Smitha Rajan

It is always a joy to bring Mohiniyattam to the stage! Thrilled to be performing along with my students for Iowa Malayalee Association’s Grand Onam Celebrations – Keli 25: An Ode to Art, Feast of Culture on September 6th at Franklin Junior High School, 4801 Franklin Ave, Des Moines, IA, USA

To those nearby, we warmly invite you to join us in this celebration. Wishing everyone a Happy Onam! 🌸

A blessed evening at the St. Louis Hindu Temple, presenting Rama Saptham on the concluding day of Ramayanamasam. Grateful for the opportunity to share Guru Kallyanikutty Amma’s creation, weaving the timeless story of Rama through Mohiniyattam.
Sharing a few glimpses here.

35 years on, the presence of my grandfather and guru, Padmasree Kalamandalam Krishnan Nair, continues to inspire us. Across various online platforms, tributes and memories are flowing, cherishing his grand presence, a presence I have always felt with pride, knowing he belonged not only to us but to countless admirers. I feel deeply blessed to be his granddaughter and to have had the privilege of learning from him. That same joy and pride returned recently when Sri Sadanam Harikumar shared his stunning sculpture of my muthachan, so true to his real likeness, letting me once again feel the warmth of being close to his presence.🙏Sadanam K Harikumar
Kalyana Krishna Foundation

Happy Independence Day! The value of freedom feels even greater during these challenging times for our nation.
Jai Bharat!

അതുല്യ കലാകാരൻ, കലാമണ്ഡലം കൃഷ്ണൻ നായർ, എൻ്റെ മുത്തച്ഛൻ, കാലയവനികയ്ക്കു പിന്നിൽ മറഞ്ഞ ദിവസം .. ഓഗസ്റ്റ് 15, 1990. രോഗബാധയെ തുടർന്ന് കുറെ നാളുകളായി വേദന അനുഭവിച്ചുവന്നു. ഒടുവിൽ ചികിത്സയുടെ ഭാഗമായി തൃശ്ശൂരിലെ ഒരു ആശുപത്രിയിൽ പ്രവേശിപ്പിച്ചു. പനി പിടിക്കാതിരിക്കാൻ പ്രത്യേകം ശ്രദ്ധിച്ചെങ്കിലും, ചികിത്സയ്ക്കിടെ പനി പിടിച്ചു.. ചുറ്റും നിന്നിരുന്ന ഞങ്ങളൊരൊരുത്തരോടും വർത്തമാനങ്ങൾ പറഞ്ഞുകൊണ്ട്, അമ്മമ്മയുടെ കൈ പിടിച്ചുകൊണ്ട്, എന്റെ മുത്തച്ഛൻ യാത്രയായി....സ്നേഹനിധിയായ എൻ്റെ മുത്തച്ഛന് എൻ്റെ കണ്ണീർ പ്രണാമം 🙏 സാഷ്ടാംഗ പ്രണാമം 🙏
On August 15th 1990, my beloved grandfather, the legendary artist Kalamandalam Krishnan Nair, took his final bow from the stage of life.
For some time, he had been enduring pain due to complications from fistula. As part of his treatment, he was admitted to a hospital in Thrissur. Despite careful measures to prevent infection, he developed a fever during the course of treatment.
Speaking warmly with each of us gathered around him, and holding my grandmother’s hand, he quietly departed… a moment from when life changed forever...
With heartfelt tears, I offer my deepest salutations to my grandfather, a true treasure of love. 🙏

The first Saptham, Rama Saptham, originally composed by my grandmother, Guru Kallyanikutty Amma, the Mother of Mohiniyattam, while developing the Mohiniyattam repertoire system, is the seventh piece in the sequence. I was blessed to learn it from her and later had the privilege of accompanying her on numerous stages in Kerala and across India. I am honored to present this piece at the Karkidaka Ramayanam Final Day Celebration at The Hindu Temple of St. Louis on Sunday, August 17, 2025, at 5 PM
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Amma

Deeply saddened by the passing of Prof. M. K. Sanu Master, a towering intellectual, my mother’s revered teacher, and a constant well-wisher and supporter of all the works behind Kalyana Krishna Foundation. His quiet strength and encouragement meant so much.
A generation bows in gratitude.
സാഷ്ടാംഗ പ്രണാമം, സാനു മാഷേ🙏
Having his blessings for the inaugural function of Sreedevi Mani Mandapam at Kalyana Krishna Samskruthi Bhavan, Tripunithura

Praana’s Nithya Kalyani Puraskaram, an honor instituted in the name of my grandmother, Guru Kalamandalam Kallyanikutty Amma "The Mother of Mohiniyattam", has been bestowed upon my mother, Sreedevi Rajan, Sreedevi Rajan. A teacher whose life embodies classicism, grace, and moral integrity, she has made numerous invaluable contributions to the rich tradition of Mohiniyattam.🙏

Operation Sindoor🙏
Bharat Matha Ki Jai 🙏🙏🙏