Category: Music
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Bharatiya Samskriti Darshana 7
Birds of India by Sri Vijay Cavale Vanamala Center for Art and Culture had organized a wonderful Audio Visual program on Birds of India by an ace photographer Sri Vijay Cavale on 31st May 2014. Cavale’s program was unique in two ways. He first presented plenty of beautiful birds, which are surprisingly found in and…
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Bharatiya Samskriti Darshana 6 – Ranga Geethegalu
The programme for March 2014 at Vanamala Centre for Art and Culture was a special one- “Rangageete” by Vidwan Paramashivan. It was quite amazing that even at the ripe age of 84, he stood up and sang for the entire duration of the programme- that is nearly three hours! Another point to be noted was…
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Bharatiya Samskriti Darshana 5 – Navagraha Kritis of Sri Muthuswami Dikshithar Sowmya Sanak Kumar Athreya and Sanak Kumar Athreya
Sowmya Sanak Kumar is one of the founding trustees of Svarakshema Foundation (Regd) and is conducting Research on Music Therapy. Sowmya being a science graduate did her Masters in Micro biology and later went on to pursue her Masters in Music with a distinction from Jain University. She learnt music from Vidwan Sri N Subramanya Sharma,…
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Bharatiya Samskriti Darshana 4 – Evolution of Theatre Madhuvanti Mandyam
Prof. Dr. Sudheendra Sharma is a renowned theatre artist and has served as a faculty of Drama as well as the Head of the Dept. of Performing Arts, Bangalore University. He has also served as a Member and Chairman, Board of Studies; Board of Examiners at several Universities. He is the Founder Editor of Kalaaswaada- a…
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Bharatiya Samskriti Darshana 3 – Ganapathi Darshana : The Philosophical aspects of Lord Ganapathi through Music Vidwan Rahul Ravindran
Vidwan Rahul Ravindran, is a Graduate in Business Management and Masters in Karnatak Music. He is also a Handwriting Analysis expert and a Certified Advanced Pranic Healer. Rahul has presented many vocal concerts in Karnatak Music and Jugalbandi concerts with Hindustani Musicians. Rahul is a Visiting faculty at Vasavi Vidyaniketan for Personality and Memory Development…
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Bharatiya Samskruthi Darshana 2 – Road to Mount Kailash & Manasa Sarovar A Travelogue by Dr. A Pranesh
Dr. A Pranesh is a practicing general physician by profession. Post serving as a Medical Officer in National Aerospace Laboratories for over 2 decades, he presently practices on his own in Bangalore. Dr. Praneshs’ hobby includes wildlife photography and has travelled to most of the National Parks in the country. As an amateur wildlife photographer…
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Bharatiya Samskruti Darshana 1 – Music in Temple Architecture Dr. Choodamani Nandagopal
Dr. Choodamani Nandagopal is an ardent Researcher proficient in Art History as well as a Dance Exponent. Currently she is the Dean, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Jain University, Bangalore. Being an author of many books, her innumerable research papers have been published in National as well as International journals. She is a recipient…
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ನೆನಪುಗಳು – ಕಮಲಾ ಬಾಲಾಜಿ
ಟೆಲಿವಿಶನ್ ಮಾಧ್ಯಮಗಳ ಗಲಾಟೆ ಇಲ್ಲದೇ ಇದ್ದ ಕಾಲ . ಆಕಾಶವಾಣಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಮೂಡಿಬರುತ್ತಿದ್ದ ಸಂಗೀತವನ್ನು ಕೇಳಬಹುದಾಗಿತ್ತು. ಅದು ಬಿಟ್ಟರೇ ರಾಮನವಮಿ ಮತ್ತು ಸಂಗೀತ ಸಭೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ನಡೆಯುತ್ತಿದ್ದ ಕಚೇರಿಗಳನ್ನು ಕೇಳಲು ಜನರು ಕಾಯುತ್ತಿದ್ದರು. ಆಗಿನ ಸಂಗೀತ ದಿಗ್ಗಜರುಗಳಾದ ಚೆಂಬೈ ಭಾಗವತರ್, ಅರಿಯಾಕುಡಿ ರಾಮಾನುಜ ಅಯ್ಯಂಗಾರ್, ಶೆಮ್ಮಂಗುಡಿ ಶ್ರೀನಿವಾಸ ಅಯ್ಯರ್, ಜಿ ಏನ್ ಬಾಲಸುಬ್ರಮಣ್ಯಂ, ಮಧುರೈ ಮಣಿ ಅಯ್ಯರ್, ಎಂ ಎಸ್ ಸುಬ್ಬಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಿ,ಪಟ್ಟಮ್ಮಾಳ್, ಎಂ ಎಲ್ ವಸಂತಕುಮಾರಿ, ಟಿ ಆರ್ ಮಹಾಲಿಂಗಂ …. ಹೀಗೆ ದೊಡ್ಡ ದೊಡ್ಡ ವಿದ್ವಾಂಸರುಗಳ ಕಚೇರಿಯನ್ನು ಕೇಳುವ…
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The Journey of Indian Classical Music
The murmur of water, the whistle of wind, the hiss of flames, the rumble of earth and the thunder of sky formed the elements of sound from which speech in turn music evolved. Singing marks the beginning of music in all nations. The cries of birds and beasts might have attracted the primitive man and…
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Sri Mutthuswamy Dikshitar and Varanasi (Kashi)
Varanasi has always been my favorite destinations. River Ganga flowing majestically all the way along one side of the city and sitting on the river bank, sipping tea served in puruvas (mud cups) by the chaiwalas (tea vendors) is a great experience. The busy gallis (small streets) with hundreds of shops on either sides, vendors…