PSBB student at the Sunday Kutcheri at the Park
Notwithstanding the additional noise of the vehicles on the Eastern side of the Nageswara Rao Park (the outer wall of the park has been knocked down for reconstruction work), 12 year old R.P. Shravan, a class VII student of Padma Seshdri Bala Bhavan, T. Nagar presented a stand out carnatic music performance this Sunday morning (6th September 2009) at the Chess Square of the Nageswara Rao Park in Mylapore in what was his first ‘mikeless’ kutcheri.
Many of his songs came in for loud applause from the audience as did the performances of the accompanists, R. Shyam on the Violin and Kaushik Rajagopal on the Mridangam, both regulars at the Sunday Kutcheri.
Shravan has been learning music from Kalaimamani Srimushnam Shri. V. Raja Rao for the past 6 years.
Shravan impressed the audience with his rendition of Neelakanda Sivan’s Innamum Irakam(Atana Ragam, Adi Thaalam), Thayagarajar’s Sarasa Sama Dana (Kapi Narayani Ragam, Adi Thaalam), Ongi Ulagalandha-Thiruppavai (Arabhi Ragam, Adi Thaalam) and Sachidananda Swami’s Tripure(Naattai).
TT Srinivasaraghavan, MD, Sundaram Finance handed over certificates and mementos to the performing artistes.
Also present on the occasion was The Hindu Business Line’s Deputy Editor Mr. D. Murali for whom the Nageswara Rao Park has become a regular venue in recent months for his ‘Guest Interviews’.
Sundaram Finance has been organising the Sunday Kutcheri in the Park on the first Sunday of every month for the last 3 ½ years.
The idea behind the Sunday Kutcheri in the Park is to provide a platform for young children below 15 years to display their musical talent. Mikes and Speakers are not used at the Sunday Kutcheri in the Park. Over 250 budding music artistes have presented mikeless kutcheris at the Chess Square of the Nageswara Rao Park, many of whom have gone on to the next stage of their career path(in carnatic music).
Sundaram Finance audition committee conducts an audition to select the artistes to perform at the Sunday Kutcheri in the Park.
Sundaram Finance MD with the performing artistes
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