Patruni Sastry

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Patruni Sastry
Suffocated Art Specimen
Born
Patruni Chidananda Sastry

(1992-12-25) December 25, 1992 (age 28)
Kharagpur, West Bengal
NationalityIndian
OccupationDancer, Drag Artist, Performance Artist, Columnist, Model
Spouse(s)Raja Rajeswari Devi
Websitewww.sas3dancingfeet.com

Patruni Sastry, popularly known as Patruni Chidananda Sastry or Suffocated art Specimen is a Expressionist dancer,[1] performance artist,[2] visual artist,[3] model and drag queen .

Biography[]

Sastry started dancing at the age of 5. He was inspired by Ramya Krishnan from Padayappa in his initial days.[4] Later from the Expressionist movement.[5] He later learned Kuchipudi, Bharatanatyam,[6] Odissi, Butoh,[7] Contemporary dance.[8] Sastry was inspired from Daniel Lismore, Austin Young and started performing Tranimal drag.[9] Sastry performed at Hyderabad Literature festival, Namma Pride, The Lalit Ashok, Lamakaan.[10] Shilparamam, and in many other public spaces.[11] He founded Dragvanti[12] and also acted in a short film 'Polar Night' which is based on the Polar Night effect by Rakesh Asileti.[13] In 2021, Sastry was the convener for India's first Drag Conference.[14] Sastry uses dance to talk about social topics such as sex education,[15] queer activism and women empowerment.

Activism[]

In 2018, a Telugu YouTube channel created more than a couple of videos which were homophobic, transphobic and gender phobic, to which Patruni confronted with a petition to take the channel down.[16] Patruni has also shared opinions of legalization of same sex marriages, gay locker room and the Snapchat new gender swap filter which seemed like a mockery of trans and gender nonbinary identities.[17] In the same year Patruni also As a response to the Indian government stands on queer marriage rights Patruni said "I cannot believe that people who are involved in making polices are being this irrational about the basic gender rights of a human being. We expect our fellow citizens to stand with us in this as it’s a threat to the existence of entire community".[18] In 2020, Patruni also raised his voice against transphobic episode telecasted on a popular reality show Big Boss Telugu.[19]

Personal life[]

In 2018, Patruni came out as a Gender Fluid person.[20] In the same year Sastry identified himself as a pansexual.[21] In one of the interviews he also quoted that he is in relationship with a cis gender woman and planning to marry her soon.[22] In 2021, Patruni redefined themselves as pomosexual person.[23] and Non-binary gender.On August 18th 2021, Patruni married Raja Rajeswari devi as per hindu rituals.

Music[]

Folk songs[]

  • Pride Masam Anna [24]
  • Cheeranjiva Sukhibhava [25]
  • Chudu Sexy Gurl [26]
  • Rangula Rangamma [27]
  • Bisexual Ravanamma [28]

Publications[]

  • "Dressing as a Goddess: A Drag Photo book" (2020)[29]
  • "My Experiments with Drag"(2020)[30]

Selected live performances[]

  • 2014,2019: Queer And Allie Film and Art Festival[31]
  • 2017: International Story Telling Festival
  • 2018, 2019: Hyderabad Literature Festival[32]
  • 2019: Out and Loud Film festival,Pune[33]
  • 2018:Menstrual Festival, Hyderabad
  • 2018, 2019: Paryatan Parva, Hyderabad
  • 2019: Ugadi Utsavalu, Hyderabad[34]
  • 2019,2020: Queer Carnival Hyderabad[35]
  • 2020, 2021: Queer Fiesta Hyderabad[36]
  • 2021: Hyderabad Dance Festival[37]
  • 2021: Samaanta by ICCR [38]

Performance Art[]

  • 2019: Four Play[39]
  • 2019: Strip Tease
  • 2019: Patra
  • 2019: Mati [40]
  • 2019:What's My Colour[41]
  • 2019: Nirod[42]
  • 2020:69
  • 2021: Coronasura[43]

Film Appearances[]

  • Polar Night (as actor)[44]
  • Shoonyam (as director)[45]
  • 70/100 (as editor)[46]

References[]

  1. ^ Borah, Prabalika M. (30 April 2019). "Dance towards positive thoughts: Patruni Chidananda Sastry". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
  2. ^ Rao, Siddharth. "When body becomes a work of art". Telangana Today.
  3. ^ Authors, Multiple; Nampoothiri, Hareesh N.; P, Praveen Kumar; B, Priyanka; Lakshmi, T. Reddi (21 April 2020). "Artograph Vol 02 Iss 01 (2020 Jan-Feb)". Newnmedia – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "Who Am I: 25-YO Hyderabad Dancer Will Make You Question Gender Norms". 1 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Patruni Chidananda Sastry on expressionist form of dance, and how it can give a voice to communities". Firstpost. 27 August 2018.
  6. ^ Chakravorty, Reshmi (31 July 2018). "Demystifying a taboo". Deccan Chronicle.
  7. ^ "This 25-year-old classical dancer is integrating the distressing Japanese art form, Butoh with Bharatanatyam". The New Indian Express.
  8. ^ "Meet the Hyderabad dancer who is unboxing gender, one step at a time". Hindustan Times. 4 August 2018.
  9. ^ Reid-Smith, Tris (19 March 2020). "How a 27-year-old queer Indian brought drag to their city". Gay Star News.
  10. ^ "Leading in his own footsteps". The New Indian Express.
  11. ^ "India's drag queens put politics front and center". Nikkei Asia.
  12. ^ "DragVanti: How India's first drag website aims to encourage the art form". Lifestyle Asia India. 19 June 2020.
  13. ^ Borah, Prabalika M. (17 April 2020). "COVID-19: 'Polar night' is a short film on loneliness during lockdown". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
  14. ^ Ramadurai, Charukesi (25 June 2021). "'Drag is political': the pioneering Indian event uniting art and activism". the Guardian. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  15. ^ "How to Learn About Sex Through Bharatnatyam, Kuchipudi and Odissi". www.vice.com.
  16. ^ "Queer community in Hyd slams popular prankster Vinay Kuyya's offensive videos". The News Minute. 26 November 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  17. ^ "Gender swap filter: Amusing or insulting? - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  18. ^ Feb 27, TNN /; 2021; Ist, 06:00. "Centre's stand is regressive, it's crushing our hopes: Hyderabad's LGBTQIA+ community | Hyderabad News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 August 2021.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  19. ^ "Why the crossdressing challenge on 'Bigg Boss' Telugu was transphobic". The News Minute. 13 October 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  20. ^ "It took me 23 years to finally realise that I am gender fluid - Times of India". The Times of India.
  21. ^ Tan, Kiki. "Here comes… Gothic drag". Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  22. ^ "Why can't men be 'The Bride'?". FridayWall Magazine. 26 February 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  23. ^ "A platform for Indian drag". Mintlounge. 23 July 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  24. ^ Pride Masam Anna, 25 June 2021, retrieved 2 August 2021
  25. ^ "Cheeranjiva Sukhibhava". Spotify. 2 December 2021.
  26. ^ "Chudu Sexy Gurl". Spotify. 2 December 2021.
  27. ^ "Rangula Rangamma". Spotify. January 2021.
  28. ^ "Bisexual Ravanamma". Spotify. 10 December 2021.
  29. ^ Sastry, Patruni Chidananda; Asiletti, Rakesh. Dressing As a Goddess: A Drag Photobook by Patruni Sastry. ISBN 979-8740203089.
  30. ^ Sastry, Patruni Chidananda; Das, Manab; Asileti, Rakesh; Biswas, Anindya; Chivukula, Raghavendra; Gangala, Santosh Kumar; Komaravelli, Akhil; Kumar, Ishwaku; Aerat, Xen. My Experiments with Drag: Sexy, Sacred and Suffocated. ISBN 979-8503676037.
  31. ^ Subramanian, Aditi (11 November 2019). "The rainbow shines at Chennai's the Queer and Allies Art Festival". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  32. ^ "Patruni Chidananda Sastry". Hyderabad Literary Festival 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  33. ^ Aug 1, Shajini S. R. /; 2017; Ist, 06:00. "LGBT artists: LGBTQ art fest blurs boundaries, garners ovation | Hyderabad News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 May 2021.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  34. ^ TelanganaToday. "Ugadi celebrations at Shilparamam in Hyderabad". Telangana Today. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  35. ^ "The rainbow was in full bloom at this Queer Carnival - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  36. ^ "Rainbow shades of love". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  37. ^ BWW News Desk. "Photos: Hyderabad Dance Festival Ends With A Rainbow Inclusion". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  38. ^ "Samanta to connect communities through dance and art showcasing Kathak and Bharatnatyam dances by transgender women artistes from Jaipur and Hyderabad | Indian Council for Cultural Relations". iccr.gov.in. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  39. ^ Sukwindeer, Singh; publication (24 October 2019). "Hyderabad witnesses Four Play, an Interactive Art Performance". Gaylaxy Magazine. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  40. ^ "Need of the hour: More acceptance for those suffering with mental health issues- The New Indian Express". cms.newindianexpress.com. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  41. ^ "Queer carnival 2019 ended on a gay note in the city - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  42. ^ "Activists spread AIDS awareness through performance art - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  43. ^ "Shilparamam opens with a play on Coronasura". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  44. ^ Asileti, Rakesh (5 May 2020), Polar Night (Short, Mystery), Patruni Chidananda Sastry, Sonakshi Verma, retrieved 1 June 2021
  45. ^ Shoonyam, retrieved 1 June 2021
  46. ^ "70/100 (Short 2020) - IMDb". www.imdb.com. Retrieved 1 June 2021.

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