Saturday, December 31, 2011
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
JAGRUTAM Folk Rock Band Launch -31st Dec 2011-7.45pm-National College Grounds,Basavangudi,Bangalore
I need all your presence. Come and Support our Young Minds:)
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Jyotsna Vaideeswaran Bharatanatyam Performance -Jan 2012
Jyotsna Vaideeswaran started learning Bharatanatyam at the age of 5, with Kalakshetra's senior gurus. More recently she studied with Katherine and K P Kunhiraman in Berkeley and currently Jyotsna is in Chennai, studying with Padmabhushan C V Chandrasekhar, one of the seniormost Bharatanatyam gurus and Smt. Bragha Bessell, famous abhinaya exponent. Jyotsna has performed solo in the US, Canada, and India, including the Chennai season. She has also performed with various dance companies including Sampradaya Dance Creations, Toronto and NATyA in California. She also teaches in the Bay area.
Jyotsna Vaideeswaran-2010 Performance
Application-Entertainment /Artists -2012-Registration Open
Application-Entertainment /Artists -2012-Registration Open
KalaAnantarupah Media Labs-Stage Dreams Strives to offer the best entertaining Artist/Talent to it's clients.We actively search for new professional talent nationwide. We welcome any applications. No matter what form of talent you have, we are interested.
Mail your / your group profile, photos,performance history, prices, references,video/audio footage,performance requirements, contact details to us.
kmedialabs@gmail.com / kml.stagedreams@gmail.com
Our team will get in touch with you...
LAST DATE :- 31/12/2011
Stage Dreams
( No.1 Best Platform to Showcase your Talent )
Showcase Your Talent TO THE WORLD - Become a Star
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Our KalaAnantarupah Media Labs Director Thiyagarajakumar's mission to bridging the gap between talented people and production houses.There are lot of talents who don't try for a stage career due to the difficulty of approaching to the right source.Now you can showcase your talent and become a popular star.Get Public Endorsement directly and get noticed to hunderds of production houses. Stage Dreams is an effort from KalaAnantarupah Media Labs to provide you a career opportunity (part/full time) of your choice. Many of the peoples have talents but they are not able to pursue that career, due to the hardships, lack of funds,lack of contacts and fear of unknown. KalaAnantarupah Media Labs has contact with more production houses and research who are looking for talents.
We are looking for –
1. Solo & Group-Dancers ( Bharatanatyam – Kathak – Mohiniyattam – Kuchipudi – Odissi – Kathakali – Manipuri – ballet – Ballroom – Tap – Swing – Hip-hop- Salsa- belly- jazz – street jazz – tango – quickstep – mambo – jive – western – bollywood, folk, contemporary )
2. Singers ( Western –Classical )
3. Models
4. Actor
5. Actresses
6. Mimicry Artist
7. Jugglers
8. Puppetry Artist
9. Cinematographers
10. Magicians
11. Stunt Artist
12. Script Writer
13. Directors
14. Anchors
15. Instruemental Players
16. Mime Artist
17. Theatre /Drama Artist & Troupe
18. Jugglers / Fire jugglers
19. Bands-Celebrity-Rock-Irish-Pop Idol Singers-One Man Band-Instrumental
20. Face Painters
21. Comedian
22. MC
23. DJ & Karaoke DJ
24, Models
25. Instrumental Players
26. Visual Artist
27. Art-Craft Specialist
28. Key-Note Speaker-Motivational Speaker
29. Musicians - Violinists,Pianists, Keyboard Players,Flutists,
Saxophonists, beat boxes, Choirs, Tabla,Veena,Drums,Violin,............
30. Clowns
31. Balloon Modeler / Sculptor
32. Puppet Artist
33. Editing Specialist
34. Lighting Specialist
35. Photography Specialist
36. Lyrics Writer
37. Music Composer
38. Story Teller
Thanks in advance for your time and sharing.
Cheers...
KalaAnantarupah Media Labs
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Monday, December 12, 2011
The Ohio State University(OSU) Alumni Meet -Dec 2011 -1st Time in Bangalore
The Ohio University Alumni meet in Bangalore on Dec 11th 2011
For the first time in Bangalore, We had an Ohio state univeristy alumni meet . Dec 11th 2011, Sunday Le MERIDIEN We were 10 folks present there.We had discussed about investment-Entrepreneurship-Funding for innovators-community college-education system change. It was great!
Here is a picture of the Attendees with the name in the order of appearance ( from Right to left)
Thiyagarajakumar,Director,KalaAnantarupah Group- Ph.D Mime and Theatre -QREM-Specialize in the Creation of Leadership Stage through arts training and management Program Concept
Rama Subramaniam,Chairman of the Board-Biopure Health care(P) Limited -Master degree in industrial Engineering
Vinod (Vinny) K.Gupta- Chairman,OBR Innovation & Commercialization Task Force,University System of Ohio
Anup Nair -Management Consulting-Accenture-Master in Management
Kanish Gupta,Director,Mercury Enterprises -Master in Management
Amitabh Satyam-Leader,Global Coc for Telecom Media and Entertainment-IBM India Private Limited-Master in Engineering and Management
Vamsi Varanasi-Project Manager-CEO Office,Acropetal Technologies Ltd-Master in Management
Ashwini Desai,Worked as Financial Head in MNC- Master in management.
Saurabh Kumar Johri, VP-Strategic Planning,Janalakshmi Financial Services Pvt.Ltd-Master in Management
Mrs.Saurabh Kumar Johri, Director, Designer unit-master in design
Thanks for your time and support.
Please keep in touch - kalaanantarupah@gmail.com / kmedialabs@gmail.com
Cheers....
Thiyagarajakumar BTech,MBA,MBL,SAP,PMP,PH.D
Vanjam Film Success Moments
Vanjam Film Success Moments From KalaAnantarupah Media Labs
Leadership Stage Filmmaking-Story Behind Success
* Team work
* Believe in themselves
* Reality Dreams
* Everything is possible attitude
* Planning
* Young Minds can do anything and everything in this world
* They can sacrifice anything for their path of success.
Special Thanks to our Heroes:-
Ashik Ash
Vinod Rajendran
Ashish Nandakumar
Selvaganesh
Rahul Suresh
Sunmusic VJ - Suresh (alias) Kanda
Sunmusic vj J - Durai raj
Munnar Ramesh
Kallori Vino
Anadh Ellappan
Ananth Bc
Varun Shamrat
Sai Nath
Art Director Deva ( Worked in Vedi Movie )
Stunt -Fire Karthik
Location Manager:-Madan
Dance Master:- Ranjith
Music Director :- Swaminathan
Bakcgrd Score :- M.s.Jones
Our Sister :- Pavithra
Chennai Theatre Commerical Release-10/12/2011
It's just a 1st Step
With all your blessings and support, we will rock and change this world.
Thanks in advance for your time and support ( Your valuable comments /Sharing)
-VANJAM TEAM
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Sunday, December 11, 2011
The Ohio State University Alumni meet in Bangalore on Dec 11th 2011-1st Time in Bangalore
The Ohio State University Alumni meet in Bangalore on Dec 11th 2011
For the first time in Bangalore, We had an Ohio state univeristy alumni meet . Dec 11th 2011, Sunday Le MERIDIEN We were 10 folks present there.We had discussed about investment-Entrepreneurship-Funding for innovators-community college-education system change. It was great!
Here is a picture of the Attendees with the name in the order of appearance ( from Right to left)
Thiyagarajakumar,Director,KalaAnantarupah Group- Ph.D Mime and Theatre -QREM-Specialize in the Creation of Leadership Stage through arts training and management Program Concept
Rama Subramaniam,Chairman of the Board-Biopure Health care(P) Limited -Master degree in industrial Engineering
Vinod (Vinny) K.Gupta- Chairman,OBR Innovation & Commercialization Task Force,University System of Ohio
Anup Nair -Management Consulting-Accenture-Master in Management
Kanish Gupta,Director,Mercury Enterprises -Master in Management
Amitabh Satyam-Leader,Global Coc for Telecom Media and Entertainment-IBM India Private Limited-Master in Engineering and Management
Vamsi Varanasi-Project Manager-CEO Office,Acropetal Technologies Ltd-Master in Management
Ashwini Desai,Worked as Financial Head in MNC- Master in management.
Saurabh Kumar Johri, VP-Strategic Planning,Janalakshmi Financial Services Pvt.Ltd-Master in Management
Mrs.Saurabh Kumar Johri, Director, Designer unit-master in design
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* If any of you have an innovative idea and looking for a project funding please contact us.Your dreams comes through with seed funding for innovators program.
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Thanks for your time and support.
Please keep in touch with me - kalaanantarupah@gmail.com
Cheers....
Thiyagarajakumar BTech,MBA,MBL,SAP,PMP,PH.D
Friday, December 9, 2011
Opportunity to Working with KalaAnantarupah Media Labs Leadership Stage Film making -Power up with TEAMS Program.-
Opportunity to Working with KalaAnantarupah Media Labs
1. Interested in directing or co-producing a film, documentary, animation, new media or alternative project with our Leadership Stage Filmmaking -Power up with TEAMS Program.
2. If you are presently working as a actor,actress,production team member, writer, cinematographer,editor, musician,advertising,marketing or media professional and acknowledged to be amongst the best.
Required:-
Lead Artist-Character Artist-Child Artist-Comedian-Dancer-Anchor-Lead Artist-Model-RJ-Singer-Stuntman-Supporting Artist-Villain-VJ-Voice Over Artist-Crew-3D Animation-Action Director-Art Director-Assistant Action Director-Assistant Art Director -Assistant Director-Assistant Editor-Assistant Lighting Technician-Choreographer-Cinematographer-Color Correction-Dialogue Writer-Director-Director of Photography-Dubbing Artist-Editor Fiction Director-First Camera Assistant-Graphic Designer-Hair Stylist-Light-Man-Lighting Manager-Location Manager-Lyricist-Make-Up Artist-Music Director-Other Crew-Production Assistant-Production Coordinator-Production Manager-Screenplay Writer-Script Writer-Second Camera Assistant-Set Crew-Set Manager-Special Effects
-TechnicianVocalist--Fashion Designer-Journalist-Translator
Who We Are KalaAnantarupah Media Labs –Production Department is the International producer and distributor of distinctive and audacious audiovisual content. Our mandate has been to engage Talents and the world audience through the production of artistic and innovative media that reflects our country and world audience’s points of view.
We are looking to work with a wide range of creators -- filmmakers and other media artists -- in the production of KML Films, documentaries, animation and original interactive digital content for all platforms including theatre,tv,mobile and the Web.
The KML’s Leadership Stage Filmmaking -Power up with TEAMS Program is a unique creative laboratory, providing artists and storytellers with an opportunity to develop new forms of artistic, imaginative and socially relevant media.
As creative producers, we work closely with directors, artists and co-producers to build collaborative teams around projects and help shape conditions for success.
Selection Process and Criteria
Some ideas for the projects we produce come to us as pitches. Some are generated internally. Others are borne out of extended conversations with like-minded creators. All are measured against our overall programming criteria, which includes:
• Talent and vision of the creator/director
• Originality of concept and approach
• Creative excellence
• Great storytelling
• Innovation in form
• Clearly articulated sense of the intended audience
• Social relevance and impact
• Viability of project (in terms of access, timeframe and budget)
We produce projects from across the country: from a wide range of communities, on a wide range of topics and reflecting a diversity of voices.
We want to tell stories that aren't being told elsewhere and from perspectives that are underrepresented in the media. Ensuring our mix of projects reflects this balance means we consider some additional factors when deciding which projects to produce/coproduce:
• Genre balance (films,documentary, animation, new media)
• Diversity of stories/topics (for example, even if all the stories were very original, it's unlikely we'd produce six films on a given topic—say the environment-- at the same time)
• Diversity of filmmakers
• Aboriginal voices
• Regional reflection
• Gender ratio
• Target audience
• Formats (including multiplatform and educational)
• Ratio of productions vs co-productions vs international co-productions
As a niche producer focused on the high-end of the production spectrum, we are very selective about the projects we produce and coproduce. We complete between 60-70 productions a year: a mix of films, documentaries, animations and original digital projects.
Our resources are finite. Unfortunately we can't produce every good story, but we strive continually to nourish a creative climate that allows such work to flourish.
Production/Co-Production Models
There are three main models for working with us:
100% KML’s Leadership Stage Filmmaking-power up with Teams productions
These productions are financed entirely by the KML. These projects are sometimes initiated internally. Sometimes the idea is brought to us by a creator. KML retains 100% of the copyright and also holds the distribution rights.
National KML’s Leadership Stage Filmmaking-power up with Teams co-productions
These productions are produced in partnership with independent production companies. KML’s Leadership Stage Filmmaking-power up with Teams is involved as minority co-producer. KML distribution rights are subject to negotiation based on strategy/goals for the production.
International KML’s Leadership Stage Filmmaking-power up with Teams co-productions
Generally, these productions involve an independent production company, an international production company and KML’s Leadership Stage Filmmaking-power up with Teams (as a minority co-producer). KML distribution rights are subject to negotiation based on strategy/goals for the production.
Basic Co-Production Terms
• In general, the KML's financial contribution will not exceed 49% of the production budget.
• The private producer and KML producer share decision-making regarding key partners, artistic elements, stakeholders, financing and budget.
• Both partners agree on the human and technical resources provided by the KML, as well as the marketing strategy.
• Division of the copyright is established pro rata among the partners according to the contribution of each to the co-production, with KML retaining an undivided copyright interest in the production in the same proportion as KML's financial participation in the co-production.
• Each partner recoups its investment according to the recoupment schedule,equally and pro portionally to their financial participation in the co-production, according priority to private investors.
Eligibility and Deadlines
Anyone who is an Indian citizen,any language,any gender or landed immigrant is eligible to work with us. Deadlines to register with us :- 23/12/2011 Proposals should be submitted by e-mail:- kmedialabs@gmail.com
What to Submit
For directors (100% Leadership Stage Filmmaking-power up with Teams productions)
• A brief summary (8-lines) outlining focus of the project;
• A synopsis (two or three pages) detailing subject matter, approach and point of view.
• Overview of intended audience
• CV (including a list of previous projects) and samples of previous work
• In the case of animation, an art portfolio including sketches of representative artwork
• Key project details (duration, format, genre, etc.) • Registration Fees
For Leadership Stage Filmmaking-power up with Teams co-producers (national and international)
• Basic information on the production company and brief CVs of the key partners already involved or envisaged
• A brief summary (8-lines) outlining focus of the project;
• A synopsis (two or three pages) detailing subject matter, approach and point of view.
• In the case of animation, an art portfolio including sketches of representative artwork
• List of previous films/work on similar subject matter (optional)
• Overview of intended audience
• A development budget indicating the main sources of financing either confirmed or planned;
• An idea of the size of the production budget;
• Agreements showing that the producer holds the copyrights needed to move into production;
• Key project details (duration, format, genre, etc.)
• Registration Fees
For Leadership Stage Filmmaking-Power up with Teams –Cast (national and international)
• A brief summary (8-lines) outlining Focus. • A writeup (two or three pages) detailing personal details, professional details, experience,list of previous projects handled in detail with reference and photos • Registration Fees
Thursday, December 8, 2011
BMC's photography workshop -10th-11th Dec 2011-Registration is on
Photography Workshop - [10th-11th Dec 2011] - Registration is On
A photography workshop for all those out there who think the best way to click a picture with your camera is the automatic mode. Come and learn the basics of photography so that your camera becomes a form of self expression.
This is one of the many classes, workshops and photography trips which are to follow. We intend to keep it simple and concise, giving everyone enough time to understand the concepts.
Location:
T4, Galaxy Eternity Apartments, 13th Cross, 8th Main, Malleshwaram.
Bangalore, India
Map: http://bit.ly/g5xroi
Syllabus:
Day:1- Saturday - 10th Dec 2011 02:30PM to 06:30PM
An overview of Digital SLRs
Explaining the various brands of cameras
Information about lenses
Focal lengths
Focusing
Measuring and using light
Contrast
Megapixels - explained
RAW vs JPEG
Exposure
The manual ‘M’ mode
ISO
Shutter speed
Aperture
Light meter
Noise
Freezing action /blurring
Depth of field
Rules of composition
Assignment
Day:-2Sunday - 11th Dec 2011 06:45AM to 11:00AM
Photography walk.
Review the assignment
White balance
Metering
Other modes on the camera Aperture priority and Shutter priority
Advanced focusing
HDR photography
Panning
Zoom bursts
Light Painting
Simple post processing
Filters Polarizers and Graduated Neutral Density (GND)
Simple flash concepts
Feedback
Doubts & QA Session
Requirements:
A DSLR or a Point and Shoot with a manual ‘M’ mode. If you have neither, but yet you are interested, do come anyway.
About Instructor:
Kshitij Garg:
This photography workshop is an initiative of Kshitij Garg who learnt photography under the photography miester Helmuth Conz. His passion for capturing light took him forward in this field and today, having left his day job as a software engineer, he pursues photography full time. Kshitij has done many private portfolios and commercial product coverage. His passion however lies in nature photography and portraits. He has started a weekend photography workshop for people interested in photography. In these classes, the aim is to teach photography In a comprehensive manner such that students can grasp the nuances of photography easily. He is also in the process of writing a comprehensive handbook on photography to help his students further.
Participation Fees: Rs. 2500.00
Above fees does not include: Transportation, food. Please carry your own DSLR or Point and Shoot camera with a manual mode.
Read thru Cancellation Policy page, just in case you have to cancel participation.
For any clarification email us at team @ bmcindia.org or call on 9902027262.
Bank Name Axis Bank
Account Holder Bangalore Mountaineering Club
Account Type Saving
Bank Account Number 300010100030913
Branch Marathahalli
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BMC Office Address
No, 69, K. R. Garden, 3rd Main,
No, 69, K. R. Garden, 3rd Main,
Bank colony, Murgeshpalya,
Vimanapura Post, Bangalore - 560017
Airport Road -> ISRO office Signal - > Wing Tunnel Road -> Left turn from Airport compound wall -> Left turn to KR Garden 3rd Main -> Left hand side 3rd House. See MAP for detailed route
Payment options:
- You can visit above address to swipe the credit / debit card or pay by cash.
- You could deposit cash/ cheque in our Bank Account (see details above).
- Transfer funds online to the above Bank details.
- To save the hassle of driving all the way for payment, we have enabled
facility of accepting credit card payment via phone. Call on 9902027262, Give
your Credit Card details and receive authorization code which can be used as
Transaction i.d. while registering for the event.
In order to pay by phone, we need your confirmation email in following
format to accounts@bmcindia.org
I <Name>, authorize Bangalore Mountaineering Club to charge Rs. <Amount> to my Credit card # <Last 4 Digits only> for <Event Name>.
Please transfer the Participation fees before you register.
Attend- Enjoy-update your knowledge:)
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SAMPRADAYA- Rediscovering Traditions 09/12/2011 - 6.30pm-Narada Gana Saba,Chennai
SAMPRADAYA- Rediscovering Traditions
The RASIKA Dance Ensemble, under the leadership of Sri. Kiran Subramanyam will present SAMRADAYA- Rediscovering Traditions, a Bharatanatyam presentation at the Narada Gana Sabha, under the auspices of Kartik Fine Arts, Chennai, on December 9th 2011 at 6.30pm.
The Kirans ask- In a world that offers a million easy choices, how can one preserve the purity of content of one’s chosen form? And then, how can one explore technique and expression, without transgressing the prescribed grammar and vocabulary? Having done that, how can one reach out to the present day generation? And how can classical dance find relevance in a contemporary society?
By presenting SAMPRADAYA, The Kirans hope to find an answer to these questions.
SAMPRADAYA is an ambitious project where traditional concepts will be challenged within the format of the Bharatanatyam idiom. Fifteen dancers will set the stage alive in a presentation that is largely inspired by the Margam format.
Concept and Choreography- Kiran Subramanyam.
All are Welcome
Attend-Watch-Enjoy :)
Virtual Dance Orchestra
The Virtual Orchestra is a multi-modal system architecture based on complex 3D sound environment processing and acompact user interface. The system architecture supports high performance sound content for VR applications, and the user controls the performance with a magnetically tracked handheld device.
Leadership stage through arts-Dance-music
Virtual dance-orchester with Marion Dill, Kazue Ikeda, Angelo Della Iacono, Sipho Manesh, Arthur Staedli
One of the most exciting and rich experiences in the real world is music and all that surrounds it. A music performance—be it a classical music concert performed by a symphonic orchestra or a rock concert—always conveys a range of experiences. Music stimulates multiple senses at once. We hear and feel the sound vibrations in our bodies, and watching the performance complements the experience. As a result, we end up jumping, dancing, or discreetly following the rhythm with our arms or feet.
The objective of our work is to give music amateurs the opportunity to conduct a group of musicians and produce a new kind of multimedia experience. To explore this idea, we developed a semi-immersive virtual reality (VR) system, based on a large projection screen,designed to create an entertaining multimedia experience for nonexpert users. We decided to implement a music performance simulator, a VR system where several virtual characters play different musical instruments and adapt their performance according to the user's instructions.
Although we pay special attention to the realism of the scenario's visual representation, animating the musicians, and the music they produce (3D sound rendering), the conducting interface doesn't try to accurately reproduce the complex interaction of conducting an orchestra. This is left as future work. We provide an interface that partially captures the expressivity of users' gestures without forcing them to perform a specific conducting pattern.
For Details/Show Booking (India )
KalaAnantarupah
kmedialabs@gmail.com / leadershipstages@gmail.com
Bharatanatyam Performance
KalaAnantarupah Media Labs
Leadership Stage through arts-Dreams
Bharatanatyam Performance
For Show Booking/Details
kmedialabs@gmail.com /leadershipstages@gmail.com
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Solo Odissi recital - 09/12/2011 -6.30pm @ Yavanika, State youth center, Nrupatunga road, Bangalore- ICCR Bangalore, EFCEP - 2011 Program
The Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) is organising ‘EFCEP 2011’ on December 9, 6.30 pm at Yavanika State Youth Centre, Nrupathunga Road.
On the occasion, Manasi Raghunandan will present a solo odissi dance recital. Manasi is a renowned classical danseuse, who has conducted workshops and performed in India, Mauritius, Pakistan, Spain and France.
She holds a master’s degree in both odissi and bharatanatyam.
Attend-Support-Enjoy :)
"Chemistry Workout Aagala" Making Moments From KalaAnantarupah Media Labs
KalaAnantarupah Media Labs
"Chemistry workout aagala" Making Moments
"3" Awards
* Best Female Lead Award
* Best Comedian Award
* Best Entertaining Film Award
Check Trailer :-
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Bharatanatyam performance
KalaAnantarupah Media Labs - Leadership Stage Dreams
Bharatanatyam performance
For Show Booking / Details
KalaAnantarupah Media Labs
email:- kmedialabs@gmail.com
Thottu Kadai Orathula ( Original Version )
Thottu Kadai Orathula ( Original Version )
Tamil Folk Song
Dr. Vijayalakshmi Navaneethakrishnan is a Tamil folk singer/composer. Both Dr. Vijayalakshmi and her husband, Dr. Navaneethakrishnan are professors in Tamil folk studies at Kamarasar University in Madurai. They have done years of research in Tamil folk songs. While Vijayalakshmi is usually the main vocalist, her husband and their numerous students perform the 'village dance'.She is a legendary composer and singer of Tamil folk songs and in this manner rejuvenating Tamil folk culture .
Memories of Madras – An ode to Sampradaya by Chitra Swaminathan, The Hindu
O.S. Thyagarajan on the enduring appeal of Margazhi, the simplicity of vidwans and why he made the city his home
Before settling down in Madras, every year I would gladly leave behind the biting winters of Delhi to enjoy the misty Margazhi air, take part in the annual music celebrations and witness the largest gathering of rasikas here. You may be busy performing through the year, but Margazhi kutcheris have always had a special appeal and flavour.
The Season then meant a few prominent sabhas, many restful sessions of music and relaxed and discerning listeners who savoured and analysed every note. The audience knew what to expect from each vidwan, who had remarkably distinctive styles. They had some compositions and ragas as their specialities… rather a concert trademark. There was an unspoken understanding between stalwarts; they would never tread into each other's area of specialisation.
Mention Karaharapriya ragam or ‘Chakani Raja' and Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer immediately came to mind. Listeners flocked to hear Ariyakudi Ramanuja Iyengar's rendition of ‘Sree Subrahmanya Namaste'. Rasikas could never have enough of Madurai Mani Iyer's ‘Sarasa Sama Dhana' in Kapi Narayani while ‘Radha Sametha Krishna' in Yaman was a favourite of G.N. Balasubramaniam.
Artistes performed only when invited. Seeking opportunities was unheard of. They chose the time and date of their kutcheri. Their concert calendars were never crammed. And they ensured there was enough time between performances to unwind and prepare.
Hearing these musical giants meant free lessons on aesthetic sensibilities and developing a sound understanding of the various aspects of this classical art. There was mutual respect and admiration among the old-world artistes, who when not performing could be seen sitting among the first few rows at kutcheris of their contemporaries or sometimes would even come to listen to a promising youngster.
Apart from hard initial training under my father O.V. Subramaniam, Tiger Varadachariar and Tanjore Ponniah Pillai, it was the valuable guidance, encouragement and support of generous masters such as Lalgudi Jayaraman and T.M. Thygarajan that earned me the reputation of a musician with undiluted values. They approached teaching in a holistic manner. It was not just about preparing students for stage performances. Vadyars ensured understanding the art in its totality and groomed thinking musicians.
The legends of the past remain so because of their vidwat, sense of dignity and a modest vision. I have seen Madurai Mani Iyer going to a kutcheri sitting in amattu vandi with Lalgudi Jayaraman and Pazhani Subramania Pillai walking behind. Umayalpuram Sivaraman once arrived for a concert lugging his mridangam in a cycle rickshaw. The most touching moment was when at a Music Academy concert, M.S. Anantharaman put down his violin as a mark of appreciation after I sang a Bhairavi piece. It was heartening when many of the acclaimed names accompanied me on stage — Lalgudi Jayaraman, Palghat Raghu,
Trichy Sankaran, M.S. Gopalakrishnan, M.S. Anantharaman and Karaikudi Mani. They even took time out to help me embellish my music with their valuable inputs. Lalgudi sir would invite me home for long discussions. Such was their involvement and large-heartedness.
At one of my initial concerts at Krishna Gana Sabha as part of their talent promotion series, I was highly-appreciated for my rendition of ‘Nidhi chaala sukhama' in Kalyani ragam and also for some of my GNB-inspired technical flourishes. A landmark concert, it proved to be a turning point in my career as other sabhas took notice of this and invited me to perform. I owe it to the late Yagnaraman, the secretary of Krishna Gana Sabha, who after hearing me on the radio, called me in Delhi and offered me a prestigious platform.
The experience was overwhelming. Heart is where art is — with each passing year I became eager to shift base and I finally did. To sing to audiences in Madras, hear stalwarts and imbibe from their music — this is the sotthu(treasure) I have earned.
I remember
It was a concert organised for a small audience by my French friends in Pondicherry. The venue was bustling with people when I arrived. The miffed security man stopped me at the gate and said I could stand at the entrance if I wanted to hear the music. Later, when he came to know I was the performing artiste, he could not hide his embarrassment.
BIO Born on April 3, 1947, is known for his adherence to tradition and unalloyed classicism. He had his early training from his musician-father O.V. Subramaniam and from legendary artistes Tiger Varadachariar and Tanjore Ponniah Pillai. A top grade artiste of the All India Radio and Doordarshan, he has been performing across the country and abroad. His vidwat has been recognised with awards from cultural organisations.
Courtesy :- The Hindu
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