SOUNDS OF INDIA PRESENTED AT NADA MANTAPA (from Star of Mysore- May 28)

May 28, 2008

SOUNDS OF INDIA PRESENTED AT NADA MANTAPA

As part of the 66th birthday celebrations of Sri Ganapati Sachchidananda

Swamiji, Nada Chakravarthi Dr. L. Subramaniam (Dr.LS) presented 'Sounds

of India' programme on Monday evening at Nada Mantapa.

In a span of about two hours, seven novel items were presented. Flutist

A. Chandan Kumar of Mysore pleasantly rendered Swamiji's composition

" Shankaram Shankaram " and provided an auspicious start. L. Ramesh of

Bangalore presented a lively guitar recital to the percussions by the

inimitable Dev. D. Srinivas presented a short and sweet veena recital

with a composition of the Swamiji. Pt. Tejendar Mujumdar played

Hindustani raga 'Desh' with tabla accompaniment by Akram Khan. Though

the Sarod recital was short yet it had an electrifying effect reminding

his legendary Guru Ali Akbar Khan's 'Bani'. Teenager Ambi Subramaniam

captivated the listeners with his dexterous violin recital. Senior

artiste Ustad Sultan Khan presented a Sarangi recital often lending his

own vocal support.

The piece de resistance of cultural programme was Rhythm Symphony

conducted by Dr. LS. The orchestra consisted of 13 artistes, playing

from the traditional instruments like Tavil to the western instruments

like Guitar and Keyboard. Navaranga Mallika, a fusion music specially

composed by LS for Swamiji's birthday was presented with perfect harmony

and synchronization. It is said, music is the surest way of creating

peace and bridging understanding among people. By arranging programmes

like 'Sounds of India', the Swamiji has been promoting world peace and

understanding. —K.R.Mohan

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