Arul Priya performs under the Umbrella
An unusually cloudy August morning, a slight drizzle and a big crowd of well over 100 carnatic music enthusiasts welcomed the first overseas music artiste at the ‘Sunday Kutcheri in the Park' organized by Sundaram Finance at the Nageswara Rao Park on 5th August 2007.
Braving the drizzle and with an umbrella on top (held by the organizers), 13 year old Arul Priya Manickavasakan from Dubai, accompanied by G. Krithivasan on the Mridangam and by R. Priyamvadaa on the Violin, enthralled the audience to an hour of melodious Carnatic music.
Her rendition of Muthuswami Deekshithar's Mathangi, Thyagarajar's Pandu Reeti, Ambujam Krishna's Enna Solli and Thiruvarur Ramaswamy Pillai's Jagadheeshwari drew rapturous applause from the audience.
Immediately after the Sunday Kutcheri, Arul Priya said, "This was the first time I performed in an open air Park Kutcheri without a mike and speaker. I really enjoyed this unique experience. I had to put in a lot more effort at this 'mikeless' Kutcheri. I was really surprised by the big crowd that was present and their encouragement really motivated me to perform even better."
The Sunday morning rain made good footage for the TV cameras with NDTV featuring Arul Priya’s Sunday Kutcheri on their national network.
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