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MADRAS MUSIC MELA 2001
BHARAT KALACHAR, NARADA GANA SABHA AND PARTHASARATHY SWAMI SABHA GIVE AWAY TITLES
The 14th anniversary and 15th Margazhi Mahotsav of Bharat Kalachar was inaugurated here at a glittering function last night at the YGP auditorium by noted danseuse Sonal Mansingh. Sonal lighted the traditional lamp to launch the festival proceedings.
She also gave away the Yuva Kala Bharati titles for dance to Lavanya Shankar (Bharatanatyam), Aruna Subbiah (Bharatanatyam), Saraya Sai (Bharatanatyam), Adith Narayanan (all-rounder in Bharatanatyam, Nattuvangam and Choreography), Sailaja (Kuchipudi) and Gopika Varma (Mohini Attam).
Film director K Vishwanath conferred the Nataka Kala Bharati title on noted stage actor A R Srinivasan, and the Seva Kala Bharati title on Ambika Kameshwar, director, RASA.
Senior vocalist K V Narayanaswamy gave away the Viswa Kala Bharati title to T Viswanathan, former Head of Madras University's Music department and now based in the US.
Rajalakshmi Parthasarathy, Secretary, Bharat Kalachar, said the festival will provide 70 music and 50 dance programmes by 300 artistes drawn from various fields. These artistes would do a better job at promoting national integration than politicians, she said. Among others who participated in the inauguration were noted stage and film actor Y G Mahendra and Madhuvanthi Arun. The festival will be on till January 6.
The annual Isai, Natya, Nataka Vizha of the Narada Gana Sabha was inaugurated here today by Dr V V Swarnavenkatesa Dikshitar of Chidambaram at an impressive function here.
A packed Narada Gana Sabha hall applauded
as Dikshitar conferred the title of Nadabrahmam on senior vidwan K
V Narayanaswamy, and presented the Senior Musician title award to
Tiruppontoorti V Venkatesan.
The function was preceded by Nagaswaram from P K M Ravi and party.
Dikshitar and V Venkatesan announced a donation of Rs 10,000 and Rs 5,000
respectively towards the festival.
Replying to the felicitations, K V
Narayanaswamy and V Venkatesan lauded the efforts of the Narada Gana Sabha
and its Secretary R Krishnaswamy in particular in the growth of classical
music and art forms in the state.
The inaugural was followed by Kadri Gopalnath's saxophone concert. The
festival will be on at the Sathguru Gnanananda Hall of the Narada Gana
Sabha till January 2, 2002.
Courtesy: Chennaionline.com
