New America Media Award for article on Carnatic Music

Kalpana Mohan · Post by **Kalpana Mohan** » 15 Apr 2009, 00:52

Hello everyone (and especially Mr. V. K. Viswanathan who was a great resource for me):

I just wanted to announce that a story of mine on Carnatic music received a Northern California award (in the Arts, Sports and Entertainment category) from the New America Media organization. The article has now been sent up for consideration for a national award by New America Media (to be announced in June 09). The New America Media is a consortium of different ethnic media outlets in the United States.

Information about the award is at http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/vi ... 59d8ea172a

I wanted to thank many of the artistes who contributed to the story and, of course, Mr. V. K. Viswanathan who was of immense help in tracing the evolution of Carnatic music in the US.

For those of you who didn't get a chance to read it when Mr. VKV posted it last year, please read the piece at http://www.indiacurrents.com/news/view_ ... a3fd3c4a97

Thank you and may the Carnatic music flag fly high year after year!

Kalpana Mohan, Saratoga, CA (who just returned from a weekend at the Cleveland Aradhana!)

Nick H · Post by **Nick H** » 15 Apr 2009, 02:28

Just took a brief look at the article, and look forward to reading it properly tomorrow, rather than rushing through before sleep. It looks well worth saving.

Congratulations on your success

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 15 Apr 2009, 02:31

Congratulations!

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 15 Apr 2009, 02:36

Great! Let us know about the finals...

rajeshnat · Post by **rajeshnat** » 15 Apr 2009, 08:04

kalpana mohan
I read the article and is written very well by you. I would like you to write articles focusing on other cities and sabhas in north america other than cleveland in future.(I have personally seen one chicago aurorA) I am assuming aurorA,bay area, houston and jersey also rocks.

VKV Sir
You have done a great service along with others mentioned.

tkb · Post by **tkb** » 15 Apr 2009, 21:14

Congrats for a wonderful article.

vganesh · Post by **vganesh** » 16 Apr 2009, 09:27

Congrats & all the very best for finals.

jananee · Post by **jananee** » 17 Apr 2009, 13:42

Great work Kalpana! Congratulations..

srkris · Post by **srkris** » 18 Apr 2009, 18:27

Congrats... its a good article.

Nick H · Post by **Nick H** » 18 Apr 2009, 22:50

Oh! I'm so glad this thread re-surfaced; I'd forgotten.

An excellent article; on really feels for the work of the pioneers --- and those that continue today. You have written a great tribute to the Karnatic community in USA!

cacm · Post by **cacm** » 21 Apr 2009, 20:28

rajeshnat wrote:kalpana mohan
I read the article and is written very well by you. I would like you to write articles focusing on other cities and sabhas in north america other than cleveland in future.(I have personally seen one chicago aurorA) I am assuming aurorA,bay area, houston and jersey also rocks.

VKV Sir
You have done a great service along with others mentioned.

Dear Sri. Rajeshnat,
Thanks for your kind comments. Its very gracious of you. VKV

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cacm · Post by **cacm** » 21 Apr 2009, 22:26

Kalpana Mohan wrote:Hello everyone (and especially Mr. V. K. Viswanathan who was a great resource for me):

I just wanted to announce that a story of mine on Carnatic music received a Northern California award (in the Arts, Sports and Entertainment category) from the New America Media organization. The article has now been sent up for consideration for a national award by New America Media (to be announced in June 09). The New America Media is a consortium of different ethnic media outlets in the United States.

Information about the award is at http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/vi ... 59d8ea172a

I wanted to thank many of the artistes who contributed to the story and, of course, Mr. V. K. Viswanathan who was of immense help in tracing the evolution of Carnatic music in the US.

For those of you who didn't get a chance to read it when Mr. VKV posted it last year, please read the piece at http://www.indiacurrents.com/news/view_ ... a3fd3c4a97

Thank you and may the Carnatic music flag fly high year after year!

Kalpana Mohan, Saratoga, CA (who just returned from a weekend at the Cleveland Aradhana!)

Dear Kalpana Mohan,

Thanks for your extra-ordinary kindness in referring & thanking me for the very well deserved award you received. I hope you win the whole thing as I feel you are a very effective communicator of complex & to some here strange things. I particularly admired the patience & thoroughness with which you did the colecting of data. Of course your brilliant style of writing clinched the issue! Regs, VKV

erode14 · Post by **erode14** » 23 Apr 2009, 11:22

kudos...