Sunday, May 5, 2013

Times of India on the Nageswara Rao Park

Pune Student presents Sunday Kutcheri

A big crowd watched 12year old Subhadra Sridharan, a Class 7 student of The Bishops Co-Ed School, Pune present a lively one hour Kutcheri sans mikes and speakers on Sunday (5 May) morning here at the Nageswara Rao Park in Mylapore. Subhadra enthralled the audience with her presentation that comprised of Papanasam Sivan’s Karuna Nidhiye (Bowli Ragam/ Mishra Chapu Thaalam) and Edadhupadam Thuki ( Khamas/ Adi), Purandaradasar’s Jagadhodharana ( Kapi/ Adi) and Thyagaraja’s Etavunara ( Kalyani/ Adi), among others. Subhadra, who has been learning music since the age of five, was accompanied on the Mridangam by T. Kathik (Guru Madurai K.Rangarajan) and on the Violin by Master T. Kishore (Guru M. S. G. Suresh). Her current Guru is Vidwan Delhi Sunder Rajan. S Kumar, AGM (Admn), Sundaram Finance Ltd presented certificates and mementos to the artistes. The idea behind the Sunday Kutcheri in the Park organised by Sundaram Finance on the first Sunday of every month is to promote young musical talent aged below 15years and provide them with a launch pad. To-date, over 700 children have presented the mikeless Kutcheri at the Nageswara Rao Park. Sundaram Finance conducts audition to select the artistes. For registration: email sundaykutcheri@gmail.com