Navarathri Special Kutcheri in the Park 2014

For the sixth year running, Sundaram Finance organised a ‘Navarathri Special’ Kutcheri in the Park last week at the Nageswara Rao Park in Mylapore providing an opportunity for children aged below 15years to showcase their talent.On day one, two class nine students, S. Sashank & K. Aswath Vinayak, presented a mikeless vocal carnatic music performance on Friday morning watched by noted Hindustani Classical Vocalist Sriram Parasuram.

Accompanied on the Violin by Sesha Sayi and on the Mridangam by B. Sathya Vageeswaran, the duo presented popular compositions that included Muthuswamy Dikshidar’s Mahaganapathim (Gambeera Nattai- Eka Thalam) and Sri Saraswathi (Roopakam-Arabhi), Thyagarajar’s Rama Bhakthi (Suddha Bhangala – Adi) and Bandureethi ( Hamsanadam-Adi), Oothukadu Venkata Subbiayyar’s Mangala Thunga (Ragamalika- Adi) and Aruna Girinathar’s Eru Mayil (Kanda Chapu – Brindavai).

The young artistes were in for a big surprise at the end of the Kutcheri, when Sriram Parasuram came up to the chess square to present certificates and mementos to them in appreciation of their performance. On Saturday morning, Sisters Madhukshara Dwarakanath (aged 13) & Grisha Dwarakanath (aged 10), students of GRT Mahalakshmi Vidhyalaya, Ashok Nagar presented a lively carnatic music performance. The sisters are learning music from Guru Mrs. Vasantha Sankararaman. Accompanied on the Violin by R. Swathishri (Guru VV Srinivasa Rao) and on the Mridangam by R Pranav (Guru Thiruvaiyaru V. Gurumoorthy), the sisters presented compositions that included, Papanasam Sivan’s Saravanabhava Guhane ( Kaanada), Dayananda Saraswathi’s Bhoo Sambo Shiva Sambo ( Revathi), GNB’s Varavallabha Ramana (Hamsadvani) and Oothukadu Venkata Subbaiyyar’s Kalyana Rama (Hamsanadham).

To audition for the monthly Sunday kutcheri in the Park, email: sundaykutcheri@sundaramfinance.in