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Vol.17 No. 11 November - 2016

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KALABHARATHI TURNS 15

Classical performing arts

have to be taught individuallyfor the aspirant to be able tograsp even the basics, is abelief that compels manyparents to send their childrento expensive, preferably well-known teachers; institutionalteaching impedes growing intoa teacher or performer, is anotheropinion.

Kalabharathi of theBengaluru Kendra celebrates15 years of teaching of visual andperforming arts to those from ages7 to 70, putting up its wards onstage this month.

Intensive training to thoseseriously interested in makinga career out of arts, is imperative.However, the Bhavan has beenfilling a huge culture gap through itsarts classes, the purpose being a

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multi-pronged cultural spread; thebenefits of this endeavour cannotbe discounted.

Where else can one find arange of traditional performingarts classes such as Hindustaniand Carnatic vocal, sugamasangeetha, classical dance,mridangam, tabla, flute, veena,and even keyboard anddrawing and painting classes,under one roof, with areasonable fee structure?

If one is to review the artclasses at Bhavan in toto, onehas to say that Kalabharathihas evolved into an art learningcentre with a host of learningopportunities.

Staggered timings of theclasses allow aspirants to learnmore than one art form at thesame venue, learning in groupscreates a lively atmosphere whilenurturing a competitive spirit, asense of camaraderie helps indeveloping inter-personal skills,keeps youngsters pleasantlyoccupied during weekends--overall grooming a new set ofappreciators of classical arts.

A major thrust of learningat the Bhavan is exposure toperformances, the innumerablecultural shows at its premisesdoubling as a ready and familiarvenue for the students.

Reviving fading arts hasrendered the Bhavan platforma nurturer of rare arts, opening upprecious forms to the studentstoo.

Held under the MathoorKrishnamurti MemorialEndowment, the annualcultural event of Kalabharathithis year will be held everyweekend at the Bhavan fromNov. 6, when the paintings ofthe art students will be ondisplay.

The five-year diplomacourses are split into annualcertificate courses, with 70aspirants receiving theircertificates this year at theconvocation that will be part ofthe Kalabharathi anniversary.

Jyothi Raghuram

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Dr. Mathoor Krishnamurti Memorial EndowmentKalabharathi students present

Music Dance Festival - Deepavali

Cultural programme - InaugurationVenue : Khincha Hall, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan

November 6, 2016, Sunday at 11.30 a.m.

11.30 a.m. : Carnatic Vocal : Direction - Vidushi Bhagirathi12.15 p.m.: Flute : Direction - Vidwan Omkaraiah12.30 p.m.: Veena : Direction - Vidushi Rohini1.00 p.m. : Hindustani Vocal : Direction - Vidwan Anandaraj Gownwar1.45 p.m. : Bharatanatya : Direction - Smt. Sneha Harish

November 12, Saturday at 5.30 p.m.

5.30 p.m. : Veena : Direction - Vidushi Vani Yadhunandan 6.15 p.m. : Key Board : Direction - Vidwan Prasanna Kumar 7.15 p.m. : Hindustani Vocal : Direction - Vidushi Rajeshwari Bhat

November 19, Saturday at 500 p.m.

5.00 p.m. : Mridanga : Direction - Vidwan T.A.S. Mani 5.45 p.m. : Tabla : Direction - Vidwan Chandrashekar6.15 p.m. : Bharathanatya : Direction - Vidushi Parvathy

Balakrishna

November 20, Sunday at 10.30 a.m.

10.30 a.m.: Carnatic Vocal : Direction - Vidushi H.V. Gayathri11.30 a.m. : Flute : Direction - Vidushi Dwaraki

Krishnaswamy 12.00 p.m. : Violin : Direction - Vidwan Tharun 12.45 p.m. : Sugama Sangeetha : Direction - Vidwan Kasim

Mallige Madav

Note : Kalabharathi students of drawing and painting will disply their art works on all the days.Direction : Smt. Insha Ummehani and Sri. Karthik

ALL ARE WELCOME

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KALABHARATI : CASH PRIZE AWARDEES

Panchami P.Carnatic Vocal

(I Year)

Subhaga P. NitindalaCarnatic Vocal

(III Year)

SMT SUSHEELAMMA NANJUNDAIAH,SRI NANJUNDAIAH, AND SRI. DILIP

SHETHKALABHARATHI TOPPERS - 2016

Rakshit SrujanCarnatic Vocal

(I Year)

Shubhangi S.Veena

(I Year)

Gurukiran HegdeHindustani Vocal

(II Year)

Shreyaa ShastryBharatanatya

(II Year)

Raja Vignesh N.S.Tabla

(I Year)

GopalakrishnaAnanthanarayan

Mridanga (III Year)

R. Mayura KrishnaMridanga(III Year)

Stella DavidKeyboard(I Year)

Kshama Sridevi M.V.Drawing & Painting

(V Year)

Umashankari C.Keyboard(II Year)

Lalitha S.Keyboard(II Year)

Honnappa N. NayakKeyboard(II Year)

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KALABHARATHI : TOPPERS - 2016

Janhavi VBharatanatya

(III Year)

T.G. Sai SharadaBharatanatya

(I Year)

R. RuthikaBharatanatya

(II Year)

Triyan MukherjiDrawing &

Painting (I Year)

Pavitra K.Drawing &

Painting (II Year)

Bhavani Iyengar M.K.Drawing &

Painting (III Year)

Sheetal S. KooduvalliDrawing &

Painting (IV Year)

Akshay SatishMridanga(III Year)

Abhay MohanDrawing &

Painting (V Year)

Sathvik M.G.Hindustani Vocal

(I Year)

Simran M. ChadiaHindustani Vocal

(II Year)

Sarat Chandra BardharHindustani Vocal

(III Year)

H.S. KrishnaTabla

(I Year)

M.R.VivekanandaTabla

(II Year)

S. ChandanaVeena

(I Year)

Kalavathi P.Veena

(II Year)

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Rajyotsava - 2016

This year’s Rajyotsava

celeberation features a wholespectrum of performing art showsranging from folk forms andyakshagana to sugama sangeethaand classical dance. Got up inassociation with RotaryInternational District 3190,the highlight of the culturalprogramme, Sambhrama,is a feast of classical dancestyles—Dances of India—which incorporates all sixclassical forms, besides sand art,and earthy rhythm instruments.

Directed by Smt. B.Bhanumathi, well-establishedteacher known for hersuccessful experimentationsin Bharathanatyam, andconceptualized by Dr. R.V.Raghavendra of Ananya, a highlyregarded classical arts institution,

the show is truly in keeping withboth the spirit and meaning ofRajyotsava; the language ofcommunication as in the lyricsfor the dance, or the folk formsoriginating from Karnataka,will be in Kannada. In this sensetoo, Sambhrama is an apt showfor the occasion.

Kathakali, Kuchipudi,Odissi, Kathak, Mohiniattamand Bharatanatyam will cometogether on a single platform,representing the entirecountry, while resonatingwith Kannada lyrics. Chande,Bootha Kunitha, maddale,and tala will bring to fore whatis quintessentially Karnatakafolk dance and music.

Sri Raghavendra Hegde,sand artist will add variety to theshow at Chowdiah MemorialHall, at 4 pm.

WATCH OUT FOR

NOV 1, 4, & 11

Smt. B Bhanumathi

Sri. Raghavendra Hegde

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Sri M

Come November 6, a largechunk of public not only fromBengaluru but from different partsof Karnataka converge at Bhavanto listen to the talks of Sri M,spiritual guide and vedic scholar,drawing hope and sustenancefrom his lucid address drawnfrom Bhagavad Gita, Bhagavatamand other epics.

The two-day talk precedingNov 6 has been drawing packedaudiences over the past fewyears, Sri M’s credibility andauthenticity of being a Guru in thetruly Indian tradition of leading atransparent and simple life, takinga quantum leap subsequent to hisrecent Walk of Hope padayatrafor communal harmony, whenhe traversed the entire countryon foot, covering 7,500 km in474 days.

The talks every yearculminate in the birthday

celebrations of this “modernday mystic”, the difference beingthat there is no lavish celebration,but only receiving of the blessingsof Sri M.

At this year’s three-daylecture programme at theBhavan premises, beginningon Nov. 4, Sri M will dwell on the“Yoga of Action—Bhagavad Gitachapter 3”, focussing on KarmaYoga. The talks begin at6.30 pm.

Veena Solo

Smt. Manjula Surendra is aveena artiste with an academicbackground worth boasting about.She has a post-graduation and anMpil. in music, and is pursuing herPhD at Bangalore University.

Her other accomplishmentsin music include having passedthe vidwat examination withdistinction, and being an A grade

Sri M

HEDGE IS ASCULPTOR ANDPAINTER TOO,HAVING DABBLEDIN DIFFERENTMEDIA WITH EASE

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artiste of AIR and Doord arshan.Currently being groomed byVidwan D. Balakrishna, she has

learnt from C. Krishnamurthy andGyanambal for many years.

Founder trustee of AarabhiCultural Academy, Smt. Manjulahas participated in several musicensembles, besides being asoloist. The Gayana Samaja bestmusician award for 1989, andNadajyothi Yuva Puraskaraaward, 2009, have been hers.

Smt. Manjula will beperforming at the Indian Instituteof World Culture on Nov. 11,at 6 pm, under the BVB-IFoutreach series.

JR

BHAVAN-INFOSYS FOUNDATIONOUTREACH CULTURAL PROGRAMMEAT G.R. EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION,SEP 22

Sugama Sangeetha bySmt. Savitha Ganesh Prasad & party

Smt. Manjula Surendra

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CUTURAL OUTREACH PROGRAMME REPORTS :BVB-INFOSYS FOUNDATION PROGRAMMES : OCT, 2016.

Dancers of Srirangam Bharatanatyalaya

Trichy Kendra

organised Natyanjaliby students of SrirangamBharatanatyalaya onOct 9, at ArulmiguAkilandeswari temple.

The programmewas part of the kendra’sefforts at promotingyoung talent.

The Kendra alongwith Infosys Foundationhas held 37 such eventsduring 2015-16, bringingon stage 164 talantedyoungsters.

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Semi classicalpatriotic songs

byyoung artistes

Gujarat,on Aug 15.

CULTURAL REACH OUT- JULY, AUG, SEPT.

ShivaradhanaIndian classical

group danceby

Dharma Thakkarand party,Gujarat,

on Aug 28.

Sugama Sangeethby

Dr. Swati VyasKapadia & group,

Gujarat, on July 30.

ShivaradhanaIndian classical

group dance by

Sri. DharmaThakkar and party,

Gujarat,on Aug 28.

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Kootiyattam- “Subhadhra

Dhananjayam”by

Sri Margi Madhuof

‘Nepathya’ ,Kerala

on Aug 12.

ThiruvathiraKaliby

Smt.ManjisAjit andtroupe,Kerala,

on Aug 26.

Folk Drama : Lok Natya Tamasha Shaili - Agnipariksha, bySri. Dilip Kumar Bhatt and troupe, Rajasthan, on Sep 29.

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Folk DanceGotipua Nata

byOdisha Dance

Academy,Bhubaneshwar,

onSep 5.

FolkDance :

ChadheyaNata

Odisha byNrutyaSangeet

KalaParisada

on Sept 19.

Folk DanceGotipua Nata

byOdisha Dance

Academy,Bhubaneshwar,

onSep 5.

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DASARA GOMBE HABBA : 2016

‘Putra Kameshti Yaga’ a doll show by Smt. Anu Visweswaran at Bhavan as a part ofDasara celebration from Oct 1, to Oct 10.

Padmabhushana Dr. B. Saroja Devi lighting the lampto inaugurate the doll show on Oct 1.

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Bharathanatya by Dr. Vasundara Doreswamy and troupe,sponsored by ICCR on Oct 8.

Vachana :

‘Srirama Pattabhisheka’

by

Sri. K.G. Raghavan,

Hon. Secretary,

Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan,

on Oct 7.

Kathakeerthana‘Sriramanjaneya

Yuddha’

by

Kum.Tushara

L Acharya

on Oct 6.

DASARA CELEBRATIONS AT BHAVAN

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OBITUARY

Yusuf Arakkal’s tremendousenergy, palpable and infectious,injected itself into positive vibes andoptimism in all those around him.It poured into his art as creativityin different genres, encompassingsculpture, painting, mural art,installations and even writing.

The rebellious young teenagerwho ran away from Kannur,Kerala, to make Bengaluru hishome in the Sixties, could havewell turned out snooty and aloof—he was, after all, self-made, thevery hard way, saw worldlysuccess, and remained on topthereupon, financially andartistically.

Yusuf was a humanitarian;Bhavan too did not remainuntouched by his warmth.A cultural organization such as theBhavan mourning the passingaway of a world renowned artistdoes so for the loss of an artheritage as personified through theartist. Here at the BengaluruBhavan, it is an unstinted supportbase that has been lost—Yusuf wasa large-hearted encourager of art.

In Bhavan, Yusuf saw areflection of a cultural cause closeto his heart, Bhavan’s art campsand shows wooing him as an avid

art lover. Every time Bhavanapproached him for participatingin its visual arts activities, Yusufwas there, expressing hisunflinching support.

“Yusuf always accepted aninvitation from Bhavan. Hissupport was as much stated assilent. His passing away is apersonal loss to me,” says BhavanDirector Sri H. N. Suresh.

Recalling his decades-longassociation with Yusuf, right fromthe early Sixties, Sri Suresh sayshe was very creative in hisapproach and had an eye fordetail, particularly in bringing outemotions into art works. “Thishelped him to become a prominentartist. His innovative efforts,which helped him branch off toallied arts such as installations,aided him in standing the test oftime, his contemporary approachfurther fuelling his creativity”.

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“He was a great human being.He used to respond to theproblems of the art community, andstood by them in his own way”,recalls Sri Suresh.

This is also how people willremember Yusuf— a humanitarianartist with a golden heart.

Dr. K A Ashok Pai

Dr. K A Ashok Pai, wellknown psychiatrist and Director,Mental Health Task Force,Karnataka, was a householdname in the field of mental health,his Manasa nursing homefor psychiatric treatment inShivamogga having providedsuccour to many.

For Dr. Pai, creatingawareness on mental health,removing the taboos associatedwith it, and making treatment forthe mentally ill easily accessible,was an aim that drove him toexplore different media todisseminate this information.

This made Dr. Pai seekout the Bhavan to start coursesfor grooming mental healthprofessionals, the one-year PGdiploma course of BVB inassociation with ManasaEducational Foundation forMental Health begun in 2005,drawing even professionalssuch as dentists and medicos.

Psychiatrists too made use ofthe course to hone their skills asconfidantes, non-partisan listenersand develop empathy with theirpatients, the courses themselvesrunning into corporate, child andadvanced counselling, mentalretardation, sexuality and sexualcounselling and substancedependence counselling.

The broad content of thecourses designed by Dr. Paicovered the gamut of problemsfaced across sections and agegroups.

His introductory classes foreach of the courses meant a lotto the students. His trips toBengaluru were incompletewithout a visit to the Bhavan. Hisenthusiastic presence will bemissed at the Bhavan, yet thecourses set up by him will becontinued with equal zeal andensure that his was not a lostcause.

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PROGRAMME :NOVEMBER - 2016

Tue 5.00 p.m. -01. BVB Rotary Internationalpresents ‘Sambhrama’Cultural Programme.Venue : Chowdaiah Memorial Hall(more details pl see page no. : 6 - 7)

Fri - Sun 6.30 p.m. - Khincha Hall04. - 06. A three-day Lecture on‘The Yoga of Action Bhagavad Gita –Chapter 3’ : Topic: Karma YogaSpeaker : Sri M

Sun 10.30 a.m. - Khincha Hall06. Bhavan’s Kala Bharathiconvocation and Dr. MathoorKrishnamurti Endowmentcultural programmes byBVB South CentreChief Guest :Vidushi Vasanth Madhavi,MusicologistGuest of Honour : Sri Venugopal,Regional Director, ICCR(more details pl see page no. : 3)

Fri 6.00 p.m. -11. Veena recital bySmt. Manjula Surendra and Party(in association with InfosysFoundation) Venue : Indian Instituteof World Culture, Basavanagudi,Bengaluru

Sat 6.30 p.m. - Khincha Hall12. ICCR Horizon series -Kathakali Dance recital :‘The Padam of Urvashi fromNivatakavacha Kalkeya Vadham’Choreographed by NatyacharyaGuru Sri Sadanam BalakrishnanjiArtistes : Urvashi by Prabal Gupta,Arjuna by Sadanam SureshVocal - Sri Sadanam Shivadasan and

Smt. Sadanand Jyotish Babu

Sat 5.30 p.m. - KRG Hall12. BVB Kalabharathipresents Dr. Mathoor Krishnamurtiendowment cultural programmes(more details pl see page no. : 3)

Sat 6.00 p.m. -19. BVB -Infosys FoundationOutreach programme :Instrumental music byVenu-Veena-ViolinVenu : Vid. A.P.SarvothamVeena : Vid.V.GopalViolin : Vid. SathyaprakashVenue : Samagana SangeethaSabha, No. 2169, 16th Main,‘D’ Block, Sahakaranagar Blr -92

Sat 5.00 p.m. - KRG Hall19. BVB Kalabharathipresents Dr. Mathoor Krishnamurtiendowment cultural programmes(more details pl see page no. : 3)

Sun 10.30 a.m. - KRG Hall20. BVB Kalabharathi presentsDr. Mathoor Krishnamurtiendowment cultural programmes (more details pl see page no. : 3)

Sun 10.00 a.m. -Khincha Hall20. Abhivyakti Dance Cenrepresents : Oddissi Manch Pravesh ofSmt. Sowmya Lohith (Disciple ofGuru Manasi Raghunandan)

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