Sunday, April 02, 2006

Mudhra - at the new Venue from Apr'06


Mudhra, a leading orgnisation promoting Arts & Culture conducting events for the last 11 years, today innaguraed their operation at their new venue i.e. at Ramakrishna Mission Matriculation Higher econdary School Auditorium, # 71 Bazullah Road, T Nagar Chennai - 17 (behind Vivek Show Room in North Usman Road).
Swami Padmasthananda Maharaj lighted the kuthuvillaku and Padmashree Dr Nalli Kuppuswamy Chetti formally inagurated.
Mstr K Sathyanarayanan had the oppurtunity to perform Carnatic on Keyboard from 425 - 550 pm with his enchansement artists Sri B Ananthakrishnan on Violin and Sri R Yogaraj on Mrudhangam. Sathya started the concert with Nattakurinji varnam which was followed by Sri Mahaganapathey in Abogi - Kandachappu thalam. Then he took a brief alapana of Bhairavi for Swathithirunal's Janani Mamava set to Misra Chappu thalam.
After a brisk Marugelara, Thyagaraja krithi on ragam Jayathasri, Sathya went on to give a RTP on keeravani that was followed with swararagamalika on ragams Kaapi, Sumenesa Ranjani and Brindavana Sarangi. He then went on to play Purandaradasar's Jagadhodharaka and Bharathiar's Theeratha Villayatu pillai before ending the concert with a thillana on Revathy coposed by Sri Lalgudi Jayaraman set to Misra Chappu.
After the inaguration function Kalaimamani O. S. Arun & party gave Bhajans.
Membership for Mudhra is open and starts from Rs 550/- per year for 2 tickets with 20 - 24 programmes round the year at the same venue. Interested rasikas can contact 91 - 98400 72821 for membership details.
KB

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