Musicians,events,anecdotes and tid-bits

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1. Sharp manodharma
Dwaram Lakshmi's concert showed her prowess.
http://www.hindu.com/fr/2010/08/20/s...2050320200.htm

2. A festive week
The seven-day event witnessed flawless concerts.

http://www.hindu.com/fr/2010/08/20/s...2050340200.htm

3. Devotional fare
‘Sai Bodha' has Shirdi Sai Baba songs by eminent vocalists.
http://www.hindu.com/fr/2010/08/20/s...2050470400.htm

4. Princely charm
Prince Rama Varma enthralled with his flawless rendition.
http://www.hindu.com/fr/2010/08/20/s...2050480400.htm

5. Eclectic vocal recital
Predictable in parts, but it was a sweet melody dished out by Sri Ranjani.
http://www.hindu.com/fr/2010/08/20/s...2050500400.htm
Mellifluous melody

6.T.V. Sankaranarayanan and his son Mahadevan gave a skilful perf ormance as part of Spic Macay's ‘ Virasat 2010'.

http://www.hindu.com/fr/2010/08/20/s...2050510400.htm

7. Sticking to tradition
N. Subbalakshmi's vocal recital was expansive and creative.

http://www.hindu.com/fr/2010/08/20/s...2050530400.htm

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PBS to be felicitated

P.B. Sreenivos turns 80 and Kannadigas gear up to felicitate him


Ramya Cultural Academy is organising a felicitation to the legendary playback singer P.B. Sreenivos on September 25 at Town Hall, Bangalore, 6 p.m. The singer turns 80 on September 22 and the film music lovers, artistes and dignitaries will be present on the occasion.

P.B. Sreenivos (PBS), has been singing since 1951. He has sung in Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Hindi and Malayalam films. Sreenivos is known for his playback singing in the Kannada film industry for Rajkumar and other leading stars. PBS is fluent in eight languages (Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam, Hindi, Urdu, English and Sanskrit) and has penned several ghazals in Telugu. Sreenivos sang with Geeta Dutt, Shamshad Begum and Jikki apart from leading a chorus song. He was introduced in Kannada, Tamil, and Telugu simultaneously in the movie “Jathaka Phala” (Jathakam) by R. Nagendra Rao.

His songs for Rajkumar in films like “Gandhada Gudi”, “Bhaktha Kumbara”, “Nandi”, “Gandhinagara”, “Bangarada Manushya”, “Kasthuri Nivasa”, “Bhaktha Kanakadasa”, “Santa Tukaram” and several others which haunt the Kannada listener to this day. Apart from singing, he wrote and composed innumerable ghazals and directed music. He was the first to write a song in English, compose music and release an LP Record. This rare singer with over six decades of playback singing has won innumerable awards.

http://www.hindu.com/fr/2010/09/03/s...0350930200.htm

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TFA awards
Toto Funds the Arts calls for entries

http://www.hindu.com/fr/2010/09/03/s...0350890400.htm

For this weekend
Screening of a Kannada film

http://www.hindu.com/fr/2010/09/03/s...0350920400.htm

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1. Annual awards

The Mylapore Academy (ph: 24939352) conducts its 41 {+s} {+t} annual awards function, for Tamil drama and Television serial ‘Bests' of 2009, on September 5, 6.15 p.m. at Narada Gana Sabha, Alwarpet. N. Gopalaswamy, former chief election ...

http://www.hindu.com/fr/2010/09/03/s...0351130100.htm

2. Scholar remembered
Tribute was paid to Dr. Raghavan.

http://www.hindu.com/fr/2010/09/03/s...0351220200.htm

3. Consecration of Sholinghur temple

Two hill temples – Narasimhar Hill or Periya Malai and Siriya Tiruvadi or Small Hill -- and a temple in Sholinghur Town are attributed to Yoga Narasimhar.

Of these, the hill temples are more famous. An imposing Anjaneya adorns ...

http://www.hindu.com/fr/2010/09/03/s...0351250300.htm

4. Kathakali festival

A five-day kathakali festival, ‘Bhava Bhavanam,' will begin from September 4 (daily, 6.30 p.m.) at Rukmini Arangam, Kalakshetra, Tiruvanmiyur. Entry is free.

The event opens with ‘Psyche' by Kalakshetra and directed by ...
http://www.hindu.com/fr/2010/09/03/s...0351290300.htm

5. Consecration of Sholinghur temple

Two hill temples – Narasimhar Hill or Periya Malai and Siriya Tiruvadi or Small Hill -- and a temple in Sholinghur Town are attributed to Yoga Narasimhar.

Of these, the hill temples are more famous. An imposing Anjaneyar adorns ...

http://www.hindu.com/fr/2010/09/03/s...0350620200.htm

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Beyond familial bonds
Nupur and Mohit Lal on the festival they organise in memory of their father Pandit Durga Lal, coming up this Wednesday.

http://www.hindu.com/fr/2010/09/03/s...0350350200.htm

Twin stories
Ketaki Sheth's images of Patel twins first seen in 2000 are still relevant.

http://www.hindu.com/fr/2010/09/03/s...0350420300.htm

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Devotional endeavour
‘Sai Bodha' provides a gist of Shirdi Sai Baba's teachings and philosophy in a lyrical form.

http://www.hindu.com/fr/2010/09/03/s...0350240300.htm

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Violin Maestro's 80th Birthday celebration: Chennai

Grand Feast for Rasikas. Celebrations in Large scale.


Lalgudi JAYARAMAN -- Multi-programmes in SEPTEMBER 2010

http://www.thehindu.com/arts/article619787.ece


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Evergreen QUEEN of Carnatic Music


-- Birthday Reminiscense - September 16.


http://www.thehindu.com/arts/music/a...?homepage=true

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1. Book release

The Department of Vaishnavism and the Department of French and Foreign Languages, University of Madras, in collaboration with Sri Vedanta Desika Research Centre, will release ‘Tresor de Sages Maximes,' the French translation of Swami ...

http://www.hindu.com/fr/2010/10/29/s...2950870200.htm

2. The winners…

The following artists have been declared winners in the 22 {+n} {+d} Spirit Of Youth festival of music and dance held from September 24 to October 3 at the Kasturi Srinivasan Hall:

Madhvi Chandran (Bharatanatyam); Jyotsna Krishnamurthi ...

http://www.hindu.com/fr/2010/10/29/s...2950840200.htm

3. Nattuvanars take centre stage
This arangetram in Coimbatore was different. But will it have takers in the future?

http://www.hindu.com/fr/2010/10/29/s...2950370300.htm

4. Honour for artists

Sri Thyaga Brahma Gana Sabha, Chennai, will be conferring its birudhu, ‘Vani Kala Sudhakara' (together with a cash award) on the following artists during its annual Music Festival in December 2010:

Sanjay Subrahmanian (vocal), ...

http://www.hindu.com/fr/2010/10/29/s...2950440400.htm

5. Straight from the maestro
N. Ramani has chosen songs not found in commercial recordings.

http://www.hindu.com/fr/2010/10/29/s...2950450400.htm

6. November Fest
5000 musicians on stage

The Art of Living is organising Naada Vaibhavam, a grand symphony of 5,000 Carnatic musicians on January 30, 2011, in Chennai. This programme hopes to make classical music accessible to the masses and offer a spiritual experience. Those ...

http://www.hindu.com/fr/2010/10/29/s...2951180800.htm

7. Pavitrotsavam

Pavitrotsavam is being celebrated at Sri Ambujavalli Nayika Samedha Lakshminarayana Perumal Temple, in Akkoor Village, Tiruvannamalai – 631701, till October 31.

Pavithram Samarpithal is today at 8 a.m., kalasa tirumanjanam is on ..

http://www.hindu.com/fr/2010/10/29/s...2950340200.htm

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Messages behind the mausoleum

Built by Shah Jahan in 1642 as a memorial to his adored wife, the Taj Mahal in Agra is more than a beautiful mausoleum. Discovery Channel's Discover India unearth's the ‘Mystery of the Taj Mahal ,' October 31 at 7 p.m. It is also a ...

http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/201...9/bangindx.htm