Nritya Geethanjali, Cleveland, presented Krishnaarpanam on 25th March, 2006, at the Tri-C Metro Campus Auditorium. It featured dances in praise of Sri Krishna by Shoba Narayan and her students. Shoba herself performed Pushpanjali, followed by Ainkarane, Kausthuvam Bala with Madhura Madhura and the Kaalinga Nartana Tillana. The presentation Paarijatham, Natya Natakam or dance drama, was greatly appreciated.

[ Shoba Narayan, flanked by her students ]

Shoba Narayan has been training dancers in Guru Rajee's baani for several years. Many of her students have completed their Bharatanatyam Arangetram and continue to learn from her. Her annual programme featuring her students has become an event to look forward to; her students enjoy learning from her and dancing with her. She seeks to keep Indian traditions alive in the US, contributing in her own way, to further the cause of Indian dance.

She is an imaginative choreographer, who loves experimenting with new songs, keeping within the vast framework that her chosen dance form affords her. Her dances like Vande Mataram, performed again this year under public demand, are greatly appreciated by the Indian community in Cleveland. Shoba continues to learn from her Guru and hopes to join in on her Guru's 75th birthday celebrations in India, in August, 2006.