvoor style. Their journey as “BHUSHANS”, the renowned couple dancers, started from their wedding, wherin, amidst lots of well wishers, Bharatanatyam exponents and connoisseurs of art, they performed a Bharatanatyam recital before their traditional wedding and exchanged the garlands while enacting out Saint Tyagaraja’s composition “Sita Kalyana vybhogame” where Lord Rama gets married to Sita. With this great start, there has been no looking back for Anjana and Bhushan in their endeavors. Dance to them is devotion and assumes a very prime position in their lives. Together they have choreographed and performed several classical and contemporary presentations like “ Mahaganapathim”, “Krishna janma sara”, “Siddharthaninda Buddhanedege”, “Shiva Leelamrutha”, “Ambience Kalyani”, “Pancha purusha maha drushya sagara” , “Navarasa Urmila”, “Colours of Krishna” making way to the hearts of several art lovers. Their presentations have gained widespread popularity for the incredible choreography, elaborate and Colourful costumes, and totally out of the world, heavenly, make up. Bhushans’ have been bestowed with several titles and awards like “ Chandra, Chandrika” by Confederation of UNESCO Clubs and Associations(CUCAI), Taruna Shresta Yuva Kalakar Award from Abhinaya Nruthya Bharathi , Eluru (Andra Pradesh), “Sathya Kalaposhaka Sundaram” by Bharatanjali ,Chennai, “Natyasri” by Natraj Music & Dance academy, Vishakhapatnam ,“Nrithya Shiromani” by International theatre Olympiad, Cuttack.(Orissa),“Bharatasree” by Nupur Nrityavihar ,Hubli , Visita Vanitha Puraskar by Natraj Music & Dance academy, Vishakhapatnam
With all this and much more to their forte, they are founder directors of their dream venture “Bhushans Academy of Performing Arts and Visual Presentation” established in the year 2005, in the cultural capital of Karnataka, Mysore as well as Bangalore.
. Both Bhushan and Anjana impart the knowledge of the divine art form of Bharatanatyam to several aspiring students and give them ample opportunity to exhibit their talent and get noticed in various group presentations . The academy’s main motto is to spread the art to the new generation and help the younger crowd develop a liking towards the divine Indian art and culture. in fact, they are the only couple dancers from Karnataka, who keep Bharatanatyam as base and produce many fabulous contemporary pieces for presentation. Academy productions are manifestations of thought provoking, mythological as well as contemporary themes, wherein each piece is a vibrant scintillating presentation filled with energy, precision and symmetry. Their contemporary productions involve a beautiful blend of Yoga and Bharatanatyam in true co-ordinance. The academy’s proud students have graduated themselves from being stark beginners to able performers under the guidance of their gurus, Sri. Badari Divya bhushan & Anjana bhushan.
