Kalabushana award conferred on Vainika Balakrishna
Kalabushana award conferred on Vainika BalakrishnaSri Tyagaraja Gana Sabha Trust is conducting music programmes every month punctually from last 44 years. It also conducts Shankara Jayanthi, Tyagaraja...
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Neat but short of emotionThe Karnataka Fine Arts Council (KFAC) conducted the annual Kalavanta Festival last week. As many as 45 young artistes from all the states of South India, few even from USA...
View ArticleGolden jubilee of KCP
Golden jubilee of KCPInternationally acclaimed percussion institution Karnataka College of Percussion (KCP) celebrated its golden jubilee with a year-long music programmes by both Indian and foreign...
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Cultural festivalDr H Narasimhaiah was a great educationist, social reformer and a scientist. He was the principal and later President of the National Education Society and also Vice-chancellor of...
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Visual pleasureIndu Santhosh, who gave a Bharathanatya recital for EFCEP, is a disciple of Shobana Balachandra and has practised Ottanthullal also. She has a Masters degree in Fine Arts and is a...
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Workshop on VeenaThe SVN Music Academy conducted a workshop on Veena, the queen of instruments, under the direction of Dr R Visweswaran, in collaboration with the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. Three Veena...
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Ananya NrityollasaThe Ananya Nrityollasa was held in the Outreach series, under the joint auspices of the Bharathiya Vidya Bhavan, Infosys and Ananya.Namrata Krishnamurthy, who opened the evening's...
View ArticleA guiding lamp
The Percussive Arts Centre is an exclusive organisation for promotion of the interests in the intricacies of Laya and Thaala. It is the first music centre established to commemorate the invaluable...
View ArticleVocalist from Malaysia impresses
Yoga Advaith Veturi sang in the "Arohana" series of the Ananya on the basis of the waves he has made in Chennai and Bengaluru as a worthy student of Neyveli Santanagopalan, a senior musician. He has...
View ArticleVeena vaibhava
Veena vaibhavaAs the city grows, its cultural needs and demands also increase. Thus, Music Sabhas and organisations are coming up in suburbans catering to the needs of the connoisseurs. So also to...
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Lingering melodiesThe Bangalore Lalithakala Parishat presented a solo violin recital by Dr Jyotsna Srikanth on Friday. Born in Bengaluru, Dr Jyotsna is now based in London. She gave up her medical...
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Naman Dance FestivalPopular Odissi institute, Nritantar, conducted the annual Naman Dance Festival, on Sunday, which provided an oprportunity to witness different styles and schools of Odissi dance....
View ArticleAradhana concerts
Aradhana concerts Sri Raghavendra Swamy Aradhana provided another opportunity for connoisseurs to listen to their favourite musicians. In fact, Aradhana was celebrated by many mutts and organisations...
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Lively BansuriThe Guru Rao Deshpande Sangeeth Sabha conducted the Malhar Sangeet Mahotsav as a tribute to Bharatratna Pandit Bhimsen Joshi. Malhar is a ancient and popular raga in Hindustani music with...
View ArticleKrishna Jayanthi Festival
Krishna Jayanthi FestivalBoth vocal and instrumental music, bhajan, dance, recital of Divya Prabhanda and Bhagavatha, Dolotsava - were held at Sri Venugopala Krishnaswamy Temple, Malleswaram, as part...
View ArticleBengaluru Ganesha Ustava
Bengaluru Ganesha UstavaGanesha pandals have come up all over the city and mandalies are vying with each other to celebrate Ganesha Utsava, as grand as possible. Apart from religious rituals, cultural...
View ArticlePerformance with ease and assurance
Performance with ease and assuranceSupraja Prasad, is a disciple of Prof M R Krishnamurthy of Kalakshithi School and has completed her Ranga Pravesha and has also performed at a few avenues. She is a...
View ArticleMelodious mandolin
Melodious mandolinRabindranath Tagore Nagar Cultural Association is conducting music programmes every month punctually, from the last 25 years. It also conducts music competitions, Harikatha,...
View ArticleCharacters come alive
Characters come aliveValmiki Ramayana is a ever-green epic, which is inspiring all the branches of fine arts (music, dance, painting, sculpture, folk, literature) from centuries. Though the story is...
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RasaasvadaThe Nrityantar Academy of dance conducted "Rasaasvada," a dance festival at the Seva Sadana. Nrityantar, apart from conducting training classes under the direction of Madhulitha Mohapatra,...
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