SAKTHIY SANGEETHA ACADEMY - 3rd Anniversary Celebrations

    

These pictures were taken during the 3rd Anniversary Function of SAKTHIY SANGEETHA ACADEMY, a unit of L.N.CHARITABLE TRUST, MELAGARAM, TENKASI. The function was presided over by Mridanga Vidwan Dr.Madurai K. Thiagarajan, Professor of Mridangam, Sathuguru Sangeetha Vidyalaya Music College, Madurai. Rotarian and Philanthropist Sri M.R.Azhagaraja, Owner, Ananda Saw Mills, Tenkasi was the Chief Guest. His Holiness Jagadguru Siddeswarananda Bharathi Swamigal, Peedadhipathi, Siddeswari Peedam, Mounaswamy Mutt Courtallam graced the occasion and blessed the children. Our Mridangam and Vocal students exhibited their lessons on the stage. Selvan Purushothaman, M.Sc and M.Dance and his students gave a Bharathanatyam performance. The function was held on Saturday, the 3rd January, 2015. The function was well attended and there was overall appreciation of the entire effort. We thank all our patrons, parents, the  children, friends and relatives for  their support to our efforts towards YOUTH DEVELOPMENT.

Thisradwani Music Trust, Madurai

Thisradwani Music Trust, founded by the family of Dr. Sri Madurai K. Thiagarajan, held their Second Music Festival on Sunday, the 17^th November, 2014 at Tamil Nadu Chamber of Commerce Auditorium, Madurai.

Dr. Sri Madurai K. Thiagarajan is the Assistant Professor, Mridangam in Sri Sathguru Sangeetha Vidyalaya Music College, Madurai and is responsible for developing a number of leading students in mridangam. The function also commemorated Dr.Thiagarajan for his 35 years of service to Music, especially Mridangam, by organizing a music program performed by his 35 mridangam student artists, playing the seven ‘talas’ of ‘chatusrajathi’ – five artists in each group – each tala played after the artists recited orally the ‘konnakol,’ a traditional learning method, adhered strictly by Sri Thiagarajan. It was a wonderful performance by his students. Our Tributes to Dr.Sri Madurai K. Thiagarajan for organizing this wonderful program!

The program also saw the release of four audio, video CDs – one for 35 Tala Mohara arrangement, the second for a solo violin performance by Madhurakalamani Sri D.Sachidanandam, the third, a unique Simhanandhana Tala Pallavi rendering by Smt.Ranganayaki Sachidanandam and the fourth, vocal music practice lessons by Smt.Ranganayaki Sachidanandam. All very useful CDs. Very interesting too, especially the Simhanandhana Tala Pallavi CD!

Incidentally, we learn that Sri Sachidanandam and Smt.Ranganayaki are honorary trustees of Thisradwani.

The function was organized well. I think, probably, it was one of the very few Carnatic music functions that saw the huge hall completely filled up. It speaks volumes about the popularity of Sri Thiagarajan and the recognition accorded to him by Madurai people, for his 35 years of service in the field of music.

We are very proud to be associated with Dr. Sri Madurai K Thiagarajan and we look to him as our Chief Patron for our SAKTHIY MUSIC ACADEMY,  a wing of our L.N.Charitable Trust, Melagaram, Tenkasi. One of his students, Selvan P.Gopinath is our mridangam teacher, teaching about 45 students including those in Ayikudi. We thank Sri Thiagarajan for his continuous support and guidance and look forward to seeing him on Saturday, the 3^rd January, 2015 during the Third Anniversary Celebrations of our SAKTHIY MUSIC ACADEMY.

We are very happy that our mridangam teacher, Selvan Gopinath and our relative, Sudharsan Sivaraman, took part in the performances. One may view the video of Selvan’s performance on YouTube by searching under ‘Melagaram videos.’. One may view the video of Selvan Sudharsan’s performance on my Facebook page.

Links are attached.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHo9I-Hk0Eo&list=UUv7-sppQPqcxR91xbucOXOg

https://www.facebook.com/tnneelakantan

நவராத்திரி சிறப்பு கர்னாடக சங்கீத இசை மேளா

இளைஞர்களையும் மாணவர்களையும் ஊக்குவிக்கும்  நோக்கத்தோடு எங்கள் எல்.என்.சேரிடபிள் டிரஸ்ட், மேலகரம், தென்காசி பல நிகழ்ச்சிகளை, போட்டிகளை நடத்தி வருகிறது. வருகிற நவராத்திரியின் போது சிறப்பு நிகழ்ச்சியாக மாணவ, மாணவிகள் பங்கேற்கும் கர்னாடக சங்கீத நிகழ்ச்சி நடக்க இருக்கிறது என்பதை மகிழ்ச்சியுடன் தெரிவித்துக்கொள்கிறோம். இதற்காக கடந்த ஒரு மாதமாக 15 குழந்தைகளுக்கு ஒரு இசை ஆசிரியரின் உதவியோடு பயிற்சி கொடுத்து வருகிறோம். எங்கள் முயற்சியால் சுமார் 30 மாணவர்கள் தென்காசியில் மிருதங்கம் பயின்று வருகிறார்கள். எங்களின் எல்லா முயற்சிகளிலும் சிறுவர், சிறுமியர்கள் மிக உற்சாகத்துடன் பங்கேற்று வருகின்றனர். இந்நிகழ்ச்சியின் ஒரு பகுதியாக எங்கள் மிருதங்க மாணவர்களே ஒரு சில பாட்டுகளுக்கு மிருதங்கம் வாசிக்கப் போகிறார்கள். குழந்தைகளின் பெற்றோர்களுக்கும், எங்கள் முயற்ச்சிக்கு உறுதுணையாக இருக்கும் நண்பர்களுக்கும் மிக்க நன்றி.

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Pictures of Second Anniversary of SAKTHI MUSIC ACADEMY, a unit of L.N.CHARITBALE TRUST