Divya presents vocal carnatic music

An all women Mikeless Sunday Kutcheri


The August edition of the Sundaram Finance Sunday Kutcheri in the Park was an all women Kutcheri. Accompanied on the Mridangam by 11 year old S. Aswini and on the Violin by R. Shraddha(now a Sunday Kutcheri regular), 12 year old R. Divya, a student of Jaigopal Garodia Vivekananda Vidyalaya, Anna Nagar presented a Vocal Carnatic music performance at the Nageswara Rao Park in Mylapore.

Divya has been learning music for the past 7 years from Guru Smt. Subha Jawahar. She is also a budding Violin artist.

Divya’s presentation included Papanasam Sivam’s Sri Ganesha Charanam (Thillang –Ragam, Aadhi Thaalam), Periya Swamy Thuran’s Kaliyuga Varadhan (Brindavan Saranga, Aadhi), Cuddalore Subramaniam’s Janani Janani (Revathi, Aadhi) and Dhandapani Desikar’s Ennai Ne Maravadhe (Amirdhavarsini, Aadhi).



V.K. Raman of Sundaram Business Services presented certificates and mementos to the performing artistes.

The aim of the Sunday Kutcheri in the Park, that takes place on the first sunday of every month between 630am and 730am, is to provide a platform for young children under the age of 15 years to display their musical talent in an informal park audience. Mikes and speakers are not used at the Sunday Kutcheri in the Park. Sundaram Finance conducts audition to select the artistes.

For registration and audition enquiries,email: sundaykutcheri@gmail.com

Sayee Rakshith presents Violin recital

Moving away from the string of vocal music performances seen over the last few months, the Sunday Kutcheri in the Park organised by Sundaram Finance at the Nageswara Rao Park in Mylapore saw this Sunday morning(4th July 2010) a captivating violin presentation by 11 year old S. Sayee Rakshith, a student of The Hindu Senior Secondary School, Indira Nagar. So impressive was his performance that not a single person in the audience moved through the entire one hour of his presentation.

Sayee Rakshith has been learning music for the last six years and is currently learning from Shri Rajesh

Accompanying Sayee Rakshith on Sunday morning were two teenagers- 13 year old Gomathy Shankar on the Mridangam and 14year old Sainath on the Ghatam.

Sayee Rakshith presented some of the popular compositions including Muthuswami Dikshitar’s Vathapi (Hamsadwani-Aadi), Thyagaraja’s Rama Nannu (Harikambhoji-Rupakam) and Papanasam Sivam’s Enna thavam (Kaapi –Aadi).

TT Srinivasaraghavan, Managing Director, Sundaram Finance Ltd., was present on the occasion and handed mementos and certificates to the artistes.


Sunday Kutcheri in the Park provides a platform for young children under the age of 15 years to display their musical talent in an informal park audience. Mikes and Speakers are not used at the Sunday Kutcheri in the Park. Sundaram Finance conducts audition to select the artistes.

For audition enquiries, email: sundaykutcheri@gmail.com

Dinamalar features Nagpur artistes

Dinamalar features a photo caption of the 'Cousin Sisters'from Nagpur
performing at the Sunday Kutcheri in the Park on June 6,2010.

From Mumbai for the Sunday Kutcheri

News Today, the English Evening Daily, writes about Mahathi's trip from Bombay for her Sunday Kutcheri performance in Madras

Dinamalar on Sunday Kutcheri in the Park

Dinamalar features a piece on Shruti's performance at the Sunday Kutcheri in April 2010

Nagpur Cousins present Sunday Kutcheri in the Park

Overnight rain in Madras meant the city woke up to a cool and pleasant morning. At the Chess Square of the Nageswara Rao Park, morning walkers and regulars for the Sunday Kutcheri welcomed the Cousins from Nagpur to Sunday Kutcheri.

10 year old Sandhya and 12 year old Aishwarya, who are students of Smt. Ranjani Krishanakumar (Disciple of renowned artiste Smt. D. K. Pattammal), were all excited to present a Kutcheri sans mikes and speakers and in front of an informal park audience.

Accompanied by Master Naveen Srinivas, on the Mridangam, by Miss C. Sardha on the Violin and by Master Chandra Sekar Sharma on Ghatam, Sandhya and Aishwarya started with Purandaradasar’s Sharanu Siddhi Vinayaka ( Hamir Kalyani Ragam) and went on to present Muthuswamy Dikshitar’s Ananda Amrita Varshini (Ragam,Swaram, Neraval), Thyagarajar’s Bantureeti ( Humsanaadam) and Annamachrya’s Bhavayami(Yaman Kalyani), among other compositions.

PS Raghavan, Head, Sundaram Business Services was present on the occasion and presented certificates and mementos to the artistes.


Sunday Kutcheri in the Park provides a platform for young children under the age of 15 years to display their musical talent in an informal park audience. Mikes and Speakers are not used at the Sunday Kutcheri in the Park. Sundaram Finance conducts audition to select the artistes.

For audition enquiries, contact: sundaykutcheri@gmail.com

Mahathi presents a Lively Mikeless Kutcheri

Sunday Kutcheri concept inspires International School to include carnatic music as an extra curricular activity


Even as Mahathi, the class six student of Avalon Heights International School, Vashi, Navi Mumbai, landed in Madras and began practicing for the upcoming Mikeless Kutcher, the rain Gods showered their blessings on her. The city received unexpected rains on Friday evening and Saturday morning that was a great relief from the sweltering heat that we had experienced over the last one week.

After a couple of rehersel sessions with the accompanists Thiruvedaimarudur K.Ganeshan (Violinist) and Pattu Padmanabhan( Mridangam Vidwan), Mahathi was all set for the big moment on Sunday morning.

Acoompanied by her mother and aunt, Mahathi was all excited as she walked into the the Nageswara Rao Park in Mylapore at around 6am even as the Chess Quadrangle was being decked up with flower decorations welcoming Mahathi.

A student of Smt. Lakshmi Padmanaban, Mahathi has been Learning music since the age of six. Interestingly, Mahathi is also a Violinist, a Dancer and a Swimmer, in addition to being outstanding in her academics.

Mahathi’s presentation

The mikeless kutcheri proved to be a different kind of experience for the young Mahathi. Not only did she have to present without mikes and speakers, on Sunday morning she also had to counter the challenges posed by the overhead flights (flying over the Nageswara Rao Park) as well as the Nadaswaram at the nearby Kalyana Mandapam.

And she came out with flying colours displaying a great deal of confidence in her presentation in front of this informal park audience who sat around her tapping into her ragas.

Beginning with Manikkavachagar’s Thiruvenba, Mahathi's presentation included Sarasaksha (Panthuvaraali- Adi), Himadri Sute ( Kalyani-Rupagam), Karuna Jaladhe ( Nathanamakriya-Adi), Bhajare Gopalam (Hindolam-Adi) and Govinda Miha ( Bagheshree- Kanda Chappu).

Sunday Kutcheri concept inspires International School

At the conclusion of the Kutcheri, Mrs. Anandhi Venkat Raman, the mother of Mahathi, shared an interesting development that had taken place at Mahathi's International School recently.

“When we shared the Sunday Kutcheri Concept with the head of the International School where Mahathi is studying(Mahathi had wanted a couple of days off to come in early to Madras to prepare ahead of the Sunday Kutcheri), they were truly impressed to hear the kind of opportunities that exist for children. Immediately recognising the importance of Carnatic Music, the school has included this as an integral part of its extra curricular activities, thus providing a platform for children in the school to develop their musical skills.”

V.Kumaraswamy, GM- Sundaram Business Services presented the certificates and mementos to the performing artistes.



Sunday Kutcheri in the Park provides a platform for young children under the age of 15years to display their musical talent in an informal park audience. Mikes and Speakers are not used at the Sunday Kutcheri in the Park.

Sundaram Finance conducts audition to select the artistes.

For audition enquiries, email sundaykutcheri@gmail.com