Sunday Kutcheri completes 11 Years

1100 Students have presented Kutcheri todate at the Nageswara Rao Park Launched in February 2006, the monthly Sunday Kutcheri in the Park organised by Sundaram Finance has completed 11 years today. On the occasion of the 11th anniversary, also the final morning of the 15th edition of the Sundaram Finance Mylapore Festival, over 20 students from Vidya Mandir, Mylapore presented a Group Mikeless

Kutcheri at the Nageswara Rao Park in front of a big audience that gathered around the chess square. The group presented compositions that included Mooladara Moorthi (Hamsadvani), Sriman Narayana (Bowli), Govardhana Girisham (Hindolam), Bantureeti Kolu (Hamsanadam) and Radha Sametha Krishna (Yamuna Kalyani) TT Srinivasaraghavan, MD, Sundaram Finance who is the man behind the Mikeless Kutcheri concept was present on the occasion and handed over certificates to the artistes.

He also presented a memento to Shobha Raman, Principal and Nithya Ramesh, Music Teacher, Vidya Mandir. Srinivasaraghavan said ‘When we launched the Kutcheri in the Park, we had wanted this to be a stepping stone for budding musical talent. I would like to think that the Sunday Kutcheri in the Park has played a small role in helping young ‘unsung’ children aged below 15years shed the initial inhibition that we normally associate with stage performances by giving them a platform to showcase their talent. 1100 children have so far presented the Mikeless Kutcheri since the launch in February 2006. Many have gone on to the next level in their musical career. That for us is very heartening; those for whom we provided a platform, blossoming and moving on.’ No Mikes and Speakers are used at the Kutcheri. The monthly Kutcheri in the Park is restricted to children aged below 15 years. A committee from Sundaram Finance conducts audition to select the artistes. The Kutcheri in the Park also entered the Limca Book of Records last year for the longest open air Mikeless Kutcheri for children.