Kolkata Concerts and Events

knandago2001 · Post by **knandago2001** » 02 Nov 2008, 16:16

Guruguha Sangeeth Sammelan commemorates
173rd Aradhana of Nadajyoti Sri Muthuswamy Dikshitar
at the Birla Academy of Art & Culture
108-109 Southern Avenue, Kolkata - 700029
Tel: 033-2464-1311 (M): 9874416813

Fri 07-11-08: 6:00 pm - Inauguration and Sangitanjali by
students of Guruguha Gana Vidyalaya

Sat 08-11-08: 5:30 pm - Sangitanjali

Sun 09-11-08: 10:00 am - Group rendering and Sangitanjali
5:30 pm - Souvenir release by sarodiya Pt.
Buddhadev Dasgupta
6:00 pm - Veena - Violin Duet
Smt. Revathi Sadasivam (Veena)
Smt. Sarada Murali (Violin)
Sri. R. Srinivasan (Mrudangam)
Sri. P.V. Sairam (Khanjira)
8:15 pm - Mangala Aarati

Rasikhapriya 16th Anniversary Celebrations
At Uttam Mancha (next to Hotel Homely Raj)
10/1/1, Manoharpukur Road, Kolkata - 700026
Tel: 033-2461-8988 / 3708

Tue 11/11/08 6:10 pm - Inauguration and Welcome Address
6:45 pm - T.V. Sankaranarayanan - Vocal
Vittal Ramamurthy - Violin
Melakkaveri K. Balaji - Mridangam

Wed 12/11/08 6:15 pm - Sumathi Narayanan - Vocal
T. Hemamalini - Violin
T. Shyamsundar - Mridangam

Thur 13/11/08 6:15 pm - T.M. Krishna - Vocal
Vittal Ramamurthy - Violin
K.V. Prasad - Mridangam
Vaikom R. Gopalakrishnan - Ghatam

Fri 14/11/08 6:15 pm - Mysore M. Nagaraj & M. Manjunath -
Violin Duet
K.V. Prasad - Mridangam
Vaikom R. Gopalakrishnan - Ghatam

Sat 15/11/08 5:15 pm - R. Vedavalli - Vocal
Vasantha Kannan - Violin
Kallidaikurichi S. Sivakumar - Mridangam

Sun 16/11/08 9:30 am - LEC-DEM "Niraval"

vijay · Post by **vijay** » 04 Nov 2008, 00:55

Next to homely raj! Aha that brings many delicious memories!! Wishing the series all the best!

VK RAMAN · Post by **VK RAMAN** » 04 Nov 2008, 03:03

Knandago: Is hotel raj and hotel nataraj same? Manoharpukur Road - it used to have many slums in that area during 60s; has it changed?

knandago2001 · Post by **knandago2001** » 04 Nov 2008, 10:40

vkr: Hotel Homely Raj is good and very close to the Hazra / Kalighat metro rail area. the proximity to Uttam Mancha is indeed a bonus! Manoharpukur Road does wind its way eastward towards the dwellings of the children of a lesser god - much will have undoubtedly changed since the 60's. do let me know if you plan to make a trip,,

vijay: the dosa / coffee combo remains just as good at Homely Raj!

cienu · Post by **cienu** » 04 Nov 2008, 11:16

Nandagopal,

So nice to hear about "Homely Raj". I recollect with great Nostalgia my days in Kolkata (then Calcutta) from 1992 to 1994, when I used to have meals in this hotel. Potato curry was the speciality then and service was always with a smile

My best wishes for 10 days of delightful music !

vijay · Post by **vijay** » 04 Nov 2008, 13:59

Cienu, were you also an inhabitant of that "den of depraved dingbats" (to quote from Archie), putting lake from the jetty?!! If not, apologies for what must sound like complete gibberish...

Nandagopal happy to know that Homely Raj is as homely as ever although, like Cienu, I was more partial to the meals and that brilliant aloo curry

cienu · Post by **cienu** » 04 Nov 2008, 17:06

Oh no Vijay ! I was not an inhabitant of the "den of depraved dingbats" ! Took sometime for me to figure out what you were trying to say

Or maybe I have still not figured out fully !

I used to stay a little far away beyond Tollygunj Tram Depot on the road to Garia. (pronounced Goria) and my visits to Homely Raj were mostly on weekends with my wife

vijay · Post by **vijay** » 04 Nov 2008, 22:11

Oh well...at least we are fellow ex-calcutta-ites...And Tollygunge was on the way for me as well...used to change 2 share-autos to get to the aforementioned den via Kabardanga and Thakurpukur...I hear Thakupukur will be connected by metro shortly - these kids are getting spoilt, I tell you!

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 04 Nov 2008, 22:20

erstwhile kalingA warrior has Cienu too on his list for nostalgia. Wait until you to get to be my age!

VK RAMAN · Post by **VK RAMAN** » 04 Nov 2008, 22:50

I was in Lake Place (near Lake market) for 12 years, 5 years in Behala (near tram depot) and 2 years in Lansdowne road accross National High school (period 1962-81); great memories, Bangladesh war(backout), communal riot(curfew), tram burning, Chief Minister Sen, Sidhartha Shankar Ray, Ajoy Mukherjee, Jyoti Basu, BBD Bagh, etc etc.

knandago2001 · Post by **knandago2001** » 05 Nov 2008, 06:52

vijay: we stay opp. IIM-C in Joka! I still take the share autos to work everyday; Thakurpukur may be connected by overhead "light rail" to Dalhousie Sq. in the future - would be great when plans materialize!

cienu: When you say "Goria" it "warms the cockles of my heart!" - Garia is, incidentally, now on the metro map!

arasi: the tradition of night-long HM sessions at the Dover Lane music conference in mid-Jan is still vibrant in this part of the country and provides for a great ambience. The CM series organized by Rasika Ranjana sabha runs concurrently. we attend the CM concerts in the evening and HM concerts through the night! when i turn up bleary-eyed for work the next day, they know why!

vkr: You summed it up so nicely - The City of Joy rarely sleeps!

vijay · Post by **vijay** » 05 Nov 2008, 15:50

Well, well! I will say hello when I drop into campus next time, although it is getting rarer these days...good to know the share autos are still doing duty although it is not exactly comfortable when you are perched on a half a seat next to the driver...but better than Mumbai locals any day...

We can add Sriram (sBala) from this forum to the list of ex-Kolkata-ites....besides, of course, many eminent musicians incl. Sriram Parasuram and our own Jeyashri+Jeyaraj

sagars · Post by **sagars** » 05 Nov 2008, 17:27

Hi I am also a ex-kolkattan, stayed there between 1989 and 1991 in Purnadas road. Used to attend concerts in Thyagaraja Hall and In the hall below Birla temple, mostly organised by SICA.

Me and my wife have still have fond memories of hte city. Vidyasagar used to be Bidyasogar.

Share autos, Rs1 Rosagolla, pani puri near the lake and the wonderful Durga Pooja all used to be interesting.

vijay · Post by **vijay** » 05 Nov 2008, 19:08

Not to mention :

First-day first-show balcony seats selling for Rs. 20 in the black market.
Stretching your jaws as far as you think they can go, to gobble dozens of huge puchkas...only to drop them still further when you're asked for Rs. 3 or 4....
55 paise for 1st class tram tickets as opposed to a more reasonable 45 paise for 2nd class....
Listening to a raging argument between a fellow passenger and the conductor, gradually discovering that they were fighting over 10p in change that had not been returned...to me!!
I will refrain from mentioning Oly pub or a certain substance procured from Pailan in deference to the sensibilities of this forum....

Calcutta is a great place for students!!

vasanthakokilam · Post by **vasanthakokilam** » 09 Nov 2008, 12:53

>Listening to a raging argument between a fellow passenger and the conductor, gradually discovering that they were fighting over 10p in change that had not been returned...to me!!

Sorry to intrude but could not resist. Enjoyed the above bit by Vijay.

My brother and family lived there for quite a few years in the eighties and they loved the city. How about the special bargaining techniques like you start at 90% below what the shopkeeper quotes and he/she would not take offense.

vijay · Post by **vijay** » 09 Nov 2008, 22:39

The only way you can give offense is by not bargaining! Filthy rich capitalists (actually a more colloquial usage that may give offense to a particular community), they are likely to sneer...

knandago2001 · Post by **knandago2001** » 09 Nov 2008, 23:05

just got back from the concert by Smt. Revathi Sadasivam and Smt. Sarada Murali. Their theme was Dikshitar compositions in the sapta suladi talas. I got to hear some rare kritis in the process. The list is given below:
Siddhi vinayakam - chamaram - rupaka
Suryamurthe -saurashtram - chaturashra dhruva
Balambike - manoranjani (manavati) - chaturashra matya
Rajagopalam - mohanam - rupaka
Sri venugopala - kurinji - misra jhampa
Vamsavati - vamsavati - chaturashra triputa
Sri kamalambikayam - sahana - tisra triputa
Sri mangalambike - kalyani - khanda ata
Rame bharata palita - jyotisvarupini - khanda eka
Minakshi memudam dehi - gamakakriya - adi

knandago2001 · Post by **knandago2001** » 11 Nov 2008, 10:31

Sangeet Natak Academy presents a THUMRI FESTIVAL
At the G.D. Birla Sabhaghar, 29 Ashutosh Chowdhury Avenue
Kolkata - 700019; Tel: 2461-5449
Free passes available at Padatik
(6:30 pm)
Nov 13: Sucharita Gupta, Shanti Hiranand, and Chanulal Mishra
Nov 14: Purnima Chowdhury, Jagdish Prasad and Rita Ganguli
Nov 15: Murad Bano, Subhra Guha and Ajoy Chakraborty
Nov 16: Savita Devi, Mashkoor Ali Khan and Girija Devi

LEC-DEMS (10:30 am)
Nov 14: Traditions of thumri - an overview with Pt. Vijay Kichlu
Nov 15: Legend of thumri in three parts -
Begum Akhtar - by Shanti Hiranand
Siddheswari Devi - by Savita Devi
Bade Ghulam Ali Khan - by Ajoy Chakraborty

knandago2001 · Post by **knandago2001** » 11 Nov 2008, 23:07

Sri. TV Sankaranarayanan presented a very enjoyable concert in the company of Sri. Vittal Ramamurthy and Sri. Melakkaveri K. Balaji. A partial list of sings is given below:
Gajananam - sloka - nattai
Pranatosmi devam vinayakam - nattai - adi (S)
Yaar umaippol aadarippavar - atana - misra chapu
Samana rahite - sarangatarangini - rupaka (AS)
Enduku dayaraadura - todi - misra chapu (AN)
Kandan enra peyaril karunai - kamboji - adi - (ANST)

That he sang many rare compositions, as also a detailed alapana of sarangatarangini was indeed noteworthy. Wish I could have stayed till the end but I had to leave soon after.

vijay · Post by **vijay** » 12 Nov 2008, 11:25

Interesting fare indeed...I've heard just one song from the list before!

knandago2001 · Post by **knandago2001** » 21 Dec 2008, 21:12

The 57th annual session of The Dover Lane Music Conference will begin on 22nd January, 2009 and continue up to 25th January, 2009 at Nazrul Mancha, Rabindra Sarobar, Kolkata. http://www.thedoverlanemusicconference.org/gallery.php

knandago2001 · Post by **knandago2001** » 14 Jan 2009, 08:22

ITC-SRA Sangeet Sammelan Jan 16-17, 2009
http://www.itcsra.org/sra_sammelan/itcs ... _2009.html

Sri Poorna Trust (Udupi Sri Puthige Matha: 49-A Pratapaditya Road, Kolkata 700026) & Karnataka Association (P-94 Raja Basanta Roy Road, Kolkata 700029) jointly celebrate Madhvanavami and Sri Purandara Dasara Aradhane
Jan 24, 2009 - Music Competition (Purandara Dasara compositions) at 4:00 pm; Application forms available at Matha premises

Jan 25, 2009 - Bangalore Sri. Jayaprakash (vocal)
(6:00 pm) Kolkata Sri. Anand Shankar (violin)
Kolkata Sri. Ganesh Mahadevan (mridangam)

Rasika Ranjana Sabha (10 Maharaja Nandakumar Road, Kolkata 700029); 63rd Annual Music Festival at Sri Tyagaraja Hall (P-530 Raja Basanta Roy Road, Kolkata 700029)
Jan 24, 2009 - Sri. Sanjay Subhramanyam (vocal)
(5:30 pm) Sri. M. R. Gopinath (violin)
Sri. S. Sekhar (mridangam)

Jan 25, 2009 - Sri. T.M. Krishna (vocal)
(5:30 pm) Sri. B. U. Ganesh Prasad (violin)
Sri. K. Arun Prakash (mridangam)
Sri. Anirudh Athreya (kanjira)

Jan 26, 2009 - Sri. K. Sathyanarayanan (keyboard)
(5:30 pm) Karaikal Sri. S. Venkatasubramanian (violin)
Kolkata Sri. T. K. Karthik (mridangam)
Valangaiman Sri. Hariharasubramanian (ghatam & morsing)
Sri. T. Krishnababu (talam)

Jan 27, 2009 - Smt. S. Sowmya (vocal)
(6:15 pm) Embar Sri. Kannan (violin)
Neyveli Sri. Narayanan (mridangam)

Jan 28, 2009 - Dr. Nithyasree Mahadevan (vocal)
(6:15 pm) Dr. R. Hemalatha (violin)
Sri. I. Sivakumar (mridangam)
Sri. K.S. Rangachari (kanjira)

Jan 29, 2009 - Sikkil Smt. Mala Chandrasekhar (flute)
(6:15 pm) Smt. Meera Sivaramakrishnan (violin)
Umayalpuram Sri. Mali (mridangam)
Sri. H. Sivaramkrishnan (ghatam)

Jan 30, 2009 - Sri. S. Saketaraman (vocal)
(6:15 pm) Sri. M. Satyanarayana Sarma (violin)
Umayalpuram Sri. Mali (mridangam)
Sri. H. Sivaramakrishnan (ghatam)

Jan 31, 2009 - Hyderabad Brothers
(5:30 pm) Sri. D. Raghavachari & Sri. D. Seshachari (vocal)
Peri Sri. Ramamurti (violin)
Sri. Venkataramanamurty (mridangam)
Sri. Mandapaka Ravi (kanjira)

sramaswamy · Post by **sramaswamy** » 14 Jan 2009, 23:37

Wow! K.Sathyanarayana between T.M.Krishna and S.Sowmya and amongst the current greats on Republic Day. Tremendous achievement indeed! We wish him all the best.

tkb · Post by **tkb** » 17 Jan 2009, 22:59

Thank you and hope he lives to the expectations of the Forum and the rasikas.

ragam-talam · Post by **ragam-talam** » 18 Jan 2009, 02:13

Valangaiman Sri. Hariharasubramanian (ghatam & morsing)

Ghatam and morsing? How does that work?

tkb · Post by **tkb** » 18 Jan 2009, 16:55

He is an artist who plays both these instruments and he uses one instrument during pallavi and the other in anupallvi and so on.

VK RAMAN · Post by **VK RAMAN** » 18 Jan 2009, 22:35

Our preposterous may like to share some of his renditions on January 25 at Kolkatta Rasika RanjanI sabhA. Thanks in advance.

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 19 Jan 2009, 10:21

Preposterous is a musician?

vijay · Post by **vijay** » 19 Jan 2009, 12:47

Arasi I think the reference is to TMK!

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 19 Jan 2009, 14:22

Ugh? Or am I being dim-witted?

knandago2001 · Post by **knandago2001** » 02 Feb 2009, 21:53

Pandit Mallikarjun Mansur - A Life in Music
Audio-visual presentation by Prof. Amlan Dasgupta assisted by Subhranil Sarkar on Thursday February 19, 2009 at 6:00 pm in the Vivekananda Hall, The Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Gol Park, Kolkata - 700029

knandago2001 · Post by **knandago2001** » 25 Feb 2009, 12:40

"Dance of the Enchantress"

knandago2001 · Post by **knandago2001** » 02 Mar 2009, 12:41

Vasant Utsav celebrations at ITC Sangeet Research Academy [1 Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Road, Tollygunge, Kolkata 700040] on March 13 at 6:30 pm. Passes are available from 09-03-09. A concert to celebrate the advent of spring.

Following the inaugural address by Dr. Vidyadhar Vyas at 6:30 pm
Pt. Falguni MitraÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢s pupils present compositions on Basant and Hori Dhamar
Pt. Arun BhaduriÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢s pupils present Khayal compositions on Hori
Ustad Mashkoor Ali KhanÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢s pupils present Khayal and Thumri compositions on Hori
Pt. Ulhas KashalkarÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢s pupils present Khayal compositions on Hori
Pt. Ajoy ChakrabortyÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢s pupils present Dadra compositions on Hori
Accompanying artists include Pt. Jyoti Guha and Vidushi Rupashree Bhattacharya on the Harmonium; Pt. Gopal Mishra and Pt. Sandip Kr. Raychaudhuri on the tabla; Pt. Babua Lodh and Pt. Biswanath Das on the Dholak; Pt. Sanjiban Acharya and Pt. Apurba Lal Manna on Pakhaawaj.
At 8:15 pm, Vidushi Prabhati Mukherjee presents Thumri and Dadra to the accompaniment of Pt. Manas Chakraborty on the Tabla, Pt. Pratap Roy on the Accordion and Pt. Pradip Mukherjee on percussion.

The celebrations went off very well. Special mention must be made of the fact that the organizers and artists gave of their best depsite being troubled by the knowledge that their "Ajoy" had been hospitalized - Pt. Ajoy Chakraborty is in the Intensive Care Unit but his condition is now stable. Hope he gets well soon.

March 10 at G.D. Birla Sabhagar; 7 pm: Sangeet Ashram (9831200086) presents an evening of Indian classical music featuring vocal recital by leading dhrupad exponents Gundecha Brothers (Pandit Umakant Gundecha and Pandit Ramakant Gundecha) accompanied by Pandit Akhilesh Gundecha on the pakhawaj.
The recital of the Gundecha brothers featured nom-tom alapchari in Raag Marwa and striking layakari in the dhrupad composition that followed. For me the highlight was a 4- minute audio clip of Ustad Zia Fariduddin Dagar (their guru) that was played by way of introducing the audience to Dagar bani. Pt. Vijay Kichlu, who spoke on the occasion, had two questions for the audience and requested that they respond as and when they had an answer: (i) Why is it that khayal gharanas, with the exception of the Agra gharana, have done away with alap? (ii) Why is it that dhrupadiyas engage in ta da re ne vocalization instead of the "shuddh aakaar"

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 02 Mar 2009, 21:51

[quote="knandago2001"]"Dance of the Enchantress"

knandago2001 · Post by **knandago2001** » 03 Mar 2009, 07:43

Ravi: I'm sorry to say I am not aware - do you think it might be a good idea to post a query on the dance-related web sites.. maybe Narthaki, or better still contacting the maestro himself http://www.adoorgopalakrishnan.in

Not sure where this would lead http://en.unifrance.org/movie/26912/dan ... teresse-la
I'll certainly keep my eyes and ears open..

knandago2001 · Post by **knandago2001** » 07 Mar 2009, 08:47

Layavinyas presented by Sri. N. Shankar and friends under the aegis of Rasika Ranjana Sabha at Tyagaraja Hall on March 15th 2009 at 6:15 pm

knandago2001 · Post by **knandago2001** » 06 May 2009, 18:59

Rasikhapriya mid-year Series at Uttam Mancha (next to Hotel Homely Raj) - All are welcome

May 29, 2009: Inaugural function at 6:10 pm; At 6:30 pm: Isai Payanam - a journey into ragas in classical and film music - Charulata Mani (vocal), Tiruvarur N. Balam (violin) R. Mohanakrishnan (mridangam)

May 30, 2009: (4:15 pm - 6:15 pm) J.A. Jayanth (flute), Tiruvarur N. Balam (violin), R. Mohanakrishnan (mridangam); (6:30 pm - 8:30 pm) R. Suryaprakash (vocal), Madurai S. Balasubramanian (violin), Umayalpuram Mali (mridangam)

May 31, 2009: (4:15 pm - 6:15 pm) Vijayalakshmi Subramaniam (vocal), Kandadevi S. Vijayaraghavan (violin), Mannarkoil J. Balaji (mridangam); (6:30 pm - 8:30 pm) Dr. S. Ganesh (vocal), Madurai S. Balasubramanian (violin), Umayalpuram Mali (mridangam)

VK RAMAN · Post by **VK RAMAN** » 06 May 2009, 19:34

knandago1001 - welcome back after a long silence.

knandago2001 · Post by **knandago2001** » 06 May 2009, 21:53

thanks.. i'm in the middle of university exams, thesis corrections and writing grants.. feels great to be involved with music - at least some of the time!

rajeshnat · Post by **rajeshnat** » 07 May 2009, 08:44

knandago2001 wrote:(6:30 pm - 8:30 pm)

nandagOpal,
Why just 2 hours that too in calcutta where concerts are few . Lobby for atleast 3 hours so that you get till 9pm. I am assuming coramandal and howrah mail is the train that the artists will catch only the next day.

knandago2001 · Post by **knandago2001** » 07 May 2009, 15:07

Rajesh: Each concert in the series is of two hours duration. If the visiting musicians find the audience receptive to their art and hosts are sensitive to this experience, there may be a way around the constraint imposed by time. I look forward to a good series.

knandago2001 · Post by **knandago2001** » 11 Jul 2009, 16:07

Shri RS Agarwal and Shri RS Goenka of the Emami Group extend a warm welcome to all during the auspicious Chaturmasya Deeksha observed by Shri Jagadguru Shankaracharya ji of Sri Ramachdrapur Math of Gokarna. This Deeksha is being performed at Emami house, 25 A, Bollygunge Circular Road for two months starting 7th July, 2009. Kindly see below for details of the program.

DAILY SCHEDULE

MORNING
7.30 AM TO 8.30AM: POOJA BY SHREE GURUJI TO SHREE SEETHA RAMACHANDRA,
SHREE CHANDRAMOULISHWARA AND SHREE RAJARAJESHWARI

9.00AM TO 12.00 NOON : HAVAN or YAGYNA PROGRAMME

1.00 PM: PURNAHOOTI BY SHREE GURUJI

EVENING

4.00PM TO 5.00PM: INTER-ACTION WITH SHREE GURUJI

6.00PM TO 7.00PM: DISCOURSE BASED ON SHREE VALMIKI RAMAYANA BY SHREE GURUJI

7.30PM TO 8.30PM: POOJA TO DEITIES BY SHREE GURUJI

03.09.2009: SHREE RAMA SAMRAJYA PATTABHISHEKA

04.09.2009: THE CONCLUDING DAY OF CHATURMASYA

You are requested to make it convenient to attend the program on any day between 7th July and 4th Sep.

knandago2001 · Post by **knandago2001** » 06 Aug 2009, 10:25

August 6 at G.D. Birla Sabhagar; 6.30 pm: Light at the Edge of the World as part of Rabindra Utsav, hosted by Happenings. Featuring Anil Srinivasan (Western classical piano), Sikkil Gurucharan (Carnatic vocal) and Dhritiman Chaterji (narration). Chaterji introduces each piece with readings from Gitanjali as Srinivasan and Gurucharan produce works from their musical repertoire.