Chettinad Vidyashram students kick off Sundaram Finance Mylapore Festival 2013 with a mikeless kutcheri

The four day Sundaram Finance Mylapore Festival 2013 kicked off this morning at 630am with a one hour mikeless Group Kutcheri presented by 15students of Chettinad Vidyashram in front of hundreds of morning park walkers at the chess square of the Nageswara Rao Park in Mylapore. No mikes and speakers were used in the Park Kutcheri. Accompanied by Varun Narayana on the Mridangam and Sathya Rajesh, who took on the dual role of playing the Tabala and the Kanjira, these school students aged below 15years presented Bhajan compositions that included Gam Gam Ganapathi, Malmaruga, Narayanajaye, Theertha Vittala, Panduranga Vittala and Vanamali Vasudeva. P Viswanathan, Company Secretary, Sundaram Finance Ltd., presented certificates and mementos to the artistes. 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 550 children have presented the mikeless Kutcheri at the Nageswara Rao Park. Sundaram Finance conducts audition to select the artistes. For registration to present Kutcheri in the Park, email: sundaykutcheri@gmail.com

The Hindu on Sunday Kutcheri

The Hindu's KT Jagannathan writes on the Success of the Sunday Kutcheri in the Park

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/chen-arts/chen-music/tykes-without-mikes/article4204095.ece

Prithvi presents lively Sunday Kutcheri

As part of the monthly Sunday Kutcheri in the park organised by Sundaram Finance, 13 year old Prithvi Harish, a student of Chettinad Vidyashram presented a lively Kutcheri this Sunday (2 December) morning at 630am at the Nageswara Rao Park in Mylapore. Prithvi is learning music from Guru Mrs. Madhuram Srinivasan (one of the Therezhendur Sisters). Prithvi was accompanied on the Mridangam by TV. Srivatsa (Guru T.Shyamsundar) and on the Violin by T.Srikanth (Guru Hemamalini Renganathan) The music connoisseurs and the morning walkers at the park who had gathered around the Chess Square appreciated his presentation that included Papanasam Sivan’s Mooladharamurthi (Hamsadhwani -Aadhi), Kaana Kan Kodi Vendum (Kaamboji- Aadhi), Karapagame Kan Paarai (Madhyamavathi-Aadhi) and Senthil Aandavan (Karaharapriya-Roopakam), Thyagarajar’s Naadha Thanumanisam (Siddha Ranjani – Aadhi) and Muthuswamy Dikshithar’s Kanja Dhalaya Dhaakshi ( Kamala Manohari-Aadhi). The idea behind the Sunday 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 500 children have presented the mikeless Kutcheri at the Nageswara Rao Park. Sundaram Finance conducts audition to select the artistes. For audition, email sundaykutcheri@gmail.com

Sahana presents Sunday Kutcheri

Sahana Venugopal, a class X student of Chettinad Hari Shree Vidhyalaya presented a mikeless Kutcheri this Sunday (2 September) morning at 630am at the Nageswara Rao Park in Mylapore. Sahana was accompanied on the Mridangam by R. Kishore (Guru Sri R. Ramesh) and on the Violin by Parur Ananthashree (Guru Shri M.A. Krishnaswamy) Sahana presented songs that included Entho Prema ( Suratti – Adi), Dikshithar’s Sidhi Vinayakam (Shanmukhapriya – Rupakam) Thyagarajar’s (Merusamana - Mayamalavagowlai – Adi) and Sundari ni divya (Kalyani – Adi), Bogeendra shayinam (Kuntalavarali - Kanta Chapu - Swati Thirunaal) and Narayana Theerthar’s Govardhana Giridhara (Durbari Kaanada – Adi). The idea behind the Sunday 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. Sundaram Finance conducts audition to select the artistes. For registration,email: sundaykutcheri@gmail.com

California Students presents Sunday Kutcheri

13 year old Arjun Subramanian, a class VIII student of Harker Middle School in San Jose, California came all the way from the US to present a lively Kutcheri this Sunday (5 August) morning at 630a.m at the chess square of the Nageswara Rao Park in Mylapore as part of the monthly Sunday Kutcheri in the Park organised by Sundaram Finance. No mikes and speakers were used at the Sunday Kutcheri. Arjun was accompanied by Tippirajapuram Hari (a student of Umalaypuram Sri Mali), on the Mridangam, and by Sriram Sridhar (a student of Lalgudi GJR Krishnan), on the Violin. Arjun has been learning music from Guru Sugandha Kalamegham. Arjun’s presentation this morning included compositions such as Gajavadhana (Sriranjani), Sarasasamadana (Kapinarayani) and Vellai Thamarai (Abheri) -tributes to Madurai Mani Iyer-, Sivananda Kamavardhani (Panthuvarali), Brova Baramma (Bahudari), Pahi Parvatha Nandini (Arabhi) and Padame Thunai (Valaji). Sundaram Finance has been organising Sunday Kutcheri in the Park on the first Sunday of every month between 630am and 730am since February 2006. The idea behind the Sunday 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 500 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

Pooja presents Sunday Kutcheri on a Cloudy July morning

As part of the monthly mikeless kutcheri organised by Sundaram Finance, 12 year old Pooja Shree Rajagopalan, a student of Modern Senior Secondary School, Nanganallur presented a lively Kutcheri in the Park on a cool and cloudy Sunday (1 July) morning at 630am at the Nageswara Rao Park in Mylapore. Accompanied on the Mirdangam by J. Aravind (Guru: Shri K.R.Ganesh) and on the Violin by Parur M.S. Ananthalakshmi (Guru: Shri M.A.Krishnaswamy), Pooja presented compositions that included Kanu kontini (Bilahari Ragam / Adhi Thalam), Ashta pathi(ragamalika), Eppo varuvaaro - jonpuri (Sree Madurai Mani Iyer) and Geetha Dhuniku ( thillana-swathi thirunaal-dhanashree). Pooja is currently learning music under Guru Smt. Rajalakshmi Srinivasan Over 500 children have presented the mikeless Kutcheri at the Nageswara Rao Park. Sundaram Finance conducts audition to select the artistes. For registration: sundaykutcheri@gmail.com

Varshini Kannan presents a lively Mikeless Kutcheri

In front of an informal audience at the Chess Square of the Nageswara Rao Park in Mylapore comprising of music connoisseurs and morning park walkers, 13year old Varshini K, a student of The Hindu Senior Secondary School, Adyar presented a lively Kutcheri this Sunday (June3) morning at 630am as part of the monthly mikeless kutcheri organised by Sundaram Finance. Varshini, who is learning music under Guru Dr. Ushalakshmi Krishnamurthy, was accompanied on the Violin by T. Kishore (Guru – MSG Suresh) and on the Mirdangam by Karthik (Guru - Sri Ranganathan). Vashini’s presentation that was much appreciated by the audience included compositions such as Veenai Kuppaiyer’s Vinayaka Ninnu (Hamsadhwani), Gopalakrishna Bharathi’s Sabapathikku (Abogi), Sri Thyagarajar’s Sarasa Saamadhaana (Kapi Narayani), Sri Muthuswami Dikshithar’s Sivakameshwari (Kalyani), Periyasami Dhooran’s Kaliyuga Varadhan - Bridavana Saranga and Sri Annamacharya’ Brahmam Okate (Bowli). S. Sivakumar, Sr. VP (Operations) Sundaram Finance Ltd., presented certificates and mementos to the performing artistes.

This is the 7th year that Sundaram Finance has been organising the monthly mikeless Sunday Kutcheri in the Park. The idea behind the Sunday 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. The focus is to make the Sundaram Finance Sunday Kutcheri in the Park a small stepping stone for young children to present their musical talent in front of an audience and to serve as a launch pad for these young budding artistes. Over 500 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