Ravanodhbhavam – Kathakali Performance by
Kalamandalam Shanmukhan
October 10th, 2010
In the Spotlight
KOTHAMANGALAM SUBBU
Storyteller par excellence Kothamangalam Subbu was many things all at once – actor, writer, director, lyricist, poet, performer and novelist par excellence. From a timber store clerk whose formal education ended with class eight, he rose to be a tall renaissance man during the freedom struggle. Vitriolic wit, character actor, [...]
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2010
Vocal Concert
by Pantula Rama
September 25th, 2010
M.S.N. Murthy – Violin, Tanjavur K. Murugabhoopathi – Mridangam
Bharathanatyam
by Manjari Chandrasekhar
June 12th, 2010
THE BHARATANATYA recital of Manjari, daughter and disciple of Prof. C. V. Chandrasekhar under the auspices of the cultural wing of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, came like a fresh shower in the midst of an oppressive summer. The Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Kalakendra, headed by Justice K. S. Bhaktavatsalam, deserves praise for providing a forum for dedicated aritstes, who work hard to uphold the traditional values of this dance form.
Swathi Thirunal Concert
by Prince Rama Varma of Travancore
May 28th, 2010
S. Varadarajan – Violin, Patri Satishkumar – Mridangam
The curtain came down on the tenth edition of the Swati Sangeetotsavam with a sparking concert by Ranjini-Gayatri. The second half of the fete featured a veena concert by Aswathy Thirunal Rama Varma, and vocal concerts by Amrutha Venkatesh, Kunnakudi Balamuralikrishna, Thamarakad Govindan Namboothiri and Ranjini-Gayatri.
Rama Varma, accompanied by B. Harikumar (mridangam), Manjoor Unnikrishnan (ghatom) and Kottayam Murali (morsing), came up with a scintillating recital that included a vocal rendering of a couple of kritis.
Kutcheri
by Vijay Siva
May 14th, 2010
R.K. Sriramkumar – Violin, Vaidyanathan – Mridangam
Vijay Siva always seems to maintain a certain uncompromising standard for his concerts. From the beginning to the end, the tempo never sagged. He began with Patnam Subramania Iyer’s Hamsadhwani Varnam ‘Pagavari’ set to Adi Tala. The characteristics of Suddhasaveri were brought out in the niraval and swaras for ‘Samajavarada’ of Poochi Srinivasa Iyengar.
Vocal Concert
by Kunnakudi Balamuralikrishna
April 18th, 2010
Vidwan S. D. Sridhar – Violin, Tanjavur K. Murugabhoopathi – Mridangam
The curtain came down on the tenth edition of the Swati Sangeetotsavam with a sparking concert by Ranjini-Gayatri. The second half of the fete featured a veena concert by Aswathy Thirunal Rama Varma, and vocal concerts by Amrutha Venkatesh, Kunnakudi Balamuralikrishna, Thamarakad Govindan Namboothiri and Ranjini-Gayatri.
