Month: April 2007

  • Lecture on MDR by Prof. P.P. Ramakrishnan

    Prof. P.P. Ramakrishnan, disciple of Sri M.D. Ramanathan (MDR), presented a lecture demonstration on the maestro and his compositions at the Narada Gana Sabha Mini Hall in Chennai today. He was accompanied by his son Vid. Easwar Ramakrishnan on the violin and by Vid. Kallidaikurichi Sivakumar on the mrudangam. The…

  • Neyveli Santhanagopalan @ STSVS, Chennai

    Venue: Sri Thiagaraja Sangeetha Vidwath Samajam, 5, Thiagarajapuram, Chennai Date: 25 Apr 2007 Organizer: Sri Thiagaraja Sangeetha Vidwath Samajam (Sri Thiagaraja Jayanthi Concerts Series) Vocal: Sri Neyveli Santhanagopalan Violin: Sri M.A. Sundaresan Mridangam: Sri Tiruvarur Bhaktavatsalam Ghatam: Sri V. Suresh List of songs: 1) sObillu – jaganmOhini – rUpakam –…

  • Sangeetha Sivakumar @ Saraswati Vaggeyakara Trust, Chennai

    Venue: Narada Gana Sabha Mini Hall, TTK Road, Chennai Date: 24 Apr 2007 Organizer: Saraswathi Vaggeyakara Trust (Sri Thyagaraja Jayanthi) Vocal: Smt. Sangeetha Sivakumar Violin: Sri R.K.Shriramkumar Mridangam: Sri Poongulam Subramaniam Ghatam: Sri S. Karthick Tambura: Sri Ganesan List of songs: 1) vidulaku mrokkEdA – mAyAmALavagOwLa – Adi – thyAgarAja…

  • Sangeetha Sivakumar @ STSVS, Chennai

    Venue: Sri Thiagaraja Sangeetha Vidwath Samajam, 5, Thiagarajapuram, Chennai Date: 23 Apr 2007 Organizer: Sri Thiagaraja Sangeetha Vidwath Samajam (Sri Thiagaraja Jayanthi Concerts Series) Vocal: Smt Sangeetha Sivakumar Violin: Sri M.A. Krishnaswamy Mridangam: Sri Shertalai Ananthakrishnan Ghatam: Sri Trichy K. Murali Tambura: Sri Ganesan List of songs: 1) karuNimpa (varnam)…

  • Vijay Siva @ STSVS, Chennai

    Venue: Sri Thiagaraja Sangeetha Vidwath Samajam, 5, Thiagarajapuram, Chennai Date: 22 Apr 2007 Organizer: Sri Thiagaraja Sangeetha Vidwath Samajam (Sri Thiagaraja Jayanthi Concerts Series) Vocal: Sri N. Vijay Siva Violin: Sri R.K. Shriramkumar Mridangam: Sri Manoj Siva Khanjira: Sri B. Sreesundarkumar List of songs: 1) sadA bAla rUpApi (slOkam) –…

  • Music Competition @ Rasika Ranjani Sabha, Trichy

    Rasika Ranjani Sabha, Trichy, established in 1914, has been conducting music competitions since 1984 to encourage students learning both vocal and instrumental music. Apart from giving many prizes to the winners under each category in various groups, the Sabha has been conferring the coveted title “SANGEETHA SRI” to the outstanding…

  • R.K.Shriramkumar @ NSTSS, Chennai

    Venue: Ranjani Kalaikkoodam, NSTSS, Nanganallur, Chennai Date: 19 Apr 2007 Organizer: Nanganallur Sri Thyagaraja Sangeetha Samajam (NSTSS) Occasion: Sri Syama Sastri Jayanthi Vocal: Sri R.K. Shriramkumar Violin: Sri Mullaivasal G. Chandramouli Mrudangam: Sri J. Vaidyanathan Tambura: Sri Balaji List of songs: 1) dayAnidhE mAmava (varnam) – bEgada – Adi –…

  • Hindi Cricket Commentary – Unbeatable

    If you ever feel depressed in life and think life could not have been worser, just hear Hindi cricket commentary (even if it is the highlights of an age old match telecast for the nth time on DD). You might end up laughing your heart out. Take for instance the…

  • Amrutha Venkatesh @ Naada Inbam, Chennai

    Venue: Raga Sudha Hall, 85/2, Luz Avenue, Mylapore, Chennai Date: 18 Apr 2007 Organizer: Naada Inbam (SVK Birthday Concerts Series) Vocal: Vid. Amrutha Venkatesh Violin: Vid. Padma Shankar Mrudangam: Vid. Tanjore Kumar Ghatam: Vid. Pudukkottai Ramchandran List of songs: 1) inta chAlamu (varnam) – bEgaDa – Adi – vINai kuppaiyer…

  • Gayathri Venkataraghavan @ Naada Inbam, Chennai

    Venue: Raga Sudha Hall, 85/2, Luz Avenue, Mylapore, Chennai Date: 17 Apr 2007 Organizer: Naada Inbam (SVK Birthday Concerts Series) Vocal: Vid. Gayathri Venkataraghavan Violin: Vid. Mysore V. Srikanth Mrudangam: Vid. Manoj Siva List of songs: 1) vighnarAja krupA sindhO (slOkam) – hamsadhwani 2) yAkundEndu tushAra hAra (slOkam) – yamunA…

  • R.Vedavalli @ Naada Inbam, Chennai

    Venue: Raga Sudha Hall, 85/2, Luz Avenue, Mylapore, Chennai Date: 16 Apr 2007 Organizer: Naada Inbam (Sri SVK’s birthday concert) Vocal: Vid. R. Vedavalli Vocal Support: Vid. Sumitra Vasudev Vocal Support & Tambura: Vid. Sumathi Krishnan Violin: Vid. Embar S. Kannan Mrudangam: Vid. Manoj Siva Ghatam: Vid. S. Karthick List…

  • Trivandrum Venkataraman @ Naada Inbam, Chennai

    Venue: Raga Sudha Hall, 85/2, Luz Avenue, Mylapore, Chennai Date: 15 Apr 2007 Organizer: Naada Inbam (SVK Birthday Concerts) Veena: Vid. Trivandrum R. Venkataraman Mrudangam: Vid. Kamalakara Rao List of songs: 1) viribONi (varnam) – bhairavi – kanDa aTa – pachimiriyam Adiappa 2) praNamAmyaham srI – gowLa – Adi –…

  • R.Vedavalli @ Narada Gana Sabha, Chennai

    Venue: Narada Gana Sabha Mini Hall, TTK Road, Chennai Date: 14 Apr 2007 Organizer: Narada Gana Sabha (Golden Jubilee Celebrations) Vocal: Vid. R. Vedavalli Vocal Support: Vid. Sumitra Vasudev Vocal Support & Tambura: Vid. Sumathi Krishnan Violin: Vid. Charulatha Ramanujam Mrudangam: Vid. Manoj Siva Ghatam: Vid. Sukanya Ramagopal List of…

  • The Namesake

    I watched the Friday night show of Mira Nair’s “The Namesake“, the on screen adaptation of the novel by the same name written by Jhumpa Lahiri, at INOX theatre here in Chennai. “The Namesake” tells the story of immigrant parents Ashoke & Ashima Ganguli (played by Irfan Khan & Tabu)…

  • ISB placement stats out

    Indian School of Business (ISB), my alma mater, declared placement results for the recently graduated Class of 2007. Details can be found here. What pleases me more than the records that ISB continues to break every year is the following statement made by the Dean in the announcement: “We need…

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