Author: Ramkumar R

  • Lec Dem – Mallari and its Special Features

    Sri Palapattu R. Rajendran presented a lec dem on the topic  “Mallari and its Special Features” at Shri Parthasarathy Swami Sabha, Chennai on 30th Dec 2009. Here are some excerpts from the same based on the notes I took. I have taken the liberty to organize these under my own headings.…

  • Concert for Music Education Trust

    Vocal: Niranjana Srinivasan Violin: Akkarai Swarnalatha Mrudangam: R. Ramkumar Khanjira: J. Ramdas Venue: Sri Parvati, Eldams Road, Teynampet, Chennai Sabha:  Music Education Trust, Chennai Theme: Compositions of Smt. Lalitha Sivakumar List of songs: 1) kandA kumarA (varNam) – kannaDagauLa – Adi – lalitA sivakumAr (O) 2) athi mugathavanE (viruttam) – gambhIranATTai siddhi…

  • Umayalpuram Sri K. Sivaraman gets the Padma Vibhushan

    News Flash: Mrudangam legend Umayalpuram Sri K. Sivaraman (my guru) has been named today as one of the recipients of this year’s Padma Vibhushan award, the country’s second highest civilian honour!

  • ISB ranked no. 12 in FT’s Global B-School Rankings!

    The Indian School of Business (ISB), my alma mater, has been ranked no. 12 in the latest Financial Times (London) global B-School rankings! Way to go! Here is a link to the rankings: http://rankings.ft.com/businessschoolrankings/global-mba-rankings The official press release from ISB can be found at http://www.isb.edu/media/UsrNewsMgmt.aspx?topicID=138 and a portion of it…

  • 2 states – the story of my marriage (Chetan Bhagat)

    Chetan Bhagat’s “2 states – the story of my marriage” (Fiction, Rupa & Co., Oct 2009), said to be inspired from happenings in his own life, is a story of how two IIM-A classmates – Krish Malhotra (a Punjabi boy) and Ananya Swaminathan  (a Tamil girl) fall in love with…

  • Award from Shri Parthasarathy Swami Sabha

    It was very encouraging today to get the best mrudangam artist award for this year’s music season (afternoon slot) from Shri Parthasarathy Swami Sabha, one of Chennai’s oldest and most reputed sabhas. The award was given by Carnatic music legend Dr. M. Balamuralikrishna and Dr. Nalli Kuppuswami Chettiar.

  • 50 Maestros, 50 Recordings

    “50 Maestros, 50 Recordings” (HarperCollins Publishers, Dec 2009) is a tribute to select masters of Indian Classical Music who influenced its authors Amaan Ali Khan and Ayaan Ali Khan (sons of sarod maestro Amjad Ali Khan) the most. It starts with a very brief introduction to Indian Music – Carnatic…

  • 2009-10 Music Season Musings

    December is the month many Carnatic music lovers, look forward to, for it is in December that the annual music season begins. This year’s season has been very fulfilling for me as I, despite a hectic schedule at work, managed to attend many concerts of two of my favorite vocalists…

  • Concert for Sri Kapali Fine Arts

    Vocal: Niranjana Srinivasan Violin: Sudha R.S. Iyer Mrudangam: R. Ramkumar Venue: Sastri Hall, Luz Church Road, Luz, Mylapore Sabha: Sri Kapali Fine Arts List of songs: 1) dayAnidhE mAmava (varnam) – bEgada – Adi – syAma sAstri (O) 2) marukElarA – jayantashrI – Adi – thyAgarAja (OS) 3) shrI satyanArAyaNam upAsmahE – shivapantuvarALi…

  • Concert for Carnatica

    Vocal: Shreya Adiraju Violin: A. Anand Mrudangam: R. Ramkumar Venue: The Auditorium, MGR Janaki College, Durgabai Deshmukh Road, R.A. Puram, Chennai Sabha:  Carnatica List of songs: 1) valaci (varnam) – rAgamAlikA – Adi – kothavAsal venkaTrAma iyer (O) 2) shambO mahAdEva – pantuvarALi – rUpakam – thyAgarAja (S) 3) vAtApi gaNapatim – hamsadhwani…

  • Concert for Shri Parthasarathy Swami Sabha

    Vocal: Rithvik Raja Violin: Aditi Krishnaprakash Mrudangam: R. Ramkumar Venue: Vidya Bharati, Bhimasena Garden Street (Opp. Sanskrit College), Mylapore Sabha: Shri Parthasarathy Swami Sabha List of songs: 1) calamEla (varnam) – nATTakurinji – Adi – mUlaivITTu rangaswAmi naTTuvanAr (O) 2) dEva dEva – mAyAmALavagauLa – rUpakam – swAti tiruNAL (ONS)…

  • Concert for Naada Inbam

    Vocal: Sharanya Krishnan Violin: Karaikal Venkatasubramaniam Mrudangam: R. Ramkumar Venue: Raga Sudha Hall, Luz Avenue, Mylapore Sabha: Naada Inbam List of songs: 1)  viribONi (varnam) – bhairavi – kanDa aTa – pachimiriyam adiyappA (O) 2) vallabha nAyakasya – bEgaDa – rUpakam – muthuswAmi dIkSitar (OS) 3) narasimha mAmava – Arabhi –…

  • Concert for Shri Thyaga Brahma Gana Sabha

    Vocal: Shruti Balaji Violin: Rohini Mrudangam: R. Ramkumar Venue: P. Obul Reddy Hall, Vani Mahal, T. Nagar Sabha: Shri Thyaga Brahma Gana Sabha List of songs: 1)  celiyA pai daya (varnam) – kAmavardhini – kanDa aTa – tiruvatriyUr tyAgayyar (O) 2) kAyArOhanEsham – dEvagAndhAram – rUpakam – muthuswAmi dIkSitar (A) 3) EtAvunarA – kalyANi…

  • Concert for Vipanchee

    Vocal: Niranjana Srinivasan Violin: Kovai Chandran Mrudangam: R. Ramkumar Venue: R.K. Swamy Auditorium, Sundareswarar Street, Mylapore Sabha: Vipanchee List of songs: 1) sAmi daya jUDa (varnam) – kEdAragauLa – Adi – tiruvatriyUr tyAgayyA (O) 2) gOpAlaka pAhimAm – bhUpALam – misra cApu – swAti tiruNAL (OS) 3) piravA varam tArum – latAngi –…

  • Concert for Brahma Gana Sabha

    Vocal: Nandini Anand Violin: Kovai Chandran Mrudangam: R. Ramkumar Venue: Sivagami Pethachi Auditorium, MCTM School, Luz Church Road, Alwarpet, Chennai Sabha: Brahma Gana Sabha List of songs: 1)  dayAnidhE mAmava (varnam) – bEgada – Adi – syAma sAstri  2) sarasIruhAsana – nATTai – Adi – puLiyUr doraiswAmy iyer (OS) 3) vaLLi…