CARNATIC ON KEYBOARD
Profile ofChild Prodigy
K. MAHATHI
PROFILE
Name : K.MAHATHI
AGE : 10 Years (01-03-1999)
CLASS : 6th Standard
SCHOOL : DAV Girls Senior Secondary School, Gopalapuram.
FATHER : S. Kishore Kumar, Southern Railways.
MOTHER : K. Revathi, Apollo Hospitals,
RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS : Old No.2, New No.7,Dason Street,
Radha Nagar, Chromepet, CHENNAI 600 044.INDIA.
PHONE : 91-9444252729 / 9382176288
EMAIL : [email protected]
HOBBIES : Drawing, Painting & Craft Work
PRIZES WON : Won many prizes in cultural competitions conducted in Chennai.
AWARDS WON : ‘‘SAMAIKYA BHARAT GAURAV SATKAR (Ugadi Purashkar) award 2008 from the Madras Telugu Academy. . ‘YOUNG ACHIEVER AWARD’ – 2008 from Rotary Club of Chennai Chepauk Centennial
‘YOUNG ACHIEVER AWARD’ – 2007 from Rotary Club of Chennapatna, R.I.Dist.3230.
‘YOUNG ACHIEVER AWARD’ – 2006 from Sornammal Education Trust.
‘BALA SWARNA JWALA’ – 2006 from the Journal of School Social Work.
Chosen as “AMBASSADOR” for Rotary Club of Esplanade for the year 2009-10.
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SPECIAL SKILL & EXPERTISE : Playing Keyboard
Mahathi is learning Music in Keyboard for the past 4 ½ years.Her Guru in exclusive Carnatic for the past 3 years is Isaimamani Shri.M.S.Martinwho is a leading Keyboard tutor in Chennai.Now she is under the expert guidance of Gana Bhushanam Smt. Lakshmi Ananthakrishnan, a B High Carnatic Vocalist of All India Radio, Chennai.
Mahathi is quite at ease in playing a number of Varnams and Krithis ofSri. Muthuswamy Dikshithar, Sri. Thyagaraja Swamigal, Sri. Shyama Sastri, Sri. Patnam Subramanya Iyer, Sri. Papanasam Sivan, Oothukadu Sri Venkata Subbier,Sri. Purandhara Dasar, Sri. Periasamy Thooran, Sri. Annamacharya, Sri. Muthu Thandavar,Thanjavur Sri. Shankar Iyer, Mayooram Sri. Viswanatha Sastri, Sri. Gopalakrishna Bharathi.
She also plays a number of Patriotic Songs of Tamil Poet Sri. Bharathiyar and devotional songs composed by Sri. Dayanand Saraswathi, Sri. Rajaji & Sri. Arunachala Kavi and Thillana by Sri. Lalgudi G. Jayaraman & Sri.Swathi Thirunal.
Mahathi is being trained to do extensive Raaga Alapana. She is quite at ease inbringing out Kalpanaswaras.
She is the youngest musician to have given a full length evening prime time concertfor Kapali Fine Arts, Chennai during the December Music festival 2007 & 2008.
ACHIEVEMENTS
PRESS REVIEW
THE HINDU DATED 28TH DECEMBER 2008THE HINDU DATED 28
th DEC’ 2008
Frozen Thoughts - April 2009
Tambaram Talk 16-22 Sep, 2007
Impressive young music artiste
ADYAR TIMES 29TH JULY – 4TH AUG, 2007
The key board concert of eight years old Mahathi held in Sri Rathnagereeswarar Temple in Besant Nagar recently, lingers in the minds of music lovers who attended it.
She is a gifted child and the control she had on the instrument and the perfection she displayed was amazing. The motivation and guidance given to her at this tender age deserves special appreciation. The efforts and the training provided by her guru Martin are commendable. Given encouragement and the guidance, today’s children can rise to any level – Mahati is an example.
S. R. Subramanian239, Chancellors Court,
45, Fifth Avenue,Besant Nagar.
ACCOLADES
PHOTOS
Madras Telugu Academy SAMAIKYA BHARAT GAURAV SATKAR – 2008
Given by Smt. Botcha Jhansi Lakshmi, M.P. and Shri. Botcha
Satyanarayana, Minister of Housing, Govt of Andhra Pradesh.
ROTARY YOUNG ACHIEVER AWARD
Given by Rtn.A.S. Venkatesh district Governor - Elect for Rotary District 3230 and President of Rotary Club of Madras Chenna Patna S Lakshmanan in the presence of Mridangam Maestro Sri. Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman.
SORNAMMAL YOUNG ACHIEVER AWARD
Given by Poetess & Member of parliament Ms. Kanimozhi
“ BALA SWARNA JWALA” Title
Conferred by Dr.Sarada.Menon, Founder of SCARF
STAGE PERFORMANCE
STAGE PERFORMANCE
Annual Music Festival Brahma Gana Sabha 2007 & 2008
in Chennai Sabhas Nungambakkam Cultural Acadamy 2007 & 2008
Kapali Fine Arts 2007 & 2008
Mylapore Fine Arts 2007
Chromepet Cultural Academy 2008
Sri. Parthasarathy Swami Sabha 2008
Sri Papanasan Sivan Carnataka Sangeetha Sabha 2008
Aradhana Functions Sri. Thyaga Brahma Aradhana Mahotsavam 2009
Sri.Muthuswamy Dikshitar Aradhana Mahotsavam 2006
Kutchery in Park Sundaram Finance Talent Promotion programme 2008
Sri. Murugan Temple, Chromepet, Chennai 2008
Temple Concerts T.T.D. Devasthanam, T.Nagar, Chennai 2008 & 2007
Sri. Ratnagireeshwarar Temple, Besant Nagar, Chennai 2009, 2008 & 2007
Sakthi Vinayakar Temple, Chromepet, Chennai 2007
Mahaganapathy Temple, Chromepet, Chennai 2007 & 2006
Rotary Club of Esplanade 2009
Ugadi Purashkar Award Function 2008
Rotary Club of Chepauk Centennial Award Function 2008
Anniversary celebration of Alpha Mind Power 2008
Foreign Deligates Meet for a Private Company 2008
National Conference at Vaishnav College 2007
Rotary Margazhi Utsav Award Function 2007
Cultural Programmes J ournal of School Social Work Award Function 2006
Southern Railways Hindi Day Celebration 2006
Childrens Day Function of DAV Girls School 2006 & 2005
Annual Day Function of DAV Girls School 2007, 2006 & 2005
Family Meet of Rotary Club of Tambaram 2005
Family Day of ABT Motors Ltd., 2005
Vishranthi - Home for the Aged 2009
Charity Shows Banyan - Home for Mentally I ll Destitutes 2007
Schizophrenia Research Foundation - (SCARF) 2009 & 2006
Home for Mentally I ll
Anbaham - Home for Mentally I ll Patients 2005
Doordarshan Chennai - Podhigai Channel on 5 Occasions
(Little Stars, Kanmani Poonga, Wonder Balloon, 2007, 2006 & 2005
Special Programme on Child Prodigy)
J aya Television (Special Guest in Kids News) 2007 & 2005
Media Raj Television - Kids Magazine (Odi Vilayadu Paapa) 2005
All I ndia Radio - F.M. Rainbow channel
(Childrens Day Special Programme 2006
Anna University - Anna F.M. Channel (Evening Music) 2006
Sample of Mahathi’s Performance
Click the following Links :
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHjRR1-ldg4
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYzmBvcByGo
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