Ramcharan Navarathri Kutcheri in the Park

14 year old Ramcharan presents Mikeless Kutcheri at Nageswara Rao Park

On the concluding day of the three day Navarathri Kutcheri at the Park series organised by Sundaram Finance, 14 year old K. Ramcharan presented a one hour mikeless kutcheri on Sunday ( Oct 6) morning at the Nageswara Rao Park in Mylapore.  The Kutcheri in the Park is restricted to children aged below 15 years. 

Ramcharan, disciple of Smt. Geetha Raja and Sriram Parasuram was accompanied on the Violin by Mugundan Samraj and on the Mirudangam by A Rohith. 

Applauded by the audience comprising of morning walkers and Sunday Kutcheri regulars, Ramcharan presented compositions that included Thyagarajar’s  Girirajasuta (Bangla/Deshadhi)   Muthuswamy Dikshithar’s Marakathavallim (Kambhoji/Adi), Papanasam Sivan’s Sivakama Sundari (Mukhari/Adi) and Harikesanallu Muthiah Bhagavathar’s Raja Raja Rajithe (Niroshta/Adi). 

G Sundararajan, CFO, Sundaram Home Finance presented certificates and mementos to the artistes.

This is the 11^th year of the Navarathri Kutcheri at the Park. Sundaram Finance has also been organizing monthly Kutcheri in the Park on the first Sunday of every month since February 2007 and during the four days of the Sundaram Finance Mylapore Festival. No mikes and speakers are used. Over 1300 children have presented concerts at the Kutcheri in the Park.

Sundaram Finance conducts audition to select the artistes aged below 15years for the monthly Kutcheri in the Park. For audition enquiries, email: sundaykutcheri@sundaramfinance.in

Vibha Mikeless Kutcheri

On day two of the Navarathri Special Mikeless Kutcheri organised by Sundaram Finance, 14 year old Vibha Krishnakumar, disciple of Smt. Geetha Raja, enthralled the audience at the Nageswara Rao Park with a lively Saturday (Oct 5) morning Kutcheri at the Chess Square.

Accompanied by C. Akhilesh on the Violin and by A Rohit on the Mirudangam, Vibha presented songs that included Muthuswamy Dikshithar’s Maha Ganapathim (Nattai/Eka), Hiranmayim (Lalitha/Rupakam), Thyagarajar’s Amma Ravamma (Kalyani/ K. Chapu) and Bharathiyar’s Vellai Thamarai (Bhimplas/Adi). 

S Sivakumar, VP, Sundaram Finance presented certificates and mementos to the artistes.

Arvind Navarathri Mikeless Kutcheri

13 year old Arvind Balaji presents a Lively Kutcheri in the Park

On day one of the three day Navarathri Kutcheri in the Park series organised by Sundaram Finance, 13 year old Arvind Balaji presented a lively Mikeless Kutcheri, amidst chirping birds and falling leaves, on Friday (Oct 4) morning between 7am and 8am at the Nageswara Rao Park in Mylapore. 

Arvind, a student of B. Uma Sankar, was accompanied on the Violin by Mugundan Samraj and on the Mirudangam by Sai Srivats R Kamath. 

Arvind presented compositions that included Mathe Malayathvaja (Kamas/Adhi), Karunai Seivai (Hamsadwani/ Desh Adhi), Nadasudha (Arabhi/Roopakam), Shankari Shankuru ( Saveri/Thisra kathi Adhi), Annaporne Visalakshi (Sama/Adhi) and Mathangi Raja Rajeswari (Ramapriya/Roopakam).

P Viswanathan, Company Secretary, Sundaram Finance presented certificates and mementos to the artistes.

This is the 11^th year that Sundaram Finance has been organizing the Navarathri Kutcheri in the Park.