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Song List:

1. Taana Varnam- Kannada- Lalgudi G Jayaraman.  

2. Pada Varnam –Neelambari- Lalgudi G Jayaraman.  

3. Thillana 1- Vasanthi - Lalgudi G Jayaraman.  

4. Thillana 2 - Durga - Lalgudi G Jayaraman.  

5. Thavarizhaippadu – Ragavardhini - Lalgudi G Jayaraman.  

6. Sree Jagadeeshwari – Ahirbhairav- Lalgudi G Jayaraman.  

7. Deva Sri – Madhyamavathi – One of Saint Thyagaraja’s Lalgudi Pancharathna Kritis

Dates and timing:  

September 30,  Saturday  -   3.00 pm - 6.00 pm  

October 1,  Sunday - 3.00 pm - 6.00 pm  

October 2,   Monday - 3.00 pm – 6.00 pm (Gandhi Jayanthi Holiday)

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Dates and timing: 

May 27, 2023 Saturday - 3.30 pm - 6.00 pm 

May 28, 2023 Sunday - 3.30 pm - 6.00 pm

June 03, 2023 Saturday - 3.30 pm - 6.00 pm 

June 04, 2023 Sunday - 3.30 pm - 6.00 pm

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Song List:

1. Karunajuda – Saranga -Srirangam  

2. O! Rangasayi – Kamboji -Srirangam  

3. Vinaraadana – Devagandhari Srirangam  

4. Sambo mahadeva – Pantuvarali – Kovur  

5. Kori sevimpa raare – Karaharapriya - Kovur

Dates and timing:  

February 8, 2020  Saturday  -   3.00 pm - 6.00 pm  

Febrauary 9, 2020  Sunday - 3.00 pm - 6.00 pm

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Song List:

1. Mahaganapathim – Amrutha vaahini – Jayachamaraja Wadiyar  

2. Shiva shiva shiva Bho – Nadanaamakriya –Jayachamaraja Wadiyar  

3. Vanchatonu na – Kar naranjani - HMB  

4. Maanamu Kaavalenu –Sahana – HMB  

5. Shivam Haram Shantam – Khamboji - HMB

Dates and timing:  

November 16, 2019  Saturday -  3.30 pm to 6 pm  

November 17, 2019  Sunday   -  3.30 pm to 6 pm

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Song List:

1. Daivama O Daivama Abhogi Annamacharya 

2. Singara rayadawowdu Dwijavanti Annamacharya 

3. Nandamukunde parama Kedaragowla Narayana Theertha 

4. Samukhayecharika Sarvesvara Khamas Annamacharya 

5. Rama idemi rara rajasa ma raghu Kannada Bhadrachala Ramadasu 

6. Jaya jaya durge Durga Narayana Theertha 

7. Itinikante ghanulu Navarasakannada Annamacharya

Dates and timing: 

August 10, 2019 Saturday - 4 pm to 6 pm 

August 11, 2019 Sunday - 4 pm to 6 pm 

August 12, 2019 Monday - 4 pm to 6 pm

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Song List:

1. Neeve gatiyani Var nam Nalinakanthi Adi talam Lalgudi Jayaraman 

2. Entoprematonu Var nam Bahudari Adi talam Lalgudi .Jayaraman 

3. Paluku kanda Navarasakannada Adi talam Thyagaraja 

4. Nadaloludai Kalyanavasantha Rupak talam Thyagaraja 

5. Gati neevani Thodi Adi talam Thyagaraja 

6. Thillana Misrasivaranjani Lalgudi Jayaraman 

7. Thillana Revathi Lalgudi .Jayaraman

Dates and timing: 

April 19, 2019 Friday - 3.30 pm - 5.30 pm 

April 20, 2019 Saturday - 3.30 pm – 5.30 pm 

April 21, 2019 Sunday - 10.00 am – 12 .00 Noon

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About the Guru 

Dr. Shertally K.N.RENGANATHA SHARMA M.A.,M.Phil.,PhD,renowned Vocal Artiste in the field of Carnatic Music was born on 30th December 1966 to Smt Lakshmi Ammal and Sangeetha Acharya K.Narayana Iyer. From a very early age itself Sharma was exposed to the world of Carnatic music. He has been groomed under the guidance and training in the 'Guru Kula' system of his father who belongs to 'Semmangudi Tradition'  

Dr.Sharma secured his graduation and post graduation in Music from Calicut University with First Rank and pursued his M.Phil Degree at Madras University(1990). He accomplished his Doctoral Degree at Madurai Kamaraj University focused on "Analytical Study on Various laya aspects in Carnatic music"(2007).   

Dr.Sharma served as Professor and later Principal at 'Sri Sathguru Sangeetha Vidhyalayam', College of music Madurai Tamilnadu, affiliated to the Madurai Kamaraj University. He recently took voluntary retirement and moved to Chennai as a full time performing artist.   

Dr.Sharma is an 'A'Grade Artist of All India Radio and Doordarshan since 1992. Dr Sharma has been performing under the auspices of many leading music Sabhas in Chennai and Bangalore during the December music Festival. He has performed on several occasions in the Nadasurabhi stage as well.    

With a Concert and teaching career extending over three decades, Sharma is also engaged in conducting lecture demonstrations, workshop on different aspects of Carnatic music.

Song List:

 1. Varnam: Dani saamajendra- Thodi- pada varnam  

2. Ganesha Sthuthi: Ganapate --Janaranjani  

3. Sub-Main :  Bhajana seyya --Dharmavathi  

4. Madhyama kaalam: Narasimha maamava -- Aarabhi.  

5. Main: Janani Maamava -- Bhairavi (Brief coverage of Ragam, neraval and swaram)  

6. Thukkada: Saagara sayana Vibho -- Bageshri  

7. Alarsara Parithaapam -- Padam (optional , if time permits)  

8. Thillana -- Maand  

9. Mangalam  

Dates and timing:   

January 12, 2019  Saturday -    3.30 pm -6.00 pm  

January 13, 2019  Sunday - 3.30 pm -6.00 pm  

January 14, 2019  Monday -   3.30 pm -6.00 pm    

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Song List:

Popu hogona Baro - Mohana - Adi - Sripadarajaru  

Yeke kirikiri Maduthi – Ananda Bhairavi – Tisra Nadai – Prasanna 

Theertharu Thatithkoti nibha kaya – Pantuvarali –Adi- Jagannathadasaru 

Manava Madhavanolu- Kalyani –Adi- Vijayadasaru 

Enandu Kondadi – Ragamalika – Khanda chapu – Kanakadasaru 

Enu Sukruthava – Neelambari- Misra chapu – Vadirajaru 

Ksheerabdi Kannike – Ragamalika – Adi – Purandaradasaru 

Hyange Kottanu – Shanmukhapriya- Misra chapu- Vadirajaru 

Jojo Krishna – Kuranji – Roopakam – Purandaradasaru 

Kulakulakulavennuthiharu – Desh –Misra Chapu -Kanakadasaru

Dates and timing: 

September 21, 2018, Friday- 3.30 pm -5.30 pm  

September 22, 2018, Saturday - 3.30 pm -5.30 pm  

September 23, 2018, Sunday - 3.30 pm – 5.30 pm

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Course objectives: 

An important area of expertise in the learning of Carnatic Music is Manodharma sangeetham and stage presentation techniques. It is well recognised that the great stalwarts of music had evolved their exclusive style (baani) of singing and exclusive stage presentation techniques. This course aims to enlighten the students about the wisdom of few of the stalwarts.

Programme Schedule:  

Session 1:  30th June 2018 -  3.00 PM to 5.00 PM    

Authority of Ariyakudi

Training on the style of singing

Learn one Ariyukudi song.  

Session 2: 30th June 2018 – 5.15 PM to 7.15 PM  

Mastery of Madurai Mani Iyer

Training on the style

Learn one MMI song              

Session 3: 1st July 2018 – 3.00 PM to 5.00 PM  

Genius of GN Balasubramanian

Training on the style of singing

Learn one GNB song

Session 4: 1st July 2018 – 5.15 PM to 7.15 PM  

a. “His Master’s Style”- Special session on the style of T.N.Seshagopalan

b. Standard structures of  Manodharma sangeetham

c.  General guidelines on stage presentation techniques.

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Song List:

Vande Jagad vallabham – Hamsadwani- Annamacharya 

Venkatesa ninnu – Madhyamavathi – Thyagaraja 

Sri Venkata Girisam – Surutti – Muthuswami Dikshitar 

Venkata saila vihara – Hamir Kalyani – Subbaraya Sastri 

Sri Venkatesam – Thodi – Poochi Srinivasa Iyengar 

Tirupathi Venkata ramana – Sindhu Bhairavi - Purandaradasa

Dates and timing:         

March 30, Friday- 3.30 pm -5.30 pm    

March 31, Saturday - 3.30 pm -5.30 pm    

April 1, Sunday - 3.30 pm – 5.30 pm

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Song List:

1.  Sri Subrahmanyaya Namaste – Kambojhi  -  Muthuswamy  Dikshitar 

2.  Varashikivahana – Supradeepa – Thyagaraja  

3.  Srivalli devasenapathe – Natabhairavi – Papanasam Shivan  

4.  SharavaNabhava – Pashupathipriya – Muthiah Bhagavatar  

5.  TandaruL ayya – NasikabhushiNi – Kotishwara Iyer  

6.  Vaa SharavaNabhava – Bilahari - Kotishwara Iyer

Dates and timing:  

December 23rd 2017, Saturday- 3.30 pm -5.30 pm  

December 24th 2017, Sunday- 3.30 pm -5.30 pm  

December 25th 2017, Monday- 10.30 am – 12.30 pm

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Dates and timing: 

August 25 th 2017, Friday – 3.30 pm onwards 

August 26 th 2017, Saturday- 3.30 pm onwards

August 27 th 2017, Sunday- 3.30 pm onwards

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About The Guru    

Vidushi Gayathri Girish has been recognized as a great talent in carnatic music from a very young age. She has won prestigious awards from the hands of senior musicians, from Krishna Gana Sabha, Narada Gana Sabha, Indian Fine Arts and so on. She has also received titles Sangeetha Bhaskara and Gaana Ratna. She is a senior disciple of Sangita Kalanidhi Padmabhushan Sri.T.N.Seshagopalan and (Late) Sri.Vaigai S Gnanaskandan. Smt. Gayathri has done extensive research in carnatic music and has specialized thematic concert series on rare topics like ‘Compositions on Siva” and so on. She is popular in presenting lecture demonstrations on unique topics of carnatic music.

Song List:

1. Manavi chekonavayya – Sarasangi –  Patnam Subramanya Iyer  

2. Paramapaavana Rama-Poorvi Kalyani – Ramnad Srinivasa Iyengar  

3. Rama Rama Gunaseema – Simhendra madhyamam – Maharaja Swati Tirunal  

4. Sakethanagara- Harikambhoji – Mysore Sadashiva Rao  

5. Kalyana Rama – Hamsanadam – Uthukkadu Venkata kavi  

6. Yaro Ivar yaro – Saveri – Arunachala kavi  

7. Bhajare re manasa – Karnataka devagandhari – Mysore Vasudevachar  

8. Mamava Pattabhirama – Manirangi – Muthuswamy Dikshitar

Dates and Timing:  

June 24th 2017, Saturday- 3.30 pm to 5.30 pm  

June 25th 2017, Sunday- 3.30 pm to 5.30 pm  

June 26th 2017, Monday- 3.30 pm to 5.30 pm

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Song List: 

O Jagadamba – Ananda Bhairavi- Syama Sastri 

Kamakshi Bangaru- VaraLi- Syama Sastri 

Akshaya linga vibho- Shankarabharanam- Muthuswami Dikshitar Kayarohineswaram- Devagandharam- Muthuswami Dikshitar

Lalithe Sri pravriddhe- Bhairavi- Thyagaraja’s Lalgudi Pancharathnam

Mahita pravriddha Srimathi- Kambodhi- Thyagaraja’s Lalgudi Pancharathnam

Dates and timing:  

24th February 2017 – Friday 3.30 PM to 5.30 PM (Shivarathri)  

25th February 2017 – Saturday 3.30 PM to 5.30 PM  

26th February 2017 – Sunday 3.30 PM to 5.30 PM  

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Song List:

1. Varna in Mandhari  

2. Sharade Pahimaam-Yedukulakambodhi  

3. Palukavademiraa- Devamanohari  

4. Sri Saraswathim- Athana  

5. Pranamaamyaham- Ranjani  

6. Javali- Kamach

Dates and Timing:  

December 10th  2016, Saturday- 3.30 pm to 5.30 pm  

December 11th 2016, Sunday- 3.30 pm to 5.30 pm  

December 12th 2016, Monday- 3.30 pm to 5.30 pm

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Papanasam Sri. Ashok Ramani (grandson of the greatest carnatic composer of the 20th century, Sri.Papanasam Sivan)

Song List:

1. Gnana Sabayil- Saaranga  

2. KaaNa kaNN- Kambhiji  

3. Narayana divya - Mohanam  

4. Nambi kettavar - Hindolam  

5. Chiththam irangaadadu En - Sahana  

6. Karthikeya Gangeya – Thodi  

7. Enna Thavam - Kapi

Dates and Timing:  

August 13th  2016, Saturday- 3.30 pm to 5.30 pm  

August 14th 2016, Sunday- 3.30 pm to 5.30 pm  

August 15th 2016, Monday- 3.30 pm to 5.30 pm (Independence day)     

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About Sri.R.N.Thyagarajan

Course delivered by Karnataka Kalshree Rudrapatnam Sri.R.N.Thyagarajan (of the famous Rudrapatnam brothers). He is the nephew of Sangeetha kalanidhi Dr.R.K.Srikantan. Sri.Thyagarajan retired as Deputy Director of Doordarshan Kendra, Bangalore. He has won several prestigious awards and titles in music. He is also an Aasthana Vidwan of Kanchi Kamkoti Peetam. He comes in the direct sishya parampara of Saint Thyagaraja.

Song List:

1. Mayamma- Ahiri    

2. Nannu Brovu – Lalitha    

3. Paalinchu Kamakshi – Madhyamavathi    

4. Parvathi Ninnu – Kalagada    

5. Devi Brova – Chintamani    

6. Meena lochana- Dhanyasi

Dates and timing:    

May 21st 2015, Saturday- 3.30 pm to 5.30 pm    

May 22nd, Sunday- 3.30 pm to 5.30 pm         

May 28th, Saturday- 3.30 pm to 5.30 pm    

May 29th, Sunday- 3.30 pm to 5.30 pm

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About Sri.R.N.Thyagarajan

Course delivered by Karnataka Kalshree Rudrapatnam Sri.R.N.Thyagarajan (of the famous Rudrapatnam brothers). He is the nephew of Sangeetha kalanidhi Dr.R.K.Srikantan. Sri.Thyagarajan retired as Deputy Director of Doordarshan Kendra, Bangalore. He has won several prestigious awards and titles in music. He is also an Aasthana Vidwan of Kanchi Kamkoti Peetam. He comes in the direct sishya parampara of Saint Thyagaraja.

The selected compositions are the only ones in that particular raga by Saint Thiagaraja. They are popular but unique in each of the ragas.      

Dates and timing:   

March 21st 2015, Saturday- 3.30 pm to 5.30 pm   

March 22nd, Sunday- 3.30 pm to 5.30 pm       

March 28th, Saturday- 3.30 pm to 5.30 pm   

March 29th, Sunday- 3.30 pm to 5.30 pm

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Dates and timing:       

January 23rd 2016, Saturday- 3.30 pm -5.30 pm   

January 24th 2016, Sunday- 3.30 pm -5.30 pm       

January 30th 2016 , Saturday- 3.30 pm – 5.30 pm   

January 31st 2016, Sunday- 3.30 pm – 5.30 pm

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About Sri.Rama Varma

Prince Rama Varma, a member of the Royal Family of Travancore, is a direct descendant of Maharaja Swathi Thirunal Rama Varma and Raja Ravi Varma.  Falling in love with music at an early age, Sri.Rama Varma studied music first with Prof.Vechoor Hariharasubramania Iyer for 14 years, until his demise in 1994. At present he is undergoing training under Sangeethakalanidhi Dr. M. Balamuralikrishna and has gone on to become one of his foremost disciples. Besides vocal music, Sri.Rama Varma is also an eminent vainika He studied veena under Trivandrum Sri. R.Venkataraman for five years before joining Sri. K.S.Narayanaswamy, who taught him until his demise.   

        

Teacher: Fluent in Malayalam, English, Hindi, Tamil and French, Varma is well read and has travelled widely and uses inputs from walks of life other than music too to enrich his art. His music is noted for its strict adherence to tradition coupled with his own charming brand of creativity. He specializes in taking classes and giving lecture demonstrations about various aspects of music to much appreciation and delight from his students and members of the public. He believes in making his lectures entertaining and his concerts informative.     

Organiser:   During the past decade he has proved himself to be an organizer of merit by organizing a week long festival of South Indian and North Indian Classical Music which is open to the public, at the palace of his ancestor Maharaja Swathi Thirunal in Trivandrum from the 6th till the 12th of January every year. He proved his dynamism as an organizer and visionary yet again recently by spearheading the move to allow women inside the Navarathri Mandapam, both as performers and as listeners too, breaking more than three centuries of that tradition. He is a indeed a worthy descendent of his illustrious predecessor Maharaja Swathi Thirunal who is described as the     “Prince among musicians and a Musician among Princes”

Dates and timing:  

October 2nd, Friday – 3.30 pm onwards  

October 3rd ,Saturday- 3.30 pm onwards  

October 4th , Sunday- 3.30 pm onwards  

October 10th   , Saturday- 3.30 pm onwards  

October 11th , Sunday- 3.30 pm     

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Song List:  

Smarasundaranguni , Ragam: Parz, Taalam: Adi  Composer: Dharmapuri Subbarayar.  

Bayarani,  Raagam:  Kapi, Taalam: Rupakam, Composer: T.Narayanaswamy  

Enthani Ninune, Ragam: Kamboji, Taalam: Mishra Chapu, Composer: Karur Dakshinamurthy  

Nee Matalu, Raagam: Purvikalyani, Taalam: Mishra Chapu, Composer: Pattabhiramiah  

Apadaru, Ragam: Khamas, Composer: Pattabhiramiah  

Vanitharo, Raagam: Anandabairavi, Taalam: Roopakam, Composer: Dasu Sreeramulu  

Panchabanudu, Raagam: Ragamalika, Taalam: Adi, Composer: Mysore Sadasivarao  

Saramaina, Raagam: Behag, Taalam: Roopakam, Composer: Swathi Tirunal

Dates and timing:  

June 27th , Saturday- 3.30 pm to 5.30 pm  

June 28th , Sunday- 3.30 pm to 5.30 pm     

July 4th , Saturday- 3.30 pm to 5.30 pm  

July 5th , Sunday- 3.30 pm to 5.30 pm      

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Dates and timing:     

October 18th, Saturday- 10.30 am to 12.30 pm 

October 19th, Sunday- 10.30 am to 12.30 pm     

October 25th, Saturday- 10.30 am to 12.30 pm 

October 26th, Sunday- 10.30 am to 12.30 pm

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Songs List:

Surya moorthe –Sourashtram 

Chandram Bhaja- Asaveri 

Angaarakam – Suruti 

Bhudham aashrayami – Naatakurinji 

Brihaspathe- Atana 

Sri Sukra bhagavantham – Paraju 

Diwakara thanujam – Yedukula Kambodhi    

Dates and timing:  

7th  June 2014, Saturday – 3.30 PM to 5.30 PM  

8th  June 2014 Sunday – 3.30 PM to 5.30 PM  

14th June 2014 Saturday – 3.30 PM to 5.30 PM  

21st  June 2014 Saturday – 3.30 PM to 5.30 PM  

22nd June 2014 Sunday – 3.30 PM to 5.30 PM  

28th June 2014 Saturday – 3.30 PM to 5.30 PM  

29th June 2014 Sunday - 3.30 PM to 5.30 PM  

5th July 2014 Saturday – 3.30 PM to 5.30 PM  

6th July 2014 Sunday - 3.30 PM to 5.30 PM

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Songs List:

Kamakshi Amba – Bhairavi 

Kamakshi – Yedukula kamboji 

Raave Himagiri - Todi    

Dates and timing:  

1st March 2014, Saturday – 3.30 PM to 5.30 PM  

2nd March 2014 Sunday – 3.30 PM to 5.30 PM  

8th March 2014 Saturday – 3.30 PM to 5.30 PM  

9th March 2014 Sunday – 3.30 PM to 5.30 PM  

22nd March 2014 Saturday – 3.30 PM to 5.30 PM  

23rd March 2014 Sunday – 3.30 PM to 5.30 PM  

29th March 2014 Saturday – 3.30 PM to 5.30 PM  

30th March 2014 Sunday - 3.30 PM to 5.30 PM

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Dates and timing:  

23rd November 2013 Saturday – 3 PM to 5 PM  

24th November 2013 Sunday – 3 PM to 5 PM  

30th November 2013 Saturday – 3 PM to 5 PM  

1st  December 2013 Sunday – 3 PM to 5 PM  

7th  December 2013 Saturday – 3 PM to 5 PM  

8th  December 2013 Sunday – 3 PM to 5 PM  

14th December 2013 Saturday – 10 AM to 12 Noon     

Follow up classes:  

11th January 2014 Saturday – 3 PM to 5 PM  

12th January 2014 Sunday – 3 PM to 5 PM

16th February 2014 Sunday - Group Singing of Pancharatna Kritis at the Nadasurabhi Thyagaraja Aradhana celebrations