Mysore/Mysuru: ‘Andina Mysuru,’ the Kannada version of author M.L. Krishnaswami’s English work ‘The Mysore That Was,’ was released at a programme organised at Natana School of Theatre Arts (Natana Rangashale) premises in Ramakrishnanagar here recently. Well-known columnist M. Shashidhara Dongre of Suruchi Rangamane released the book that is translated into Kannada by Somashekara Mandagere. Speaking…
129th Ramotsava & Music Fest
April 10, 2019By M.L. Krishnaswami In the Royal City of Mysuru, there are a few organisations which have completed a hundred years and more of fruitful service to society in many respects like it may be in education, social service, medicine, religious etc., to hit a century and continue to run their activities in a remarkable manner,…
128th Sri Ramanavami Music Festival: Sweet and scholarly rendering of kritis by Vid. Prashanth
April 12, 2018[Continued from Apr. 10] By M.L. Krishnaswami On the 2nd of April, Monday, the artistes at the concert organised by Sri Ramabhyudaya Sabha Charitable Trust at Alamma Choultry, Devaraja Mohalla, were: Vid. N.R. Prashanth on vocal, Vid. Mathoor Srinidhi on violin, Vid. Anoor Anantha Krishna Sharma on mridanga and Vid. Anoor Sunad Anand on khanjira. Vid….
128th Sri Ramanavami Music Festival: Malladi Bros, R.K. Padmanabha enthral music literati
April 10, 2018By M.L. Krishnaswami [Continued from Apr.4] The 128th Sri Ramanavami Music Festival organised by Sri Ramabhyudaya Sabha Charitable Trust was held at Alamma Choultry, Devaraja Mohalla. On Saturday the 31st March, the artistes were Malladi Brothers Vid. Ramaprasad and Vid. Ravikumar on vocal, Vid. Nishant Chandra on violin, Vid. Tumkur B. Ravishankar on mridanga and…
128th Sri Ramanavami Music Festival: Brilliantly rendered concert by Pt. Venkatesh Kumar
April 5, 2018By M.L. Krishnaswami [Continued from yesterday] On the fourth day of the 128th Sri Ramanavami Music Festival (Mar. 28) at Alamma Choultry, Devaraja Mohalla, there was a Hindustani vocal recital by the well-known popular musician Pandit Venkatesh Kumar. He was accompanied on the tabla by Pandit Ravindra Yavagal and on the harmonium by Pandit Veerabhadraiah…
128th Sri Ramanavami Music Festival: Ramakrishnamurthy steals the show
April 4, 2018By M.L. Krishnaswami [Continued from Mar.31] On the second day of the 128th Sri Ramanavami Music Festival (26th March) at Alamma Choultry, Devaraja Mohalla, the artistes were: Vocal – Vid. Ramakrishnamurthy; violin – Vidu. Apoorva Krishna; mridanga – Vid. Vijay Nateshan. The concert commenced with a Purandaradasa number in Kannada set to raga Behag with…
128th Sri Ramanavami Music Festival: Brilliant concert by sisters Ranjani and Gayathri
March 31, 2018By M.L. Krishnaswami The 128th Sri Ramanavami Music Festival organised by Sri Ramabhyudaya Sabha Charitable Trust is being held at Alamma Choultry, Devaraja Mohalla. On 25th March, the inaugural programme was a brilliant and briskly rendered vocal concert by the popular duo sisters Vidu. Ranjani and Vidu. Gayathri. These sisters are originally from Hyderabad where…
A meticulously planned kacheri…
November 30, 2017By M.L. Krishnaswami Ragavaibhava, Mysuru, had organised a grand classical vocal music programme by Vid. Sandeep Narayan on Saturday, the 18th inst at Sri Nadabrahma Sangeetha Sabha auditorium. Vid. Sandeep was accompanied by Vid. Mathur Srinidhi on violin, Vid. Tumkur B. Ravishankar on mridanga and Vid. G.S. Ramanujam on ghata. The programme was sponsored by…
Hindustani vocal music concert on Sunday
November 25, 2017Swara Sankula Sabha, Mysuru, a brain-child of leading Neuro-Surgeon Dr. M.S. Bhaskar, ably assisted by Pandit Veerabhadraiah Hiremutt, has organised a Hindustani vocal concert on Sunday, 26th November at 6.30 pm, at Nadabrahma Sangeetha Sabha, J.L.B. Road. Pandit Sudhindra Bhowmick from Bombay will be on vocal, Pandit Sriram Bhat from Mysuru on harmonium and Pandit…
The CITB Chairmen of yore…
August 6, 2017The four gentlemen — B. Narayanaswamy, B.N. Kengegowda, T. Venkataramanaiah and S. Linganna — are sterling examples of a few who held and chaired public offices with honesty and diligence. Rare qualities in the current scenario whose examples shall brighten the darkness surrounding the public domain of the present era. By M.L. Krishnaswami Having gone…
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