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events 2002
Here is a record of some of the important events in Carnatic music for the year 2002.
General:
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March 30 - April 7: Silver Jubilee of Cleveland Tyagaraja Aradhana
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July 25: Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer completes 95 years
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July 31: 100th year of Patnam Subamanya Iyer's demise
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Shanmukhananda Fine Arts & Sangeeta Sabha, Mumbai celebrates Golden Jubilee
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Music Academy, Chennai celebrates Platinum Jubilee
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Centenary year of violinst Varahur Muthuswami Iyer
Obituary:
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February 4: V Nagarajan
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February 11: G Harishankar
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April 1: K V Narayanaswami
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July 12: Mani Krishnaswami
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September 10: T Viswanathan
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October 24: Emberumanar Chetty, Indian Fine Arts Society
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December 10: N Ramachandran, Indian Fine Arts
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December 23: 'Sruti' N Pattabhiraman
Carnatica:
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March 17, 2002: A programme titled "Carnatic based film songs" organised in association with Lakshman Sruti. Top musicians and several school children participated.
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April 12, 2002: Carnatica's Complete Interactive Solutions for International Music, Dance and Yoga as well as India's Cosmic Energy Therapy Centre launched. Carnatica's Kids Club also inaugurated simultaneously.
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May 17, 2002: A first-of-its-kind summer camp organised at Ooty for Carnatica members. Camp included sessions and courses on voice culture, bhajans, devotional music, rare Carnatic masterpieces and yoga among other subjects.
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June 1, 2002: Two more camps organised at Carnatica premises in T Nagar and Adyar. Sessions included a course on Japanese music, as also lecture-demonstrations by leading artistes.
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June 23, 2002: World Music Day celebrated in association with the Krishnamurti Foundation of India.
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June 2002: Carnatica Cultural Child Care Centre launched at Chennai - a day-care centre for children, where they get exposure to music, bhajans, yoga, dance, Harikatha and other aspects that are unique to Indian culture right from their most impressionable age.
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July 3, 2002: MLV Day celebrated in association with Narada Gana Sabha. Unique audio-visual presentation on the music and life of the late legend M L Vasantakumari presented.
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August 6, 2002: Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer's 95th birthday celebrated on a grand scale in association with Sri Krishna Sweets. A prayer session which included distribution of prasadam from about 120 temples in Tamilnadu organised.
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August 13, 2002: Raganubhava on Raga Bhairavi at Mylapore Fine Arts Club. Two new cassettes Jagat Janani and Shining Pearls of Swati Tirunal released.
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August 15, 2002: A mega musical march undertaken in Chennai to commemorate India's 55th Independence day, involving all the major music organisations, musicians, schools and colleges.
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December 26, 2002: Sangeetanubhava 2002-2003 organised in association with Music Education Trust, Kalamandir and Shrine Velankkani Institutions.
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December 31, 2002: A book titled Ragas at a Glance authored by Prof. S R Janakiraman released during Sangeetanubhava festival. An all-night music session organised to usher in the New Year. Participation by many prominent musicians.
Compiled by: Kiranavali Vidyasankar
Posted on January 2, 2003
