Category: General
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Shri T.N. Seshagopalan’s Kamba Ramayanam Isai Perurai
Madhuradhwani is organizing Kamba Ramayanam Isai Perurai by the living legend Padma Bhushan Sangita Kalanidhi Madurai Shri T.N. Seshagopalan from 14th to 22nd Aug at Arkay Convention Center, Mylapore. The program starts at 6PM everyday. Having heard Shri Seshagopalan’s discourses earlier on this as well as other topics, I would…
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Sanjay Subrahmanyan – Sangita Kalanidhi 2015
Heard just now that ace Carnatic musician Sanjay Subrahmanyan has been chosen for the Music Academy’s prestigious Sangita Kalanidhi award for the year! (Image source: sanjaysub.com)
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musicrux.com
musicrux.com is a portal that gets you the latest on Indian classical music. You can get regular updates on concerts/events near you, news, educational posts and details on artists, organizations, venues etc. Online learning and many more exciting things are planned in the near future. Here are some events happening…
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Abhishek Raghuram for Rasanveshanam, Bangalore
Venue: Utopia, Near Olde Bangalore Resort, Tarabanahalli, Bangalore Vocal: Abhishek Raghuram Violin: H.M. Smitha Mrudangam: Anantha R. Krishnan List of songs: 1) viribONi (varNam) – bhairavi – kanDa aTa – pachimiriyam adiyappA (O) 2) vAtApi gaNapatim – hamsadhwani – Adi – muthusvAmi dIkSitar (AS) 3) vinatA suta vAhana…
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Abhishek Raghuram for Raga Tarangini Trust
Organizer: Raga Tarangini Trust Venue: Ragasudha Hall, Mylapore, Chennai Occasion: GNB Day Vocal: Sri Abhishek Raghuram Violin: Sri Vittal Ramamurthy Mrudangam: Sri Anantha R. Krishnan Khanjira: Sri B. Shree Sundarkumar List of songs: 1) ninnu kOri (varnam) – mOhanam – Adi – rAmanAthapuram shrInivAsa iyengAr (A) 2) rA…
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Concert with Aishwarya Shankar at The Music Academy, Chennai
Played mrudangam for the vocal concert of Aishwarya Shankar. The concert was organized by The Music Academy, Chennai as a part of the HCL Concert Series. The song list was as follows: Vocal: Aishwarya Shankar Violin: Sriram Sridhar Mrudangam: R. Ramkumar List of songs: 1) gnAnAnanda mayam (slOkam) – sArangA –…
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Svanubhava Chennai 2012
Svanubhava Chennai 2012 begins in Kalakshetra, Chennai today. Catch the live web cast at http://svanubhava.blogspot.in/p/live-webcast.html The schedule is as follows: https://ramsabode.wordpress.com/concerts-in-chennai/ 1st August 2012 (Wednesday) 9:00 AM onwards – Svanubhava 2012 Chennai @ Kalakshetra Campus, Tiruvanmiur, Chennai (Svanubhava) **Free** Nedunuri Krishnamurthy (Vocal), Malladi Ravikumar (Vocal Support), H.N. Bhaskar (Violin), M.L.N.…
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Avartana.com
Rithvik’s web site on Indian Performing Arts http://avartana.com is getting launched at the stroke of midnight tonight. Check it out!
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Avani Avittam (Upakarma)/ Gayathri Japam 2010
Just thought of providing links to a few helpful sites I found on the net for those who plan to do Avani Avittam/ Gayathri Japam by themselves and are looking for documentation on the procedure: http://www.trsiyengar.com/id62.shtml http://www.prapatti.com/ http://www.vadhyar.com/Upakarma%20Mantram.php PS: I am not connected with these web sites and do not…
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Sriram now has his own web presence!
Sriram Guruswamy, a close friend and a very good/passionate photographer, has launched his own web site just a few minutes back – http://www.sriramguruswamy.com/ . Check out when you have time and please share any feedback/ comments on the “Contact” page of his web site. His earlier web site (photo blog)…
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Trip to Coorg
Giving details of a recent trip to Coorg (Madikeri/Mercara) below; may prove useful for people planning a trip to the place Coorg is a hill station in Karnataka, India. ACCOMMODATION: We stayed at Honey Valley Estate (http://honeyvalleyindia.in/), located 3 kms from Kabbinakkad Junction at Yavakapady at 1250 mtrs MSL. It…
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Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer – Life & Music
Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer – Life & Music (EastWest, Westland Limited), as it’s title explicitly suggests is a book on Semmangudi’s life and his music. V. Sriram has written the “Life” part while V. Subrahmaniam, one of Semmangudi’s disciples, has written the “Music” part. Sriram writes admirably, as he always…
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Quick Gun Murugan
A central character that grabbed the audience’s attention so easily. Promos that generated enough interest among many. A simple plot. Some very good one liners and moments. Very good performances from the cast. Despite all this, the movie just turned out to be a dud. There is absolutely no meat…
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Avani Avittam/Upakarma & Gayathri Japam 2009
Here are a few helpful sites I found on the net for those who plan to do Avani Avittam/ Gayathri Japam by themselves and are looking for pointers to the procedure for the same: http://www.trsiyengar.com/id62.shtml http://www.vadhyar.com/Upakarma%20Mantram.php http://www.prapatti.com/ PS: I am not connected with these web sites and do not vouche…
