Get ready for a captivating dance festival this mons­o­on, organised by Samved Society for Performing Arts, founded by Kathak ex­ponent and Sangeet Natak Akademi awardee Uma Dogra. Held in Mumbai in July, the Raindrops Festival is an initiative by Dogra which hopes to give a platform to and motivate upcoming talents in the field of Indian classical dance.

This year's edition will have eight solo and two duet performances. Bharatanat­y­am will be showcased by Prachi Saathi, Eesha Ping­lay, Sukanya Kumar and Sa­kshi Pujari; odissi by Ro­hini Banerjee and Sarita Mishra; and kathak by Ayan Banerjee and Sangita Chatterjee. Both evenings will conclude with a duet featuring Ratheesh Babu and Sandhya Manoj (kuchipudi and odissi), and Vineeta Srinandan and Joy Krishnan (mohiniattam and keralanandam).