About Nadasurabhi

Nadasurabhi, literally means “the giver of music” (Sangeetha Kamadhenu). True to its name, the organization has been enthralling the ever growing audiences of Bangalore (India) with the highest level of Indian Classical Carnatic Music for the past 15 years.

Nadasurabhi Cultural Association is located at Koramangala, which takes pride in being a sophisticated community of up scale commercial activity while retaining its serene residential pockets with old world charm, which is the true characteristic of the city of Bangalore.

Nadasurabhi is registered as a charitable trust. It is best described as  a Cultural Service Organisation. All the programs conducted by Nadasurabhi are free and any music lover can attend the concerts without paying for an entrance ticket. The expenses are met exclusively by voluntary donations from the members, general pubic and philanthropic organizations. All donations enjoy exemption under Section 80G of the Income Tax Act.

• Monthly Concert: On the third Sunday of every month , at 4.15 PM a concert is held. The current venue is the Indian Heritage Academy Hall, Koramangala, Bangalore.
• Youth Festival: In February every year a three day festival is held wherein young, promising upcoming artists are featured.
• Annual Festival of Music: In November every year, a weeklong festival is held featuring leading musicians in the field of Carnatic music. The artists list is a literal who-is-who in this field. They include Vidwans R.K.Srikantan, Prof. T.N.Krishnan, M.S.Gopalakrishnan, N.Ramani, Madurai T.N.Seshagopalan, T.V.Sankaranarayanan, Trichur Ramachandran, Sanjay Subrahmanyan, T.M.Krishna, Unnikrishnan, Vijay Siva, Vidushis Sudha Raghunathan, Sikkil Sisters, Soumya and so on.
• Thyagaraja and Purandaradasa Aradhana function: It is held in February every year wherein everyone right from senior musicians to young music students pays their tribute to the saint composers. It includes the group rendering of the Pancharatna Kritis.
• Music Competition: From 2009, carnatic vocal music competitions are being held for children between 8 and 15.
• Sangeetha Surabhi Award: From 2007, a senior carnatic musician is honoured with the title of Sangeetha Surabhi, during a special function held in conjunction with the Annual Music Festival in November.

Nadasurabhi has today grown to be one of the premier carnatic music sabhas in Bangalore. With more than 530 life members, the organization has been growing rapidly in recent years. Artists, members, rasikas and the press have been highly appreciative of the quality of concerts conducted by Nadasurabhi.

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