Sunday, 5 April 2026

A Pause… and a Return

A Pause… and a Return

There is something deeply musical about silence.

In Carnatic music, we celebrate the aarohana—the ascent, the rise, the movement forward. But just as important is the avarohana—the descent, the pause, the return inward.

Over the past months, I found myself in an avarohana.

Not a silence of absence, but a silence of absorption.

Away from listening and writing, yet closer than ever to the essence of what this space stands for—music and the quiet inner journeys they inspire.

2026 Apr 04 SandeepNarayanan Mattur Srinidhi KUJaychandra Rao SKrishna SRSM

Vocal: Vid. SandeepNarayanan 

Violin: Vid. Mattur Srinidhi

Mridanga: Vid. KU Jayachandra Rao

Ghata : Vid.S Krishna


Venue/ Organiser : SRSM


01 rAmachandhram bhAvayAmi vasantha rUpaka m dhIkShithar (O, S at rAmachandram bhAvayAmi)

02 hindilla swAmi mundilla rasikapriya TALA p.dAsa (A)

04 nannu viDachi kadalakurA rItigaULa tripuTa tyAgarAja

05 niravadhi sukhada nirmala rUpa ravicandrikA Adi tyAgarAja (S at mAmava marakata)

06 yArO ivar yArO bhairavi Adi aruNAchala kavi (A, N at chandra bimba mukha, S, T)

07 raghuvamsha suDhA kadhanakuthUhala Adhi patNam subrahmaNya iyer

08 ShrI nivAsa thiruvENkaTa hamsAnandi pApanAsam shivan

09 nAyi barutide mOhanakalyANi TALA p.dAsa

10 payOji mainE misra pahaDi mIrA bhajan

11 akka kELavva (vachana) chenna mallikArjuna

12 vandE mAtaram khamAs bankim chandra chatterjee

2026 Apr 03 Trichur Brothers SJanardhan KaushikSridhar SunadAnoor RRNagar

Vocal: Vid. Trichur Brothers 

Violin: Vid. SJanardhan 

Mridanga: Vid. KaushikSridhar 

Khanjira: Vid. SunadAnoor 


Venue / Organiser RRNagar Cultural Association


01 nera nammithinayya VarNa kAnada k Ata pUchi shrInivAsa iyengAr

02 siDhDhi vinAyakam aniSham ShaNmukhapriya rUpaka m dhIkShithar

03 rAgamAlika AlApane - sAvEri nATTakuranji dhanyAsi mukhAri pUrvikalyANi mOhana madhyamAvati

04 BhAvayAmi raghurAmam rAgamAlike rUpaka swAthi thirunAL

05 telisi rAma cintanatO nAmamu sEyavE O manasA pUrNacandrikA tyAgarAja

06 jAnaki pathe jaya kAruNya jaladhe kharaharapriya Adi pApanAsham shivan (A

07 bArO krishNayya mAND Adhi kanaka dhAsa

08 rAga tAna pallavi shudda sAranng tiSra tripuTa (RMK in ranjani, kApi, ritigauLa, T)

09 trissur pUram kAmbOdhi TALA COMPSOER

10 rAmachandrAya jana navarOj tiSra Eka bhadrAcala rAmadAs

2026 Apr 01 RamakrishnanMurthy HMSmitha VijayNatesan SunaadAnoor VaniSchool

Vocal: Vid. RamakrishnanMurthy 

Violin: Vid. HMSmitha 

Mridanga: vid. VijayNatesan 

Khanjira: Vid. SunaadAnoor 


Organiser / Venue : VaniSchool


01 nera nammithinayya VarNa kAnada k Ata pUchi shrInivAsa iyengAr

02 gajavadana bEDuve gauri tanaya kEdAra p.dAsa

03 yajnaadulu sukhamanu jayamanOhari Adi tyAgaraja (S at yagnAdulu)

04 shrI kAnchi nAyikE asAvErI rUpaka annaswAmI sAstry

06 siddhi VinAyakam shaNmukhapriya rUpakA m.dhIkshithar (A, N at akhila jagatprasiddha)

07 evvarE rAmayya gAngEya bhUShaNi dESAdi tyAgarAja (O)

08 manasu swAdhIna maina shankarAbharaNa rUpaka Tyagaraja (A, N, S, T)

09 shrI guruguha mUrtE cicchakti sphUrtE udayaravichandrika rUpaka m.dIkshitar

10 swAmi mukhya prANA yaddukula kAMbOdhi rUpaka p.dAsa

11 gItArthamu sangItAnandamu nI tAvuna jUDarA surUTi dEshAdi Tyagaraja (R, T)

12 smara sundarAnguniki jAvaLi paraju DharmapuriSubbarayaIyer

13 Viruttum

14 anDri uLagam adipoTri sindhubhairavi tiruppAvai

15 tillAna tODi Adi COMPOSER

16 nI nAma rUpamulaku mangaLa sourAshtra Adi tyAgarAja

2026 Mar 31 NRajkamal KJDilip BangalorePraveen GiridharUdupa VaniSchool

Flute: Vid. NRajkamal 

Violin: Vid. KJDilip 

Mridanga: Vid. BangalorePraveen 

Ghata: Vid GiridharUdupa 


Organiser / Venue : VaniSchool


01 vIribONi varNa bhairavi khaNDa aTa pachchimiriam Adiappayya (O)

02 ShObillu saptaswara jaganmOhini rUpaka tyAgarAja (S)

03 sangIta gnAnamu dhanyAsi Adi tyAgarAja (O)

04 evarurA ninnu vina mOhana ChApu Tyagaraja (A, S)

05 ninnuvaina nAmadendu navarasa kannaDa rUpaka tyAgarAja

06 rAga tAna pallavi shaNmukhapriyA chaturaSra tripuTa (R, T, T)

07 jagadOddhArana kApi Adhi Purandara dAsa

08 nI nAma rUpamulaku mangaLa sourAshtra Adi tyAgarAja

2026 Mar 30 RamakrishnanMurthy HKVenkatram DelhhiPSairam GGuruprasanna SRSM

Vocal: Vid. RamakrishnanMurthy 

Violin: Vid. HKVenkatram 

Mridanga: Vid. DelhhiPSairam 

Khanjira: Vid. GGuruprasanna 


Venue / Organiser : SRSM Fort High School


01 nAda tanumanisham chittaranjani Adi tyAgarAja (O)

02 paramAtmuDu velage muccaTa vAgadIshvari Adi tyAgarAja (S at paramAtmuDU)

03 vEnkaTaramaNane bAro sEshAchala vAsane bAro paras Adi p.dAsa

05 Bhakti bichchamiyyave bhavukamagusatvika shankarAbharana rUpaka Tyagaraja (A N,S)

06 ambA kAmAkshi bhairavi swarajathi miSra cApu shyAma shastri (Tana, N at bhakta jana kalpalatika karuNAlaya sadayA amba, S, T #1)

07 Eti janmam idhi ha varALi thriputa tyAgarAja

08 sOundara rAjam AshrayE brundhAvana sAranga rUpaka m.dhIkshithar

09 mArubalka kuna vEmira mA manOramanNa shrIranjani Adhi tyAgarAja (O)

10 dorakuna iTuvanTi bilahari Adi Tyagaraja (A, S at dorakuna, T #2 )

11 mArubAri thALalEnurA jAvaLi kAmAch Adi Dharmapuri subbarAya iyer

12 viruttum ratnakarAm dhouta padAm and vandE mAtaram kEdAram mahAkavi subhramanya bharati

13 nInyAko ninna hangyAko junjhUTi punnAgavarALi nAdanAmakriya navarOj kApi TBI Sindhubhairavi p.dAsa

14 Kumara Guru para Tiruppugazh Dwijavanti Arunagirinathar

15 bhujaga shAyinO nAma mangaLam yadhukulakAmbOdhi Eka swAthi thirunAL


2026 Mar 29 BharatSundar SayeeRakshit DelhiSairam AnirudhAttreyya Seshadripuram

Vocal: Vid. BharatSundar 

Violin : Vid. SayeeRakshit 

Mridanga: Vid. DelhiSairam 

Khanjira: Vid. AnirudhAttreyya 


Venue / Organiser :  Seshadripuram


01 jagadAnanda kAraka nATa Adi tyAgarAja

02 ninne nera nammi nAnu pantuvarALi rUpaka tyAgarAja (N at vEda shaAstra purANa, S)

03 evarIkai avatAram ettitivO dEvamanOhari m.cApu tyAgarAja

04 bAgAyenayya candrajyOti Adi Tyagaraja (A, S  at bAgAyenayya)

05 karpaga manOhara malayamAruta KhandaJhampa pApanAsam sivan

06 kaligi yuntE gadhA kIravANi Adi Tyagaraja (A, N, S, T)

07 jagadOddhArana kApi Adhi Purandara dhAsa

08 tillAna khamAs Adi BharatSundar and Mangala




2026 Mar 27 RamakrishnanMurthy SayeeRakshit DelhiPSairam Seshadripuram

Vocal: Vid. RamakrishnanMurthy 

Violin: Vid. SayeeRakshit 

Mridanga: Vid. DelhiPSairam 


Venue / Organiser Seshadripuram


01 brOchevArevarE srI ranjani Adi Tyagaraja (S)

02 lOkAvana catura pAhimAm bEgaDA Adi tyAgarAja

03 vADEra deivamu manasA-pantuvarALi-Adi Tyagaraja (A, N, S)

04 rAma nAma pAyasake Anandhabhairavi rUpaka p.dAsa (A, S)

05 rAma embO eraDakshara (kEdAra gaULA kEDaragauLa) m.cApu (KASHI) p.dAsa 

      (A in kEdAra, gauLa , kEdAragauLa, S in all 2 ragas, and seamless movement between the 3) 

06 rAma rAma kalikalusha rAmakali m.dIkshitar

07 niravadi sukhadA ravichandrikA Adi thyAgarAja

08 enduku dayarAdura tOdi miSra-cApu Tyagaraja (A, N at tyAgarAja vinuta, S, T)

09 hechcharikAgA rA yadhukula kAmbOdhi khanda jhampa tyAgarAja

10 sApasya kousalyA jOanpuri Adi thirupazhanam panchApakEsayyar

11 shlOka jAnAti rAma (rAgamAlikA)

12 mannupugaz kosalaidan Durga mAyAmAlavaguLa sAranga hindOLa nIlAmbari rUpaka kulasekara azwar

13 shObAne vadhanAdhuthi jithasOma kAmavarDhini rUpaka tyAgarAja

14 dhirana tana dhImta TILLANA junjhUTi vIna seshaNNa

15 rAmachandrAya janaka mangaLam kuranji bhadrAcala rAmadas

2026 Mar 25 AratiArchana AditiKrishnaPrakash AnirudhBhat SharathKoushik Vani School

Vocal : Vid AratiArchana 

Violin: Vid. AditiKrishnaPrakash 

Mridanga: Vid. AnirudhBhat 

Khanjira : Vid. SharathKoushik 


Venue / Organiser:  Vani School


01 sadA bAla rUpa shlOka in saurAshTra 

02 nA manavi saurAshTra chaturaSra aTa shyAmA shAstri

03 namO namO raghukula nAyaka nATa annamAcArya (S at namO namO)

04 mAmava raghuvIram artyavatara mAhuri m.dhIkshitar

05 paripUrNa kAma bhAvamuna pUrvikalyANi rUpaka Tyagaraja (A, N at sAkEtAdhipa, S)

06 swAmi mukhyaprANa yadukulakAmbOdhi HAMPI p.dAsa

07 upachAramUlanu bhairavi Adi Tyagaraja (A, N at kAmit aphala nosage, S, T)

08 avatAram seidiDuvele jOanpuri

09 rAma che bhajana aBHANG

10 uyyAla lUgavayyA shrI rAma nIlAmbari jhampa Tyagaraja

11 rAmachandrAya jana navarOj tiSra Eka bhadrAcala rAmadAs


2026 Mar 24 AishwaryaSoundarya AditiKrishnaPrakash PhanindraBhaskara EastEndRamaMandira

Vocal : Vid. AishwaryaSoundarya 

Violin : Vid. AditiKrishnaPrakash 

Mridanga: PhanindraBhaskara 

Venue / Organiser :  EastEndRamaMandira


01 Om namah praNavAkarA shlOka

02 rAma nannu brOvara harikAmbOdhi rUpaka tyAgarAja

03 sItamma mAyamma shrI vasanta rUpaka tyAgarAja (A, S at sItamma)

04 rangapura vihAra brundhAvanasAranga rUpaka m dhIkShithar

05 nagumOmu ganalEni nAjAli telisi nannu brOvagarAdA AbhEri Adi tyAgarAja

06 ennALu urake shubha pantuvarALi m.cApu tyAgarAja (A, N at konnALu sAkEta puravAsa, S, T)

07 shrI rAmachandra KripALu Bhajamana YamanKalyan m.cApu tuLasi dAs

08 rAma mantrava japisO jOanpuri Adi p.dAsa

09 gidu na dhiku thillAna dhanashrI Adhi swAthi thirunAL

10 yamanelli kAnanendhu shivaranjani Adi purandara dAsa

11 pibarE rAma rasam Ahirbhairav Adi sadASiva brahmEndra

12 rAmachandrAya janaka mangaLam kuranji bhadrAcala rAmadas



2026 Mar 19 SaketaramanS HKVenkataram KUJayachandraRao GGuruprasanna VaniSchool

Vocal: Vid. SaketaramanS 

Violin : Vid. HKVenkataram 

Mridanga: Vid.  KUJayachandra Rao 

Khanjira : Vid. G Guruprsanna

Organiser / Venue : VaniSchool


01 shlOka - shrI rAm rAmEti.. in nATa

    jaya jaya jaya jAnaki kAnta nATa khanda chApu puranDhara dhAsa

02 telialEru rAma Bhakthi mArgamunu dhEnuka Adi tyAgarAja 

    (S at dasharatha mahavIra and sAkEta puravAsa)

03 ondE mAtu onde bANa naLinakAnti Adi SAkEtaraman 

    (A, S at ondE mAtu)

04 eppadi manam thuNindhadhO husEni rUpaka aruNAchala kavi (A)

05 baNTu rIthi kOlu vIyavayya rAma hamsanAdha dhEshAdhi tyAgarAja 

    (N at rAma nAma mane)

06 rAga tAna pallavi kharaharapriyA tiSra aTa 

    ( R, RMK - vasantha sAma moOhana  amrithavarshini, T)

07 rAma rAma rAma rAma rAma ennirO tillAng p.dAsa

08 dAsa che sampatti rAma sitA miSra shivaranjani samarth rAmadAs

09 mAmava paTTAbhi rAma maNirangu M Eka m.dIkshitar (O)

10 tillAna mOhanakalyANi Adi LGJ

11 nI nAma rUpamulaku mangaLa sourAshtra Adi tyAgarAja

Tuesday, 30 December 2025

2025 Dec 30 Krithika Rangapravesha - Margam

Krithika Rangapravesha - Margam

Alarippu
Taala: Tishra Eka

Alarippu means ‘to blossom’ and represents the awakening of the dancer’s body and soul. It is an invocatory piece, performed with reverence as an offering to Nataraja, the god of dance, the Guru, and the Sabha. The dance is structured around basic rhythmic patterns and uses simple, controlled movements of the eyes, neck, shoulders, and legs. Performed solely to the rhythm of the mridangam, Alarippu reflects dance in its pure and abstract form.

Jatiswaram
Raaga: Vasantha
Taala: Roopaka
Jatiswaram is a combination of jatis and swaras, featuring intricate footwork and swift movements. The music for this piece has no lyrics or sahitya, making it a pure nritta composition. The dance consists of pure movements which closely follow the swaras, constantly shifting its rhythmic patterns, aptly set to the rich variety of musical notes.


Shabdam
Raaga: Raagamaalika
Taala: Mishra Chapu

Shabdam is a Bharatanatyam item where abhinaya, or expressive storytelling, is introduced. This Shabdam, Gokulambudi, is a praise of Lord Krishna. It describes his enchanting form that captivates the hearts of the gopikas, comparing him to the moon (chandra) rising from the ocean-like (ambudhi) lineage of Gokula. Krishna is celebrated as one who is radiant like the moon and adorned with a gentle, charming smile (mandahaasa). The piece concludes with the nayika expressing her longing to meet him, pleading for his grace and wondering why he delays in coming to her.

Varnam
Raaga : Todi
Taala : Adi
Music composer: Muttuswami Dikshitar
Dance Composer: Rukmini Devi Arundale

The Varnam is the central and most significant piece in a Bharatanatyam margam, encompassing all aspects of the dance form. The word varna literally means ‘to colour’ or ‘to describe’, and in dance it refers to the most vivid and detailed presentation, rich with intricate movements and layered abhinaya. A Varnam is a blend of nritta, nritya, and abhinaya, standing as a true testament to a dancer’s technical skill and emotional depth. Today’s Varnam, Roopamu Juchi, is a pada varnam in praise of Lord Tyagesha of Tiruvarur. It portrays the emotions of the nayika as she addresses the Lord. Captivated by His divine beauty (roopamu juchi), she comes to Him and pleads that He not be angry at her. She praises Him as the destroyer of the three kinds of suffering (tapatraya) and asks Him to accept her, as her love has overflowed under the influence of Manmatha’s arrows.


Padam
Raaga : Anandabhairavi
Taala : Tishra Triputa
Music composer: Kshetrayya
Dance Composer: Rukmini Devi Arundale

Padams are expressive compositions that explore the relationship between the nayika and the nayaka. Shringara is the dominant emotion in these pieces, often portraying themes of union or separation of the jeevatma (the individual soul), represented by the heroine, and the paramatma (the supreme soul), represented by the hero. Padams offer the widest scope for abhinaya, as they focus on conveying deep emotional monologues or dialogues. In today’s padam, Manchi Dinamu, the heroine questions her sakhi about why her beloved is secretly
peeping through the door. She says that today is an auspicious day and asks her friend to invite her lord to come openly and with dignity. She wonders why Gopala hesitates and waits in hiding, declaring that her body belongs only to him. She questions whether he fears her words and confesses that she can no longer bear separation from him. The heroine pleads with her sakhi to assure him that she will not tease or mock him, swearing that she will not even speak of the other woman.

Ashtapadi
Raaga : Aarabhi
Taala : Adi
Music composer: Jayadeva
Dance Composer: Prof. A Janardhanan

The Geetha Govindam is a dramatic lyrical poem, depicting the moods of Radha and Krishna and their divine love. This Ashtapadi is taken from the eighth sarga of Jayadeva’s Gita Govindam. Radha waits eagerly for Krishna, but when he does not arrive, she spends the night in anguish, wounded by Manmatha’s arrows. When Krishna appears before her the next morning, Radha notices his weary face and apologetic expression and confronts him. Overcome with hurt and anger, she remarks that his red, tired eyes show he has stayed awake all night and accuses him of spending the night with another woman. Refusing to believe his words, she says, “Oh Madhava, enough of your false stories. Go to that lotus-eyed woman who made you happy.” In her anger, Radha accuses him of roaming the forests of Brindavan to charm women, recalling how he once destroyed the demoness Pootana. Finally, in deep hurt, she commands him firmly to be off.

Devaranama
Raaga : Shivaranjini
Taala : Adi
Music composer: Shri Purandara Dasa
Dance Composer: Smt. Ranjini Jayasimha

Devaranamas are devotional compositions central to the Haridasa tradition and Dasa Sahitya, emphasizing Hari Bhakti—devotion to Vishnu or Krishna. In this Devaranama, the dancer conveys how Yama, the god of death, and Rama are one and the same. It also highlights contrasting stories of devotees and nonbelievers— Vibhishana and Ravana, Arjuna and Duryodhana, Prahlada and Hiranyakashipu, Ugrasena and Kamsa—showing how Lord Vishnu acts as a protector and friend to the righteous, and a foe to the wicked. The devaranama is preceded by an Ugabhoga, a devotional prelude, where the bhakta pleads the lord to appear before him as he did for Gajendra, Ajamila, Dhruva and Draupadi.

Tillana
Raaga : Hindola
Taala : Khanda Eka
Dance Composer: Rukmini Devi Arundale
Tillana is the concluding piece in a Bharatanatyam recital. It begins with graceful rhythmic movements of the neck, flows into expressive torso movements, and culminates in intricate footwork presented as korvais. The sahitya passage in this tillana is in praise of goddess Kamakshi of Kanchi.

Music Ensemble
Nattuvangam : Vid. Smt. Ranjini Jayasimha
Vocals : Vid. Eeshwar Aiyer
Mridangam : Vid. Srihari Rangaswamy
Violin : Vid. Pradesh Achar
Flute : Vid. Mahesh Swamy

Other Credits
Compering : Smt. Ranjani Ramaprasad
Costume : Shri Arumugam
Makeup : Shri Vimal Raj
Stage Decoration : Smt. Ashwini Belur
Photography & Videography : Universal Rasikas
Caterers : Shri Nagesh Chatra & Shri Vijaykumar Chatra
Brochure : Shri Umesh (Futura Digital)

Monday, 22 December 2025

2025 Dec 21 Mysore Brothers TumkurRavishankar GGuruprasanna SRSM SVN@100

Violin: Vid. Mysore Brothers 

Mridanga: Vid. TumkurRavishankar 

Khanjira: Vid. GGuruprasanna 


Organiser : SRSM SVN@100


01 vIribONi varNa bhairavi khaNDa aTa pachchimiriam Adiappayya

02 jaya jaya padhmanAbhAnujESha maNirangu Adi swAthi thirunAL

03 kAntAmaNi AlApane + pAlintuvO pAlimpava kAntAmaNi Adhi tyAgarAja

04 Annapurne Vishalakshi Sama ADi Muttuswami Dixitar

05 varALi AlApane + mAmava mInAkshi rAjamAthangi varALi mishra chApu m.dhIkshithar

06 AbhEri AlApane + nagumOmu ganalEni nAjAli telisi nannu brOvagarAdA AbhEri Adi tyAgarAja + tani

07 tungA tIra virAjam rAgamAlika Adi kamalEsha viTTala dAsa


Monday, 25 August 2025

2025 Aug 24 RKShriramKumar AmrithaMurali SandeepRamachandra KAP AA ISS Nadopasana

Violin and Vocal : Vid. RKShriramKumar 

Violin and Vocal : Vid. AmrithaMurali 

Violin and Vocal : Vid. SandeepRamachandra 

Mridanga: Vid. K Arun Prakash

Khanjira : Vid. Anirudh Atreyya


ISS Nadopasana


Part 1 : Violin Trio Concert

01 dEva dEva kalayAmi mAyAmALavagouLa rUpaka swAthi thirunAL

02 O jagadamba nanu amba nIvu javamuna Anandabhairavi syAma sAstri

03 shrI mAtrubhUtam trishiragiri kannaDa m.cApu m.dIkshitar

04 kApi AlApane + inta soukhya manInE kApi Adhi tyAgarAja

05 shAradE karuNanidE hAmIr kalyANI chandrasEkarEndra bhArati swAmigaL

06 krishNA nI bEgane BArO yamuna kalyANi Adi vyAsarAya


Part 2 : Vocal Duet

01 janakI ramaNa bhaktha pArijAtha shuddha sImanthini Adhi tyAgarAja

02 nEnendu veTukudurA shrI karnATakabehAg tyAgarAja

03 pUrvikalyANi AlApane + ninnuvinAga mari dikkevarunnAru pUrvikalyANi shyAmA shastri

04 madhurAdhishawari mAmava mAtangi RAGA TALA ACOMPOSER

05 tyAgarAjEna samrakshitOham sALaga bhairavi Adi MuttuswAmi dIkshitar

06 bEgaDe AlApane + nAdOpAsanacE bEgaDA Adi tyAgarAja

07 narasimhana pada bhajaneya mado

08 viruttum followed by angai koDumalar rAgamAlika tAyumAnavar

09 dEvaki nandana nanda mukunda yamunAkalyANi purandara dAsa

10 krishna kamalaksha kamalesha (on Guruvayurappa) Tuned by RKSK

11 Sharada Mangala Slokam Mangalam Vara Rishyashringa Nagara Vasini

Sunday, 20 July 2025

2025 July 19 GayathriGirish MysoreSrikanth NCBharadwaj BhaglakshmiKrishna

Vocal: Vid. Gayathri Girish 

Niolin: Vid. Mysore Srikanth 

Mridanga: Vid. NC Bharadwaj 

Morsing: Vid. Bhaglakshmi Krishna


Indiranagar Sangeetha Sabha 


01 nera nammithinayya VarNa kAnada k Ata pUchi shrInivAsa iyengAr

02 shrI mahAgaNapathiravatumAm gaULa misra cApu m.dIkshitar

03 manavi nAlakicha rAdhaTE naLinakAnthi Adhi tyAgarAja

04 tODi AlApane + Enu dhanyaLO lakumi tODi rUpaka p.dAsa

05 bhajare rE mAnasA abhEri c thripuTa MysUru VAsudhEvAchAr

06 shankarAbharaNa AlApane + akShaya linga vibho shankarAbharaNa m Eka m dhIkShithar + tani

07 pibarE rAma rasam Ahirbhairav Adi sadASiva brahmEndra

08 tamburi mITidava

09 ugabhoga

10 sadA enna hridayadalli bEhAg Adi vijaya dAsa

11 sindhubhairavi tillAna

12 nI nAma rUpamulaku mangaLa sourAshtra Adi tyAgarAja

Sunday, 29 June 2025

2025 Jun 28 AbhishekRaghuram HMS PSK GU NMKRV Nadasambhrama




Vocal: Vid. AbhishekRaghuram 

Violin : Vid. HMSmitha 

Mridanga: Vid. Patri Satish Kumar

Ghata: Vid. Giridhar Udupa


NMKRV Nadasambhrama


01 ninnu kOri VarNa MOhana Adi pUchi shrInivAsa IyengAr

02 rAvE himagiri kumAri kanci kAmAkSi varada tODi Adi syAma sAstri

03 pOgAdiralO rangA shankarAbaraNa kcApu p.dAsa

04 aTANA AlApane +  ChaDe Buddhi aTANA Adi tyAgarAja

05 rAga tAna bEhAg + bEhAg swarajati Adi COMPOSER ??

Saturday, 25 January 2025

2025 Jan 24 Kumaresh JayanathiKumaresh KUJ PK GudiyaSambhrama

Violin: Kumaresh 

VINA: Vid. JayanathiKumaresh 

Mridanga: Vid. KUJayachandra Rao 

Morsing : Vid Pramath Kiran 


GudiyaSambhrama

01 sarasIruhAsana priye nAta Adhi puLiyUr dhoreswAmy iyer

02 strings attached khamas

03 rAga tAna kharaharapriya 

04 pakkAla nilabaDi golicE muccaTa bAga delpa kharaharapriyA m.cApu tyAgarAja

05 kAmAkShi lOkasAkShi madhyamAvathi m.cApu shyAma shAsthri


Thursday, 2 January 2025

2025 Jan 01 Hemanta Heramba BCM GG SRLKM NY Concert

Flute: Vid. Hemanta Heramba 

Mridanga: Vid BCManjunath 

Khanjira: Vid GGuruprasanna 


SRLKM NY Concert


01 mahA gaNapathim manasA nAta chathushra Eka m dhIkshithar

02 enta muddo enta sogasu bindumAlini Adi tyAgarAja

03 pantuvarali AlApane + aparAmabakthi panthuvarAli rUpakA tyAgarAja

04 nagumOmu ganalEni abhEri Adi tyAgarAja

05 dorakuna iTuvanTi bilahari Adi tyAgarAja + tani

06 venkatAcala nilayam sindhu bhairavi Adi purandaradAsa

07 bArO krishNayya mAND Adi kanaka dAsa

08 nI nAma rUpamulaku mangaLa sourAshtra Adi tyAgarAja


Sunday, 1 September 2024

2024 Aug 31 RamakrishnanMurthy LRamakrishnan KishoreRamesh BELCA

Vocal: Vid RamakrishnanMurthy 

Violin: Vid. LRamakrishnan 

Mridanga: Vid. KishoreRamesh 


Organiser : BEL Cultural Association, Jalahalli, Bangalore


01 ErAnApai tODi Adi PatnamSubramaniaIyer

02 BhavanutA nA hrida yamuna mOhana Adhi Tyagaraja

03 jagadAnandakArakA jayajAnakI nATa Adi tyAgarAja

04 pantuvarALi AlApane + enna gAnu rAma bhajana kAmavarDhini rUpaka bhadhrAchala rAmadhAsa

Nereval, Swaras

05 shrI viswanAdham bhajEham chaturdasa ragamalikA dikshitar

06 tOlinE jEsina pUjA phalamu kOkiladhwani Adi Tyagaraja

07 AbhEri ALApane + nagumOmu ganalEni nAjAli telisi nannu brOvagarAdA AbhEri Adi Tyagaraja

nereval, swara + tani

08 dhirana tanadhImta TILLANA cenjuruTi vIna seshaNNa

09 jagadhODhDhArana kApi Adi puranDhara dhAsa

10 rAmachandrAya jana navarOj tiSra Eka bhadrAcala rAmadAs

Saturday, 24 August 2024

2024 Aug 24 RamakrishnanMurthy LRamakrishnan NCBharadwaj @ SGBS Odukattur

Vocal: Vid.  RamakrishnanMurthy 

Violin: Vid. LRamakrishnan 

Mridanga: Vid. NCBharadwaj 


Venue : Odukattur SGBS EDI


01 endarO mahAnubhAvulu andarIki vandanamu shrI tyAgarAja

02 bAlakriShNan pAdha malar DhanyAsi rUpaka pApanAsham shivan (A, S)

03 chAla kallAdu konna Arabhi Adi tyAgarAja (A, S)

04 venkata shaila vihArA hamIr kalyAnI AdI subbarAya sAstry

05 shri rAjagOpAla sAvEri Adhi m dhIkShithar (A, N, S, T)

06 rAgamAlika shlOka in mukhAri

07 kanDu dhanya nAde behAg Adi mOhanaviTTala dhAsa

08 kongalarndha malark kurundham pAsuram ThirumangaiAlwar Yamuna Kalyani,Nadanamakriya, Kapi, Sindubhairavi

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09 magaLam kOsalEndrAya


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