Students of Padma Sandilyan present mikeless kutcheri

On Saturday morning, the third day of the Sundaram Finance Mylapore Festival 2014, over 10students, all disciples of Guru Padma Sandilyanpresented a lively Group Kutcheri at the chess square of the Nageswara Rao Park in Mylapore. No mikes and speakers were used in the Park Kutcheri. The idea behind the Kutcheri in the Park is to promote young musical talent aged below 15 years and to help them shed their inhibitions and give them the confidence to move up to the next level. Over 700 children have presented the mikeless Kutcheri at the Nageswara Rao Park over the last 7years. Sundaram Finance conducts audition to select the artistes. For registration to present Kutcheri in the Park: call 94450 34557

20students present a lively group concert

Day 2 of Sundaram Finance Mylapore Festival 2014 began at 7am with a one hour Group Kutcheri at the Nageswara Rao Park by 20students of Guru Gayathri Mahesh. The presentation of these young children, all aged below 15years, were applauded all the way through the kutcheri by over a 100 morning park walkers who had gathered around the chess square.

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Students of Suswara School of Music Mikeless Kutcheri

Sundaram Finance Mylapore Festival 2014 kicks off with Mikeless Kutcheri

The four day Sundaram Finance Mylapore Festival 2014 kicked off this morning with a lively Group Kutcheri by 30students of Suswara School of Music (Guru: Dr. Sudha Raja) at the chess square of the Nageswara Rao Park in Mylapore. No mikes and speakers were used in the Park Kutcheri. A big crowd had gathered around the chess square to applaud the music group that comprised a few children in the age group of 5-6years. The idea behind the Kutcheri in the Park is to promote young musical talent aged below 15 years and to help them shed their inhibitions and give them the confidence to move up to the next level. Over 700 children have presented the mikeless Kutcheri at the Nageswara Rao Park over the last 7years. Sundaram Finance conducts audition to select the artistes. Mikeless Kutcheri will take place every morning between 7am and 8am over the next three days of the Mylapore Festival. For registration to present Kutcheri in the Park, email: SundayKutcheri@gmail.com

Varshini presents Sunday Kutcheri

Encouraged and applauded all the way through the one hour by morning park walkers and regulars at the monthly Kutcheri, 13year old S Varshini, a class nine student of Chinmaya Vidyalaya, presented a lively mikeless Kutcheri this Sunday (10 Nov) morning at 7am at the Chess Square of the Nageswara Rao Park in Mylapore.

Varshini, who is learning music from Guru Smt. Bavani Santhanam, was accompanied on the Mridangam by Shravan Bharani and on the Violin by S Subashree. Varshini presented songs that included Shri Ganesha, Bala Ganaka,Vinayakuni and Koovi Azhaithal.

G Sundararajan, CFO, Sundaram Home Finance presented certificates and mementos to the artistes. The idea behind the Sunday Kutcheri in the Park organised by Sundaram Finance every month is to promote young musical talent aged below 15years and provide them with a launch pad. No mikes and speakers are used at the Sunday Kutcheri in the Park. Over 700 children have presented the mikeless Kutcheri at the Nageswara Rao Park. Sundaram Finance conducts audition to select the artistes. For registration: email sundaykutcheri@gmail.com

Asha presents Navarathri Kutcheri at Nageswara Rao Park

On the third and final morning of the 5th edition of the Navarathri Special ‘Kutcheri in the Park’ organised by Sundaram Finance, 13year old Asha Ramanujam presented an hour of lively vocal carnatic music performance on Sunday (13 Oct) morning at the chess square of the Nageswara Rao Park.

Asha, who is learning music from Guru Dr. Prema Rangarajan, was accompanied on the Mridangam by R Kishore and on the Violin by Parur Ananthalakshmi. Asha presented songs that included Sidhi Vinayakam, Indhavazhi Poga Vendam, Nithi Chala Sukuma and Mudhukrisha. Sundaram Finance has also been organising Kutcheri in the Park on the first Sunday of every month since February 2007 for children aged below 15years. No mikes and speakers are used 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 registration: email sundaykutcheri@gmail.com

Atchaya Harini presents a lively Kutcheri in the Park

On day 2 of the three day Navarathri Special ‘Kutcheri in the Park’ organised by Sundaram Finance, 14year old B. Atchayaharini, a student of Vani Vidyalaya Sr. Sec School presented a lively vocal carnatic music performance at the chess square of the Nageswara Rao Park.

Atchayaharini, who is learning music from Guru Mrs. Padma Sandilyan, was accompanied on the Mridangam by D. Prasanna Venkatesh and on the Violin by Aasha Sriram. Atchayaharini presented songs that included Gajananaytham (Naatai- Aadhi), Inthakan (Bilahari- Roopagam), Chandrasekara (Sindhu Bairavi- Aadi) and Shree Lakshmi (Hamsadwani- Aadhi) P. Viswanathan, Company Secretary, Sundaram Finance Ltd., presented certificates and mementos to the artistes.

Sundaram Finance has also been organising Kutcheri in the Park on the first Sunday of every month since February 2007. No mikes and speakers are used 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 registration: email Sundaykutcheri@gmail.com

Duo present Navarathri Special Kutcheri in the Park

The 5th edition of the Navarathri Special ‘Kutcheri in the Park’ organised by Sundaram Finance kicked off this (Friday) morning with a vocal carnatic music performance by the duo of Koushik Shankar and Karthik Shankar at the chess square of the Nageswara Rao Park.

The duo are learning under Guru Mrs. Vasanthi Gopal. They were accompanied on the Mridangam by M. Prabhakaran and on the Violin by G. Vishveshwaran

Sundaram Finance has also been organising Kutcheri in the Park on the first Sunday of every month since February 2007. No mikes and speakers are used 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 registration: email sundaykutcheri@gmail.com