US School Student Mayuri Presents Mikeless Kutcheri

‘Sundaram Finance has made the Nageswara Rao Park a ‘Model’ Park, one of the best in the City’ - R Nataraj, Mylapore MLA

A big Sunday morning crowd welcomed the 12 year old Mayuri Srivaths, a class VII student of Nolan Ryan Junior High School, Pearland, Texas, USA at the Nageswara Rao Park in Mylapore this Sunday morning for her presentation of her first Mikeless Kutcheri. Mayuri Srivaths, who is learning music from Vidushi Smt. Rajarajeshwary Bhat, was accompanied on the Violin by Vibhu Ravindran (Disciple of Lalgudi Srimathi Brahmanandam) and on the Mridangam by A Rohith (Disciple of Kalaimamani Thiruvarur Sri Bakthavathsalam)

Mayuri presented compositions that included Sri Muthuswamy Dikshithar’s Saraseeruhasanapriye (Nattai / Adi), Sri Thyagaraja’s Harikamboji alapana (Rama Nannu Brovara/ Roopakam), Sri Papanasam Sivan’s Karpagame Kan Paarai (Madhyamavathi/ Adi), Sri Shyama Sastry’s Sari Evvaramma (Bhairavi, Khanda Jhampa) with alapana, neraval, swaram and Sri Neelakanta Sivan’s Anandanatamaduvar Tillai, (Poorvikalyani/Roopakam). R Nataraj, Mylapore MLA sat through the Kutcheri enjoying the lively presentation of the young artiste.

Addressing the Park walkers and the music connoisseurs at the end of the Kutcheri Nataraj said, “Sundaram Finance has done a commendable service to the community at large by organizing around 150 Kutcheris as part of the Sunday Kutcheri in the Park concept over the last 11 years and providing a great platform to over 1100 children to showcase their musical talent. The Mikeless Kutcheri concept seems to be liked much by the artistes and the audience. I am very happy to see people turning up in such large numbers on this Sunday morning to appreciate this young artiste from the US.” Nataraj added, “Sundaram Finance has been maintaining the Nageswara Rao Park for almost 15 years. They have made it a ‘Model’ Park, one of the best in the city.” Nataraj presented certificates and mementos to the artistes.

Sundaram Finance has organized close to 150 ‘Kutcheri in the Park’ over the last 11years serving as a Launch Platform for 1100 children