Bangalore Ramanavami concerts

[s_hari]

There seem to be 200 concerts happening in next 38 days in Bangalore!!

http://www.hindu.com/2008/04/04/stories ... 000200.htm

I am not sure where i can get a list of all 200 of them!!!!

-hari

[gobilalitha]

I have already mentioned that bangalore has started challenging Chennai in this regard . I will be missing all of them since I return there only on 6/5. but there is some solace as Gokulashtami series will start at Odukathhor mutt in august, however , I am also happy that YOU will post most of them gobilalitha

[braindrain]

Hari,

The major sessions are at

1. Fort School Grounds from 7th April to 15 May
2. Seshadripuram College : dates and schedule will be available post Ugadi. Will try posting them.
3. Heritage Academy , Koramangala From 14 to 22nd April
4. Times Bangalore Festival 4th to 11 April. Started with a concert of Sri Balamuralikrishna , yesterday.

May be we should start separate thread under the Concert reviews for Ramanavami concerts in Bangalore.

[Nick H]

Here is the program for the Ramanavami program.

http://www.sreeramasevamandali.org/programme_list.html

[s_hari]

Any idea on Times Bangalore Festival? Who are all performing, and where is the venue?

I have Fort school & Heritage academy schedules - http://kpjayan.wordpress.com/upcoming-c ... bangalore/

-hari

[braindrain]

Hari,
Here are the details for Times Bangalore Festival.. There are only 2 concerts and we are late..

http://www.bangalorebeats.com/bangalore ... e-festival

[s_hari]

Dr K.J.Yesudas concert on Apr 7 in Fort high school is postponed to May, per a notice in Hindu today.

-hari

[s_hari]

Dr KJY is singing as per schedule today, per announcement in Hindu!!!!

http://www.hindu.com/2008/04/07/stories ... 560300.htm

-hari

[kmrasika]

Wow! Looks like Bangalorean organizations are putting in an all-out effort to promote Carnatic Music on an extremely grand scale this year. All those big names on the schedules are definitely going to galvanize the music atmosphere there and further put the city as a strategic classical arts destination on the Indian map.

Hopefully we'll get to hear some audios from the concerts...

[cacm]

There seem to be 200 concerts happening in next 38 days in Bangalore!!

http://www.hindu.com/2008/04/04/stories ... 000200.htm

I am not sure where i can get a list of all 200 of them!!!!

-hari

THANKS FOR POINTING OUT THE RAMANAVAMI CONCERTS IN BANGALORE. I am particularly happy that Sri.T.N.Krishnan is preforming& is being honoured. He HAS BEEN THE STAR FOR MANY YEARS.
Who can forget the MALI , GNB & MMI Concerts with the great CHOWDIAH not only playing but actively encouraging erveryone who was fortunate to hear Carnatic music concerts as THEY SHOULD BE HEARD.
In my opinion BANGALORE HAS FOR A LONG TIME BEEN THE PLACE FOR THE BEST CONCERTS ONE CAN HEAR. Except for the practices & private concerts in concerts in MADRAS etc artistes have felt restrained by possibilities of chances during dec season etc. Too bad many of the memorablr Bangalore concerts are not available to us bec. of various reasons. PARVATHI (Mysore) is filling in doing as admirable job.
Consequently in my opinion except for Perambur Sangitha Sabha because of Karaikudi Sambasiva Iyer & the one&only SETHURAMAN the Secy THE BEST CONCERTS HAVE BEEN IN BANGALORE & TIRUCHY.......
I still get excited just trying trying to recall Bagalore Ramanavami Concerts & inspired by presence of Nettur Srinivasachar ( the great Gandhian Freedom fighter......I am delighted Bangalore is STILL THE PLACE. VKV ( FROM MADRAS!)

[Rsachi]

Sir,
Here is more info about the great Gandhian:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nittoor_Srinivasa_Rau

[cacm]

Dear SRaschi,
THANKS VERY MUCH for the Wiki Reference to Nittor. I can NEVER FORGET his remarks after a TVS Concert in B'lore when he was in his late nineties & am STILL inspired to have met great ones who themselves were inspired by the Mahatma. VKV

[VijayR]

THANKS FOR POINTING OUT THE RAMANAVAMI CONCERTS IN BANGALORE. I am particularly happy that Sri.T.N.Krishnan is preforming& is being honoured. He HAS BEEN THE STAR FOR MANY YEARS.
Who can forget the MALI , GNB & MMI Concerts with the great CHOWDIAH not only playing but actively encouraging erveryone who was fortunate to hear Carnatic music concerts as THEY SHOULD BE HEARD.
In my opinion BANGALORE HAS FOR A LONG TIME BEEN THE PLACE FOR THE BEST CONCERTS ONE CAN HEAR. Except for the practices & private concerts in concerts in MADRAS etc artistes have felt restrained by possibilities of chances during dec season etc. Too bad many of the memorablr Bangalore concerts are not available to us bec. of various reasons. PARVATHI (Mysore) is filling in doing as admirable job.
Consequently in my opinion except for Perambur Sangitha Sabha because of Karaikudi Sambasiva Iyer & the one&only SETHURAMAN the Secy THE BEST CONCERTS HAVE BEEN IN BANGALORE & TIRUCHY.......
I still get excited just trying trying to recall Bagalore Ramanavami Concerts & inspired by presence of Nettur Srinivasachar ( the great Gandhian Freedom fighter......I am delighted Bangalore is STILL THE PLACE. VKV ( FROM MADRAS!)

VKV mama: Ennadhu idhu? Hari's post and the link to the Hindu article is from 2008! Certainly doesn't take away from the general sentiment of your post that Bangalore is up there in terms of concerts, but still...

[cacm]

SORRY Vijay R,
Being a Theoretical Physicist 2018 or 2013 does not make too much difference. Actually as you might know classical newtonian time or for that matter Time as a parameter has been shown to be an unnecessary parameter to explain things!How is this explanation for explaining Senior moment Sloppiness?..... Seriously as you point out it does not change the fact about B'Lore ....VKV

[Rsachi]

I photoshopped this image from the FB post by Parivadini Venkat who is painting the city with his camera antics

I have assiduously avoided this Fort High School venue for over 14 years now.
I have many reasons, and I list only some here. The above illustration helps me enormously.

Rama Navami or Monkey Tamasha?

Those good old days, in a festive chappara,
As a three-year old I saw Hanuman invoking Rama in obeisance.
Many a maestro regaled us with music, that we would not forget for life.

Everything then was a sense of wonder,
And Ramanavami was a welcome musical retreat.
I would soak up the music, and think of Rama, enjoy the muddy fragrance of April showers.

Then came the huge shamiyana, courtesy Saleh Ahmed, and sponsors cheaply bannered all round.
VIP sofas, tubelights and bugs, and loudspeakers blaring more noise than music.
Pricey tickets, media inserts before Jan.1, it was all a megabucks tamasha.

All that remains now is a masquerade, a politician/money-maker affronting me as Hanuman.
Those happy memories are fragile, almost incorruptible?
I won't let today spoil what I cherish- a young Ravikiran, a splendid KVN, and a faraway gleam of Ariyakudi and GNB.

[arvenky]

I photoshopped this image from the FB post by Parivadini Venkat who is painting the city with his camera antics

I have assiduously avoided this Fort High School venue for over 14 years now.
I have many reasons, and I list only some here. The above illustration helps me enormously.

Rama Navami or Monkey Tamasha?

Those good old days, in a festive chappara,
As a three-year old I saw Hanuman invoking Rama in obeisance.
Many a maestro regaled us with music, that we would not forget for life.

Everything then was a sense of wonder,
And Ramanavami was a welcome musical retreat.
I would soak up the music, and think of Rama, enjoy the muddy fragrance of April showers.

Then came the huge shamiyana, courtesy Saleh Ahmed, and sponsors cheaply bannered all round.
VIP sofas, tubelights and bugs, and loudspeakers blaring more noise than music.
Pricey tickets, media inserts before Jan.1, it was all a megabucks tamasha.

All that remains now is a masquerade, a politician/money-maker affronting me as Hanuman.
Those happy memories are fragile, almost incorruptible?
I won't let today spoil what I cherish- a young Ravikiran, a splendid KVN, and a faraway gleam of Ariyakudi and GNB.

Sir you robbed my words in few things which you have shared. I have given FHS a miss for nearly 8 years and went back this year only. I am shocked to the extent of inviting Nandan Nilekani for Sanjay's concert to preside just couple of days before voting which was in bad taste Never expected) I have to go there again since my target concert of Vidushi Manda Sudharani ( who rarely performs in Bangalore) else am happy in and around Malleswaram,RT Nagar the tiny organizations.
PS : Purely personal view.

[munirao2001]

Vani Kala Kendra of Vani Vidya Kendra, Basaveshwaranagar also conducts Ramanavami concerts for 30/31 days with variety fare of Karnatic Classical, Yakshagana, Devotional music concerts. Low profile Shri Lakshmi Keshav, himself a percussion vidwan-Tabla is the one man event manager. Print and Visual media does not give cover, unfortunately. This year Sangita Kalanidhi M.Chandrashekar was honored. Maestro TMK gave the inaugural concert on 30th March. Lot of talented young musicians get opportunities to perform.

munirao2001

[Rsachi]

MuniRao
You will be happy to know that both artistes and audiences like Vani Kala Kendra very much. Some friends reported great concerts this year there.
Too far for me to go

For me, Unnati is the best of the lot.

[hnbhagavan]

I beg to differ.I feel the Ramaseva Mandali is doing a commendable job in continuing SV Narayana Swamy's work.However there will be differences when you compare with olden days.Times have changed and it is very difficult to conduct music concerts without sponsorship.The quality of concerts are quite good.In the country there is a clear deterioration in every walk of life.To day we cannot get highly principled persons for any post whether political or science or economy or planning.
Yes We cannot get the older days of KVN - MC /MDR - TNK/DKJ-LGJ etc.In fact after MDR's death,I stopped listening to concerts for a few years.
The method of execution at Ramasevamandali has changed,but still one cannot take away the good work done by the.It is very easy to mock and display the events funnily.

[Rsachi]

HNB,
I wasn't mocking. I simply expressed my feelings. If you can attend concerts and get musical bliss, without the past memories like me, you're blessed. That's all.

I do find it offensive to do the front face of the pandal full of pictures and banners, with that huge picture of Hanuman as if he is a politician welcoming the janata. Sorry.

[rajeshnat]

Last year I was there to hear vidushi a kanyakumari concert and i saw these huge posters. Lord hanuman is new from this year perhaps they could have kept a pattabhishekham photo as a photodrop. Last year around the place in one or two circles nearby i could even see a cut out in the road where the festival is advertised. Overall i think it is a good thing for bangalore to generally advertise the carnatic music in general. Also i thought this is a makeshift pandal , so that is the only place where they can put.

On a side note how is the pantry/canteen, last time i did not see much stuff to eat or drink , has that improved this year.

[hnbhagavan]

The front entrance could have been more sober.As such i do not spend time outside.Certainly musical value exists and many young talents are performing.
In fact there is no necessity for such posters.

[arvenky]

On a side note how is the pantry/canteen, last time i did not see much stuff to eat or drink , has that improved this year.

Oh this is being discussed on the sidelines The canteen don't open till the Varnam is over The snacks are made available only by the end of 2nd krithi or so

[hnbhagavan]

I wish to give my impressions of the just concluded Ramanavami festival at Fort High School by Sree Rama seva Mandali.
I still cannot forget the sight of Tambura artist catching two buses to his destination carrying his tambura.The organizers should make some arrangement for dropping the tambura artists in addition to the other artists.
The strength of the crowd has diminished over the years except for say Sanjay,T M Krishna and a few others.The less said about the discipline - walk out during tani was a usual affair.I feel Rasikas can walk out but may be just before or after.
The handing over of chits to artists requesting for favorites often disturbed the rythm of concerts.The people who are enthusiastic to hand over chits concentrated only on this activity.Invariably during the middle of a detailed alapana or krithi,people passed on the chits.
My own opinion is that we should leave it to the artists and not force any requests on them.