Abhinaya's lively Mikeless Sunday Kutcheri

As part of the Sunday Kutcheri in the Park organised by Sundaram Finance, 13year old M.A. Abhinaya, a student of Jaigopal Garodia Matriculation Higher Secondary School, presented an hour of lively vocal carnatic music performance this Sunday (4th December) morning from 630am at the Chess Square of the Nageswara Rao Park in Mylapore. No mikes and speakers were used at the Kutcheri.

Abhinaya, who has been learning music from Thiruvannamalai N Ganapathy Raman and Neyveli N Vimala Nagarajan, was accompanied by Pakkala Jayaprakash on the Violin, and by S. Sivasubramanian, on the Mridangam.

Abhinaya’s presentation included Mangalam Ganapathi’s Vinayakam Siddhi(Mohanam / Adi), Swathi Thirunal’s Deva Deva Kalayaamithe (Mayamalava Gowla/ Roopakam), Thyagaraja’s Enduku Dhayaradhura (Thodi/ Misra Chapu) and Pakkala Nilabadi ( Karaharapriya / Misra Chapu), Muthuswamy Dikshitar’s Chandra Shekaram ( Marga Hindolam / Adi), Papanasam Sivam’s karpagame (Madhyamaavathi / Roopakam) and Arunagirinadar’s thirupugazhtamaru mamaru ( hamir Kalyani / Thisra Adi)

Shri. Mahadevan was present on the occasion and presented certificates to the performing artistes.



Sundaram Finance has been organising the monthly Sunday Kutcheri in the Park since February 2006 with the aim of providing opportunities to children aged below 15years. Sundaram Finance conducts audition to select the artistes.

For registration: sundaykutcheri@gmail.com

Lively Violin Recital at Navarathri Special Kutcheri

On the final day of the three day Navarathri Special and as part of the Sunday Kutcheri in the Park, 10students, disciples of Carva Rajasekar, presented a lively violin recital that was much appreciated by over 100 music connoisseurs and morning walkers who had gathered around the Chess Square of the Nageswara Rao Park in Mylapore this morning.

Compositions they presented include Thyagaraja’s Giri Raja Sudha ( Bangala/Adhi), Sara Sara Samarai ( Kunthala Varali/ Adhi) and Thilesi Rama ( Purna Chandrika/ Adhi).and Muthuswamy Dikshithar’s Sakthi Sahitha Ganapathim ( Sankarabharanam/ Adhi).

TT Srinivasaraghavan, MD, Sundaram Finance was present on the occasion and handed over the certificates and mementos to the artistes.

To register for Sunday Kutcheri in the Park, Children aged below 15years can email their profile to : sundaykutcheri@gmail.com

Group Navarathri Special Kutcheri

15students, all disciples of Padma Chandilyan, presented a Group Carnatic music performance this morning on day 2 of the Navarathri Special Kutcheri organised by Sundaram Finance at the Nageswara Rao Park in Mylapore.

Compositions they presented include Sharanu Benagane (Nalina Kanthi/Misrachapu), Saraswati Namostuthe(Saraswati/ Adi), Kunidhado Krishna(Hamsanandhi /Adi), Himagiri Thaneye (Sudha Dhanyasi /Adi) and Kovil Azaithal (Valachi /Adi).

This is the third year that Sundaram Finance has been organising Navarathri Special Kutcheris. Sundaram Finance also organises Kutcheris on the first Sunday of every month.

Anirudh presents maiden Kutcheri

In his maiden Kutcheri, 9year old S Anirudh, a class V student of Sri Sankara Senior Secondary School, Adyar, presented a lively carnatic vocal music performance this morning at the Nageswara Rao Park in Mylapore on day 1 of the three day Navarathri Special Mikeless Kutcheri organised by Sundaram Finance.

Anirudh is learning music from Guru Dr. Radha Ramji (Disciple of Sangeetha Kalanidhi Sri T K Govinda Rao).

Accompanied on the Mridangam by K S Sriram (Guru Shri K Rangarajan) and on the Violin by Parur Anantlakshmi (Guru Shri Parur M S Anantharaman), Anirudhi presented songs that included Thyagarajar’s Kaala Harana ( Sudha Saveri, Roopakam) and Brova Bharama ( Bahudhari, Adhi), Neelakanda Sivan’s Entraikku Siva ( Mukhari, Misra Chaapu), Sri Purandara Dasar’s Dayamaadu
(Kalyani, Adhi) and Mangalam Ganapathy’s Navarathri Nayaki( Ranjani Maala, Adhi).

S Sivakumar, VP, Sundaram Finance Ltd., was present on the occasion and handed over certificates and mementos to the artistes.


This is the third year that Sundaram Finance is organising Navarathri Special Kutcheris. Sundaram Finance also organises Kutcheris on the first Sunday of every month.

For audition, email: sundaykutcheri@gmail.com

SriVarshini presents Sunday Kutcheri

As part of the mikeless Sunday Kutcheri in the park organised by Sundaram Finance, M. Srivarshini, a class 8 student of Sivaswamy Kalalaya presented a vocal carnatic music performance this Sunday (4th September) morning between 630am and 730am at the Chess Square of the Nageswara Rao Park in Mylapore.

Srivarshini has been learning music for the past 7 years (Guru: Smt. Padma Chandilyan). She was accompanied on the Mridangam by T. Karthik (Guru – Madurai Rangarajan) and on the Violin by T. Kishore (Guru – M.S. Gopalakrishnan).

She presented songs that included Karunai Seivai ( Hamsadwani Ragam, Adi Thalam), Sharavana Bhava (Shanmugpriya, Adi), Adiya Padhathai(Panthuvarali, Adi), Mathapara Sakthi (Ragamalika, Adi), Karunai Deivame (Sindhu Bhairavi,Adi), Vadavarai (Ragamalika, Adi), Kandena Govindha (Hamdanandhi, Adi), Odi Bharaiya (Mohanam, Adi) and Sari Bhandhane (Vasantha, Adi).

TT Srinivasaraghavan, MD, Sundaram Finance was present on the occasion and handed over certificates and mementos.


Sundaram Finance conducts audition to select the budding artistes.

For audition enquiries, email: sundaykutcheri@gmail.com

Varsha presents Mikeless Sunday Kutcheri in the Park

11 year old V. Varsha, a class VII student of The Hindu Senior Secondary School, Indira Nagar presented a vocal carnatic music performance at the Nageswara Rao Park in Mylapore this Sunday (7th August) morning at 630am, as part of the mikeless Sunday kutcheri in the Park organised by Sundaram Finance.

Varsha has been learning music for the past 7 years and is currently learning from Guru Shri A.S. Murali.

Varsha was accompanies on the Mridangam by Shri.Melattur Lakshmi Narasimhan (Guru – Shri Madurai Seshadhri) and on the Violin by Shri. Y.P. Ganesh (Guru - Shri.Kandadevi Vijayaraghavan)

Varsha presented songs such as Muthuswami Dikshithar’s Gajaananayutham (Chakravagam Ragam Adi Thaalam), Purahara Nandhana (Hamirkalyani, Adi), Shri Kanthimathim (Hemavathi, Adi) and Shri Parvathi(Bhouli, Adi), Bharathiar’s Asai Mugam (Ragamaalika, Adi) and Neelakanta Sivan’s Enraikku Shivakripai (Mukari, Mishrachapu), among others.

Sundaram Finance has been organising the monthly Sunday Kutcheri in the Park since February 2006 with the aim of providing opportunities to children aged below 15years. Sundaram Finance conducts audition to select the artistes.

For audition: email, SundayKutcheri@gmail.com

Amrithakatesh presents Flute recital in the rain

Heavy rains hit Madras on Saturday night and the probability of the postponement of the Sunday Kutcheri looked high.

But young Flautist N. Amrithakatesh, a class 10 student of PS Senior Secondary School was undeterred by all this. He was present at 545am at the Chess square of the Nageswara Rao Park and was not one to let this opportunity pass. He was all excited to present the mikeless Sunday Kutcheri in the park even if it meant Umbrellas had to be organised by Sundaram Finance to prevent the rain drops.

Encouraged by the music connoiseurs and the morning walkers who had gathered around him, Amrithakatesh, who is a disciple of 'Sangeetha Kalanidhi' Dr. N Ramani and Shri. Sanjeev presented a lively Flute Recital. He was accompanied on the Violin by Shri Papanasam Chandrasekar and on the Mridangam by Chi. Shivshankar.

He presented songs that included Raghuvamsasudha (Kathanakuthulam, Adi), Nagumo (Abheri, Adi), Chinnachiru Kiliye (Ragamalika, Adi/Rupakam) and Bhagayanaya (Chandrajyothi, Adi).

TT Srinivasaraghavan, MD, Sundaram Finance was present on the occasion and handed over certificates and mementos.

Sundaram Finance has been organising the monthly Sunday Kutcheri in the Park since February 2006 with the aim of providing opportunities to children aged below 15years. Sundaram Finance conducts audition to select the artistes.

For audition, email: Sundaykutcheri@gmail.com