Sunadha-Arts & Culture

Fostering Cultural Ties: A Partnership with ICCR

DEEP EXPRESSIONS THROUGH ART

It is difficult to accept a Person with Disability as one among us. Either they are thought to be less or a burden to the society. But when you see SUNADHA perform and listen to them sing, somewhere down it strikes a chord and you believe that yes, there is, after all no difference just diversity in human manifestation.

SUNADHA, The art and culture vertical of SAMARTHANAM, time and time again, with each of their performances make us believe in all the ‘abilities’ in the ‘disabilities’. It can be just a soulful rendition of a famous song, complete with all the emotions by visually impaired Balasubramanium or the graceful expression by hand gestures, capturing the various hues of a prayer song through dance by the speech and hearing impaired duo Suma and Sridevi.

SUNADHA is just 2 years younger to the parent trust, SAMARTHANAM. Before it evolved into what it is today, it was just a gathering of disabled artistes for performances mainly scheduled in US and UK. Though it was considered as one of the verticals, it did not materialize into a concrete form or into a sustainable model. But slowly as the demand for an artistic outlet for the disabled grew, SUNADHA with the help of a generous corporate started taking shape.

Today, SUNADHA is a full fledged music and dance troupe who practise and perform tirelessly for perfection in their work. Over the past years they have given more than 3500 performances across the world and 70+ performances in the presence of corporate like MICROSOFT, DXC, NIKE, UNISYS,MINDTREE, ABB, GKN AEROSPACE ,HAL, BEL to name a few.

None of these performances were less than the other and the artistes came away with praise and accolades. This platform has turned out to be both therapeutic as the artistes vent out their emotions through song and dance, and a source of livelihood, dignity and respect.

Some of the art forms that SUNADHA embraces, includes but is not limited to:

Bharatanatyam
Kolaata Contemporary (Folk),
Deepanjali (Dance with Diyas)
Vande Mataram
Shivam Shankaram Duet
Medley
RAP
Classical & Contemporary movie songs
Mimicry

Sunadha’s artistes endeavor to bridge the gap in abilities and build experiences gained through travelling the world and associating with people. They go a long way towards building confidence and creating opportunities for economic self-sufficiency. Each stage performance delivered also aids in enhancing the awareness on the inherent abilities and talent of the disabled.