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requests the pleasure of your esteemed presence onthe occasion of the Inauguration of the

82nd SOUTH INDIANMUSIC CONFERENCE AND FESTIVAL

2014 - 2015

by

Padmashri Awardee, Kalaimamani, Natya Kalasikhamani Smt. Chitra Visweswaran

Member Secretary, Tamil Nadu Eyal Isai Nataka Manram

at 4.30 pm on Wednesday the 17th December 2014

at ETHIRAJA KALYANA NILAYAM,#87, TTK Road, Alwarpet, Chennai 600 018.

Ph: 044 - 2499 5563 Mob: 78457 55481, 87544 37939 , 95000 04979

Eminent Violinist Ms. A.KANYAKUMARI

Gets honoured with the title and presented cash awardwith Birudu and Insignia of

“Sangeetha Kalasikhamani”&

Bharathanatyam ExponentSmt. PRIYADARSINI GOVIND

will be presented cash award with the Birudu and Insignia of“Natya Kalasikhamani”

cash awards for both are instituted bySri. P. VIJAYAKUMAR REDDY & Smt. PREETHA REDDY

in memory of Sri. P. Obul Reddy & Smt. P. Gnanamba

Padmashri Awardee Dr. Nalli Kuppusami Chettypresents Dr. Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman Award

for the Best Senior Mrudangam Vidwan MANNARGUDI SRI A. EASWARAN

award instituted by Geetha and Sridhar Chari, Laya Vidya Centre &In Concert Music, Melbourne, Australia.

PROGRAMME (D.V.)

WEDNESDAY - 17th DECEMbER 2014.

3.30 p.m. Mangala Isai - Nadaswara Vidwan Sri Adyar S. P. Manikandan

4.35 p.m. Prayer - Mrs. S. Nithyashree

4.40 p.m. Welcome Address Dr. R. Radhakrishnan - Hony. Secretary

4.45 p.m. Presidential Address Sri V. Sethuram - President

4.55 p.m. Reading of the Citation Sri. S. Sitaraman - Hony. Jt. Secretary

5.00 p.m. Inaugural Address and Conferment of the title Sangeetha Kalasikhamani & Presentation of Cash Award Padmashri Kalaimamani Smt. Chitra Visweswaran

5.15 p.m. Felicitations - Smt. C. Saroja

5.20 p.m. Felicitations - Smt. C. Lalitha (Bombay Sisters)

5.25 p.m. Acceptance & Presidential Address Ms. A. Kanyakumari

5.35 p.m. Reading of the Citation Sri. S. Sitaraman - Hony. Jt. Secretary

5.40 p.m. Conferment of Natya Kalasikhamani Title & presentation of Cash Award Padmashri Kalaimamani Smt. Chitra Visweswaran

5.50 p.m. Felicitations - Natyakalasikhamani, SNA Awardee Smt. Nandini Ramani

6.00 p.m. Acceptance & Address by Smt. Priyadarsini Govind

6.10 p.m. Padmashri Awardee Dr. Nalli Kuppusami Chetty will present the cash award &

Dr. Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman Award for the Best Senior Mrudangam Vidwan of 2013-2014 to

Vidwan Sri Mannargudi A. Easwaran

6.20 p.m. Felicitations - Cleveland Sri. V. V. Sundaram

6.30 p.m. Acceptance & Address by - Sri Mannargudi A. Easwaran

6.40 p.m. Vote of Thanks - Sri. K. V. Ramachandran Vice President

7.00 p.m. Kum. Sukanya Kumar (Dis of Smt. Priyadarsini Govind)

Please note the change in the venue. Valet Parking provided.

THURSDAY - 18th DECEMbER 2014.

10.00 a.m. Lecture Demonstration - “Vallal Perumanin Isai Padalgal” by Dr. Sudha Seshayyan

3.00 p.m. Rithvik Raja Vocal M. Vijay Violin Sridhar Chari Mrudangam

4.30 p.m. O. S. Thyagarajan Vocal Mysore V. Srikanth Violin S. Raghunandhan Mrudangam S. Krishna Ghatam

7.00 p.m. Sangeetha Sivakumar Vocal Dr. R. Hemalatha Violin Sridhar Chari Mrudangam N. Guruprasad Ghatam

FRIDAY - 19th DECEMbER 2014.

10.00 a.m. Lecture Demonstration - 9th Thirumarai by Dr. Rama Kausalya Vocal Support by Smt. Madhuvanthi

3.00 p.m. Guhan Venkataraman Veena S. G. balakrishnan Mrudangam Ernakulam S. Ramakrishnan Ghatam

4.30 p.m. Prince Rama Varma Vocal S. R. Vinu Violin b. Harikumar Mrudangam

7.00 p.m. Sangeetha Kalanidhi, Padmashri Sudha Ragunathan & Party

SATURDAY - 20th DECEMbER 2014.

10.00 a.m. Lecture Demonstration - “Naada Yogaanubhavam” by Dr. Tadepally Lokanadha Sarma V. V. Srinivasa Rao Violin burra Sriram Mrudangam

3.00 p.m. J. b. Keerthana Vocal M. Rajeev Violin Vignesh Venkataraman Mrudangam

4.30 p.m. Ranjani - Gayatri Vocal Charumathi Raghuraman Violin Delhi Sairam Mrudangam H. Prasanna Ghatam

7.00 p.m. Dr. M. Narmadha Violin Sumesh S. Narayanan Mrudangam Pudukottai N. Ramachandran Ghatam

SUNDAY - 21st DECEMbER 2014.

10.00 a.m. Lecture Demonstration - “Styles of Rhythm” by Srimushnam V. Raja Rao

3.00 p.m. Dr. Niranjana Srinivasan Vocal H. V. Raghuram Violin Dr. Ram Sriram Mrudangam Nanganallur S. Swaminathan Ghatam

4.30 p.m. Sangeetha Kalasikhamani Ms. A. Kanyakumari Violin Embar S. Kannan Violin K. V. Prasad Mrudangam

7.00 p.m. Abishek Raghuram Vocal Mysore V. Srikanth Violin Vijay b. Natesan Mrudangam b. Shree Sundarkumar Kanjira

MONDAY - 22nd DECEMbER 2014.

10.00 a.m. Lecture Demonstration - “Enchanting songs of yester year film music directors and their ragas based Classics, Hindi, Telugu & Tamil “ by Dr. Premeela Gurumurthi

3.00 p.m. Samyuktha Ranganathan Vocal M. Vijay Violin Dubai Mani Mrudangam

4.30 p.m. Mambalam Sisters Vocal Dr. R. Hemalatha Violin Nellai A. balaji Mrudangam K. S. Rangachary Kanjira

7.00 p.m. Dr. Radha bhaskar Vocal Anayampatti Venkata subramaniam Violin Kumbakonam Swaminathan Mrudangam Madipakkam Murali Ghatam

TUESDAY - 23rd DECEMbER 2014.

10.00 a.m. Lecture Demonstration - “Valmiki Slokas & Thyagaraja Swamigal Kritis” Musical Presentation by Thiruvidaimarudur S. Radhakrishnan

3.00 p.m. Aishwarya Vidya Raghunath Vocal S. P. Anandapadmanabha Violin Neyveli K. V. Ramkumar Mrudangam

4.30 p.m. S. Mahathi Vocal Mysore V. Srikanth Violin Patri Satishkumar Mrudangam Trichy Krishna swamy Ghatam

7.00 p.m. Papanasam Ashok Ramani Vocal Mysore M. Manjunath Violin Srimushnam V. Raja Rao Mrudangam K. V. Gopalakrishnan Kanjira

WEDNESDAY - 24th DECEMbER 2014.

10.00 a.m. Lecture Demonstration - “Nagaswaram Tradition in Temples” by Dr. S. A. K. Durga

3.00 p.m. Kamala Deepthi Vocal Delhi Sridhar Violin Guru Ragavendra Mrudangam

4.30 p.m. S. Saketharaman Vocal Mysore M. Manjunath Violin Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman Mrudangam Dr. S. Karthick Ghatam

7.00 p.m. Gayathri Venkataraghavan Vocal Mysore V. Srikanth Violin Erode Nagaraj Mrudangam b. S. Purushothaman Kanjira

THURSDAY - 25th DECEMbER 2014.

10.00 a.m. Lecture Demonstration - “Vakara Ragas in Trinity Kritis” by Dr. b. Lalitha

6.00 p.m. Dr. K. J. Yesudas Vocal Nagai R. Muralidharan Violin Thiruvarur bhakthavatsalam Mrudangam Tirupunithura S. Radhakrishnan Ghatam

FRIDAY - 26th DECEMbER 2014.

10.00 a.m. Lecture Demonstration - “Akshayam and Sargam choirs” by Dr. Sudha Raja

3.00 p.m. Vikaasa Ramadas Mandolin Sureshkumar Violin Upendra Narasimhan Mrudangam

4.30 p.m. Dr. Pantula Rama Vocal M. S. N. Murthy Violin K. Sai Giridhar Mrudangam Trichy K. Murali Ghatam

7.00 p.m. Neyveli R. Santhanagopalan Vocal H. V. Srivatsan Violin Mannargudi A. Easwaran Mrudangam S. Venkataramani Ghatam

SATURDAY - 27th DECEMbER 2014.

10.00 a.m. Lecture Demonstration - “Layam the Life force” by Neyveli R. Santhanagopalan

2.00 p.m. baradwaj Raman & party Veena

3.00 p.m. Ranjini Hariharan Vocal R. Kailasam Violin Thiruvidaimarudur Sankaran Mrudangam

4.30 p.m. Malladi brothers Vocal Mysore M. Nagaraj Violin Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman Mrudangam b. Shree Sundarkumar Kanjira

7.00 p.m. N. Vijay Siva Vocal R. K. Shriramkumar Violin Trichy Sankaran Mrudangam

SUNDAY - 28th DECEMbER 2014.

10.00 a.m. Lecture Demonstration - “Musical Compositions other than Devotional” by Suguna Purushothaman

2.00 p.m. H. Usha Vocal Parur M. S. Anandashree Violin Sivagangai K. Vishvak Mrudangam

3.00 p.m. Shenkottai Hariharasubramanian Vocal balu Raghuram Violin bangalore H. S. Sudhindra Mrudangam

4.30 p.m. S. Shashank Flute Dr. Jyotsna Srikanth Violin K. Sai Giridhar Mrudangam

7.00 p.m. Sanjay Subramaniyan Vocal H. N. bhaskar Violin Thanjavur K. Murugaboopathi Mrudangam

MONDAY - 29th DECEMbER 2014.

10.00 a.m. Lecture Demonstration - Sivapuranam - Thiruvachakam by K. Sivakumar

3.00 p.m. G. Ramanathan Saxophone Villiwakkam Raghuraman Violin Thillaisthanam R. Suryanarayanan Mrudangam Nanganallur S. Swaminathan Ghatam

4.30 p.m. Geetha Krishnamurthi Veena Melakkaveri K. balaji Mrudangam N. Rajaraman Ghatam

7.00 p.m. Dr. R. Ganesh Vocal Pakala Ramadas Violin Chidambaram S. balashankar Mrudangam H. Sivaramakrishnan Ghatam

TUESDAY - 30th DECEMbER 2014.

10.00 a.m. Lecture Demonstration - “Ragamalikas” - Thru the Ages in Kritis, Devotionals, Pallavis, Virutthams etc. by Charumathi Ramachandran

2.00 p.m. S. Nithyasree & Lakshmi Veena bangalore Avinash Mrudangam N. Narasimhan Ghatam

3.00 p.m. Vani Ramamurthy Vocal Mysore C. N. Srinivasamurthy Violin M. S. Venkatasubramaniam Mrudangam

4.30 p.m. Chinmaya Sisters Vocal b. Ragavendra Rao Violin Neyveli Skanda Subramaniyam Mrudangam Madipakkam A. Murali Ghatam

7.00 p.m. Dr. Smt. S. Sowmya Vocal Dr. M. Narmadha Violin Manoj Siva Mrudangam Chandrasekhara Sharma Ghatam

WEDNESDAY - 31st DECEMbER 2014.

8.30 a.m. Devotional Music - Dr. Kamala Selvaraj & party

10.00 a.m. Lecture Demonstration - “Songs on the Drama Stage in yester years” by T. K. S. Kalaivanan

2.00 p.m. Vishwesh Swaminadhan Vocal Mysore C. N. Srinivasamurthy Violin C. R. S. Manikandan Mrudangam

3.00 p.m. Vasudha Keshav Vocal M. S. G. Suresh Violin Dr. Ramsriram Mrudangam

4.30 p.m. Jayasri Vaidyanathan Vocal Kovai S. Chandran Violin Manikkudi S. Chandrasekaran Mrudangam Hariharasubramaniam Ghatam

07.00 p.m. Padmashri - Kalaimamani Dr. Kadri Gopalnath Saxophone A. Kanyakumari Violin b. Harikumar Mrudangam Rajendra Nakod Tabla bangalore b. Rajasekar Morsing

THURSDAY - 01st JANUARY 2015.

8.30 a.m. Devotional Music - “Subashruthi” headed by Dr. Mathangi Ramakrishnan

9.00 a.m. to 11 a.m. “Namasankeerthanam” by Cuddalore Gopi bhagavathar

TALENT PROMOTION PROGRAMME - bHARATHANATYAM.

11.00 a.m. to 12.00 noon. Manaswini Sridhar - (Dis of Suma Mani)

12.15 p.m. to 1.15 p.m. Vamika Sagar - (Dis of Meenakshi Sagar)

2.00 p.m. to 3.00 p.m. K. Upanisha - (Dis of S. Divyasena)

3.15 p.m. to 4.15 p.m. Kavyalakshmi - (Dis of Madurai R. Muralidaran and Chitra Muralidaran)

4.30 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. V. Soundarya - (Dis of Jayanthi Subramaniam)

6.00 p.m. to 7.00 p.m. bharathanatyam by Revathy Ramachandran

7.15 p.m. to 8.30 p.m. Vana Virata Vijayam - Part One by Students of Bharathanjali Lyrics and Music by Neyveli Santhanagopalan and P. R. Venkatasubramanian. Choreograhy Smt. Anitha Guha

FRIDAY - 02nd JANUARY 2015.

10.30 a.m. to 12.00 noon. “bharatanatyam Dance” performance by Purna Venugopalan & Kriti Cadambi (Dis of Guru Dr. Malini Krishnamurthi - Natyanjali school of Dance, Los Angeles, California)

4.30 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. “Kathak” Dance by Jayanthi M. Eshwarputhi

6.00 p.m. to 7.00 p.m. “bharathanatyam” by Sheejith Krishna

7.15 p.m. to 08.30 p.m. Kala Darsana presents Nauka Charitam (Dance production based on the musical opera of Saint Thiagaraja) Choreography - Jayanthi Subramaniam

SATURDAY - 03rd JANUARY 2015.

10.30 a.m. to 12.00 noon. “Dance Drama, Shri Krishna Paarijaatham” by Charulatha Kumar & Group (Dis of Late Smt. K. J. Sarasa)

4.30 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. “Kuchipudi Dance” by Dr.Yamini Saripalli (Dis of Gurus Dr. Vempati Chinna Satyam & Sri Vempati Ravi Shankar)

6.00 p.m. to 7.00 p.m. “bharathanatyam” by Sreelatha Vinod

7.15 p.m. to 8.30 p.m. “bharathiyil Sanmatam” by Vijay Madhavan & Troupe

SUNDAY - 04th JANUARY 2015.

9.00 a.m. to 10.15 a.m. “Dance compositions of King Sahaji Maharaj of Thanjavur “ presented by Revathi Ramachandran, Srekala bharath, Shobhana balachandra Sushama Ranganathan Music set by Madhavi Rajagopalan, Dance composition by Nandini Ramani.

TALENT PROMOTION PROGRAMME - bHARATHANATYAM.

10.15 a.m. to 11.15 a.m. P. Alankritha (Dis of S. Vaidehi)

11.15 a.m. to 12.15 p.m. Aparna Jayaram (Dis of Radhika Vairavelavan)

12.30 p.m. to 1.30 p.m. Rashmi Ravishankar (Dis of Uma Govind)

2.00 p.m. to 3.00 p.m. Layashruthi Mohan (Dis of Veena Argade)

3.15 p.m. to 4.15 p.m. bhairavi Venkatesan (Dis of Sheela Unnikrishnan)

4.30 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. Aishwarya Sahasrabudhe (Dis of Urmila Sathyanarayanan)

6.00 p.m. to 7.15 p.m. “bharathanatyam” by Srekala bharath

7.15 p.m. to 8.30 p.m Sridevi Nrithyalaya presents “Sivamayam” - Dance Drama Choreography - Sheela Unnikrishnan

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bOARD OF MANAGEMENT

PresidentSri. V. SETHURAM

Vice-PresidentsSri. M. MANOHARA CHETTYSri. K.V. RAMACHANDRAN

Hony. SecretarySri. R. RADHAKRISHNAN

Hony. Joint. SecretariesSri. S. SITARAMAN

Sri. A.P. GUPTASmt. T. NEERAJAKSHI

Hony. TreasurerSri. V. bADRINARAYANA

Hony.Asst. TreasurerSri V. SRIDHAR

Committee MembersSri S. SEKAR

Dr. M. NARMADHA

Main Sponsor

Sri. P. Vijayakumar Reddy and Smt. Preetha Reddy in memory of Sri. P. Obul Reddy and Smt. P. Gnanamba.

Associate Sponsors

Narayana Guruviah Chetty’s Estate and Charities Pappichetty Ragaviah Chetty’s Charities

Sri. V. Ravichandran of bangaluru, Sri. K. S. Natarajan

With bestcompliments

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