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

Chettinad Hari Shree Vidyalayam student presents Mikeless Kutcheri

As part of the monthly Sunday Kutcheri in the Park organised by Sundaram Finance, 12year old R. Anirudh Subramanian, a class 8 student of Chettinad Hari Shree Vidyalayam, presented a mikeless Kutcheri for an hour this Sunday (1 September) morning from 7am at the Chess Square of the Nageswara Rao Park in Mylapore. Anirudh has been learning music from Guru Smt. Padma Sandilyan.

Accompanied on the Mridangam by Kishore Ramesh and on the Violin by Parur Ananthalakshmi, Anirudh presented songs that included Paamarajana Palini ( Simhendra Madhyamam), Inthakan Anananda ( Bilahari), Rama Neeyada ( Karaharapriya) and Jagadodharana ( Kaapi). The idea behind the Sunday Kutcheri in the Park organised by Sundaram Finance on the first Sunday of 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

Two Overseas Students present Sunday Kutcheri

Sunday morning at the Nageswara Rao Park in Mylapore saw two young overseas children present the mikeless kutcheri as part of the monthly Sunday Kutcheri in the Park organised by Sundaram Finance. At 630am, 13year old Aditya Ravikanth, a class 9student of Acton Boxborough High School, Massachusetts, USA presented a 45minute Kutcheri. Aditya who has been learning music from Guru Smt. Tara Anand presented songs that included Vinayaka (Hamsadhwani Ragam/Adi Taalam), Sadaachaleswaram (Bhoopalam/Adi) and Meenakshi Me Mudam (Poorvikalyani/ Adi).

2nd Kutcheri of the morning Following this, 10year old S. Sowmya Lakshmi, a class 6 student of Elite English School, Dubai presented a lively one hour Kutcheri between 715am and 815am applauded by the music lovers who came there not withstanding the heavy late night rain in Mylapore. Sowmya Lakshmi has been learning music from Guru Palakkad Vijay Kumar. Sowmya Lakshmi’s compositions included Tyagarajar’s Sree Ganapathini (Sowrashtram Ragam, Aadhi Taalam), Maa Jaanaki (Kamboji / Aadhi) and Bandureethi (Hamsanadham/Aadhi), Pattanam Subrahmaniayer’s Aparaadha (Lathangi/ Aadhi), Gopalakrishna bharathi’s Sabhapathikku (Aabhogi Roopakam ) and Vanamaali Jeeyar’s Janaki Ramana (Kaappi/ Aadhi).

Accompanists Both the carnatic vocal artistes were accompanied on the Mirudangam by R. Kishore (Guru: Shri R. Ramesh) and on the Violin by Parur Ananthalakshmi (Guru: M.S. Anantharaman/ M.S. Krishnaswamy). Registration for Sunday Kutcheri in the Park The idea behind the Sunday Kutcheri in the Park organised by Sundaram Finance on the first Sunday of every month is to promote young musical talent aged below 15years and provide them with a launch pad. Over 700 children have presented the Kutcheri at the Nageswara Rao Park. No Mikes and Speakers are used at the Kutcheri. Sundaram Finance conducts audition to select the artistes. For registration: email sundaykutcheri@gmail.com

Sai Nishanthi presents Sunday Kutcheri in the Park

15year old Sai Nishanthi, a Class 10student of DAV School, Adambakkam presented a lively mikeless Sunday Kutcheri in the Park this Sunday (2 June) morning at 7am at the Nageswara Rao Park in Mylapore. Sai Nishanthi has been learning music for 8 years and is currently learning from Mrs. Vasanthi Gopal. She was accompanied on the Mridangam by Prabhakar M (Guru Therazhandur Shri Sundara Raghavan) and on the Violin by Vishveswaran R (Guru Shri Panchanathan). Sai Nishanthi’s presentation included Karunai Seivaai (Hamsadvani), Swaminatha Paripaala Naatai (Adhi), Vaade Raa (Panthuvarali), Ninne Nammi (Thodi), Dhora Kuna (Bilahari), Mahadeva Siva (Revathi), Dheenanu (Desh) and Shree Rama Dhootha (Mohanam). The idea behind the Sunday Kutcheri in the Park organised by Sundaram Finance 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

Times of India on the Nageswara Rao Park

Pune Student presents Sunday Kutcheri

A big crowd watched 12year old Subhadra Sridharan, a Class 7 student of The Bishops Co-Ed School, Pune present a lively one hour Kutcheri sans mikes and speakers on Sunday (5 May) morning here at the Nageswara Rao Park in Mylapore. Subhadra enthralled the audience with her presentation that comprised of Papanasam Sivan’s Karuna Nidhiye (Bowli Ragam/ Mishra Chapu Thaalam) and Edadhupadam Thuki ( Khamas/ Adi), Purandaradasar’s Jagadhodharana ( Kapi/ Adi) and Thyagaraja’s Etavunara ( Kalyani/ Adi), among others. Subhadra, who has been learning music since the age of five, was accompanied on the Mridangam by T. Kathik (Guru Madurai K.Rangarajan) and on the Violin by Master T. Kishore (Guru M. S. G. Suresh). Her current Guru is Vidwan Delhi Sunder Rajan. S Kumar, AGM (Admn), Sundaram Finance Ltd presented certificates and mementos to the artistes. The idea behind the Sunday Kutcheri in the Park organised by Sundaram Finance on the first Sunday of every month is to promote young musical talent aged below 15years and provide them with a launch pad. To-date, 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

Swasthika presents Sunday Kutcheri in the Park

Two changes were initiated at the Sunday Kutcheri in the Park that took place on the 1st Sunday of April 2013. The starting time of the Kutcheri was moved to 7am from the usual 630am. And a 8x8 stage was set up at the chess square of the Nageswara Rao Park for the first time. Seated atop this specially erected stage, 14year old S. Swasthika, a class 9 student of P.S. Senior Secondary School, Mylapore presented an hour of lively Sunday Kutcheri in the Park this (7 April) morning at the Nageswara Rao Park in Mylapore. Swasthika is learning music from Guru Sri Thiruvarur Sankaran Iyer. No mikes and speakers are used at the Sunday Kutcheri in the Park. Accompanied on the Mridangam by C.T. Kathik (Guru Madurai K. Rangarajan) and on the Violin by Master T. Kishore (Guru M.S.G.Suresh), Swasthika presented compositions that included Villayada Ithu Nerama, Karunai Theivame, Theva Thevam Baje, Enna Kavi Paadinalum, Karunai Chooda Ninnu, Saamaja Vara Gamana, Thelisi Ramachandra and Saarasa Mukhi. G Sundararajan, Head- Finance, Sundaram BNP Paribas Home Finance presented mementos and certificates to the artistes. To register for audition to participate in the Sunday Kutcheri in the Park, email: sundaykutcheri@gmail.com