Hello All....I have attached my concert in Ramana Kendra , Chennai.
Enjoy listening and please be free with your comments.
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Friday, March 7, 2008
Saturday, January 5, 2008
Composers of Carnatic Music - Gopalakrishna Bharati
INTRODUCTION
History of Carnatic music composers is of perennial interest to any Indian music enthusiast. Music world in the latter half of the 18th century was blessed with several doyens, including the greatest of them all, the music trinity (Thyagaraja, Muthuswami Dikshithar and Shyama Shastry).
Music is one of the several fine arts that is groomed and cherished in Tamilnadu. All forms of art had reached the zenith of everlasting beauty during the Maratha regime. Kings and nobles adored Carnatic music and patronized worthy musicians. Tamilnadu was enriched by several artistes unparalleled in expertise. Thus Tamilnadu became the capital of Carnatic music.
Standing tall among the doyens was Gopalakrishna Bharati. The very mention of “Nandanar Charithram” (Story of Nandanar) reverberated into the psyche of an average Indian, who was mired in a political and sociological turmoil. People flocked in thousands to listen to the popular story of Nandan, the Pariah (Harijan) who found a place in the temples of South India as one of the 63 Nayanars – devotees of Shiva. The author of this popular musical narrative was GopalaKrishna Bharathi. This Tamil opera is his greatest contribution to the world of music.Gopalakrishna Bharathi, one of whose immortal works is this “Nandanar Charithram ......
..... Pls contact Mala Mohan for rest of this research .....
History of Carnatic music composers is of perennial interest to any Indian music enthusiast. Music world in the latter half of the 18th century was blessed with several doyens, including the greatest of them all, the music trinity (Thyagaraja, Muthuswami Dikshithar and Shyama Shastry).
Music is one of the several fine arts that is groomed and cherished in Tamilnadu. All forms of art had reached the zenith of everlasting beauty during the Maratha regime. Kings and nobles adored Carnatic music and patronized worthy musicians. Tamilnadu was enriched by several artistes unparalleled in expertise. Thus Tamilnadu became the capital of Carnatic music.
Standing tall among the doyens was Gopalakrishna Bharati. The very mention of “Nandanar Charithram” (Story of Nandanar) reverberated into the psyche of an average Indian, who was mired in a political and sociological turmoil. People flocked in thousands to listen to the popular story of Nandan, the Pariah (Harijan) who found a place in the temples of South India as one of the 63 Nayanars – devotees of Shiva. The author of this popular musical narrative was GopalaKrishna Bharathi. This Tamil opera is his greatest contribution to the world of music.Gopalakrishna Bharathi, one of whose immortal works is this “Nandanar Charithram ......
..... Pls contact Mala Mohan for rest of this research .....
Friday, January 4, 2008
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Thursday, January 3, 2008
About Me
Born into a family of music connoisseurs, I started my training in Carnatic Music at the tender age of 6, under the able guidance of Smt. Raji Gopalakrishnan, a senior musician in Bombay. I later trained under the well known Carnatic musician and teacher Smt. T.R.Balamani (Bombay). Mellifluous and melodious voice, is one of my greatest assets.
Later I moved to Bangalore and continued training under Smt. Seeta Rajan (a senior disciple of Sri Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer). I also had the opportunity to learn from Smt.Neela Ramagopal and Nedanuri Krishnamurthy for a short span. I started giving fullfledged concerts since my 17th year. My graduation in Mount Carmel College, Bangalore followed and during my second year B.A., I won the first prize in the whole of South Zone,which gave me the opportunity to represent the South Zone at the NamFest ( Non Aligned Meet) at Delhi in the year 1985. After graduation, I went on to do Masters in English Literature from the University of Madras. Later completed Masters in Indian Music also from the University of Madras. A rank holder in M.A.Music, I was soon absorbed by the University of Madras, Department of Music as a Guest lecturer. It was in the University of Madras that I met my present Guru Smt. Suguna Varadachari, an eminent musician and one of the senior disciples of the legendary Musiri Subramaniam Iyer. Smt. Suguna has been a teaching faculty in the University for over 20 years and a pillar of inspiration for me. I completed M.Phil in Indian Music and am presently doing Doctorate in Indian Music from the Mother Teresa University, Kodaikanal. My topic for Research is "Niraval - the Backbone of Manodharma Sangeetham".
Among other things , I am also a diploma holder in Journalism and Mass Communication from the Indira Gandhi National Open University.
I was later appointed as Guest Lecturer in Queen Marys College, Chennai in the Department of Music. I am a very sincere and committed teacher. I have also served as training cum research fellow cum coordinator in Institute of Distance Education, University of Madras, Chennai. I have many students in India and abroad. In 1996 I got direct 'B high' gradation at All India Radio, Chennai, which is a rare feat. I have been regularly performing in All India Radio since then. Now I am an A grade artist to sing in the prime slot of AIR. I performed concerts all over India namely Delhi, Bombay , Poona, Bangalore, Mysore, Hubli, Calicut, Palghat, Coimbatore, Hyderabad and many concerts in well known Sabhas of Chennai. Being an Academician, I have presented Papers at International and National Seminars on Music. I have conducted workshops and also performed at the Sahithya Sruthilaya School of Music, Denmark for the year 2007.
Later I moved to Bangalore and continued training under Smt. Seeta Rajan (a senior disciple of Sri Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer). I also had the opportunity to learn from Smt.Neela Ramagopal and Nedanuri Krishnamurthy for a short span. I started giving fullfledged concerts since my 17th year. My graduation in Mount Carmel College, Bangalore followed and during my second year B.A., I won the first prize in the whole of South Zone,which gave me the opportunity to represent the South Zone at the NamFest ( Non Aligned Meet) at Delhi in the year 1985. After graduation, I went on to do Masters in English Literature from the University of Madras. Later completed Masters in Indian Music also from the University of Madras. A rank holder in M.A.Music, I was soon absorbed by the University of Madras, Department of Music as a Guest lecturer. It was in the University of Madras that I met my present Guru Smt. Suguna Varadachari, an eminent musician and one of the senior disciples of the legendary Musiri Subramaniam Iyer. Smt. Suguna has been a teaching faculty in the University for over 20 years and a pillar of inspiration for me. I completed M.Phil in Indian Music and am presently doing Doctorate in Indian Music from the Mother Teresa University, Kodaikanal. My topic for Research is "Niraval - the Backbone of Manodharma Sangeetham".
Among other things , I am also a diploma holder in Journalism and Mass Communication from the Indira Gandhi National Open University.
I was later appointed as Guest Lecturer in Queen Marys College, Chennai in the Department of Music. I am a very sincere and committed teacher. I have also served as training cum research fellow cum coordinator in Institute of Distance Education, University of Madras, Chennai. I have many students in India and abroad. In 1996 I got direct 'B high' gradation at All India Radio, Chennai, which is a rare feat. I have been regularly performing in All India Radio since then. Now I am an A grade artist to sing in the prime slot of AIR. I performed concerts all over India namely Delhi, Bombay , Poona, Bangalore, Mysore, Hubli, Calicut, Palghat, Coimbatore, Hyderabad and many concerts in well known Sabhas of Chennai. Being an Academician, I have presented Papers at International and National Seminars on Music. I have conducted workshops and also performed at the Sahithya Sruthilaya School of Music, Denmark for the year 2007.
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