KANNADA DRAMA - BEEDIYOLAGONDU MANEYA MAADI

Friday, 9th November 2018
Ranga Shankara, Namma Bengaluru

CONCLUDING SCENE

Beediyalondu Maneya Maadi - is a satirical and humorous play which involves around a young couple. Sripad and Sukanya live in an apartment  in the middle of brahmin dominated locality in Pune, in Maharashtra. They agree that every alternate years they will not celebrate or allow halla-gulla of Ganesha Festival and disturb the sanctity of their home.

The play starts with Sukanya video recording of the festival procession from the balcony of their home, when the husband comes the office. He closes the door and windows so that they will not be disturbed with noise and music of the procession.

From the hometown, Davangere, his relation with family and old aunt arrives. Sripad insists that he will not open the balcony door for aunt to see the Ganesha Festival procession with so much noise. He even  locks the door and instructs them not to open.

The aunt's voracious desire to witness the procession and Sripad's staunch refusal to allow her to do so sets the tone of the hilarious and humorous play. Sripad's nephew Venkatesh, a funny character, and wife goes out and watch the procession and comes back with vivid explanation of various Ganesha idols in the procession.

Sripad's logical, reflective and philosophical rationalizations are balanced by the necessity of the situation, that is both habit and religion driven. The procession approaching tenacity becomes  a baromter for the muted tension and the characters begin to reel and resonate the fallacious arguments of the brigade.

WITH ARUNDHATI NAG

WITH GEETHA SURATHKAL

The procession noise and razzmataz  runs in the background music throughout the play. The neighbor Kulkarni also plays a humorous role. The 90 - minutes play runs slow without much enthusiasm. The stage setting, lighting, and movements of the characters are good.

Madhusudan and Pushpa joined us at Rangashankara.

It was also birthday of Late AnanthNag, film actor and producer. His wife Arundhati Nag was present and sweets were distributed..

Posted Saturday, 10th November 2018

DEEPAVALI - 2018

November 6 - 8, 2018
BirthiMane, BhuvaneshwariNagara, Bengaluru

Deepavali is festival of lights. celebrated all over, with nice food, crackers and meeting friends and relations. The festival associated with diversity of deities and traditions

OIL BATH

The celebrations start from early morning oil bath on "Naraka Chathurdashi". After which new clothes are worn and burst crackers.

CRACKERS

SELFIE

RANGOLI

The festival is ls associated with Lakshmi Pooja, for prosperity and happiness.

LAKSHMI POOJA

BADAM POORI

We also burst crackers the next day.

FLOWER POT

posted Friday, 9th November 2018

MUSIC PROGRAM - VEENA CONCERT

Saturday, 3rd November 2018
Ravindra Kalakshetra, NammaBengaluru.

Smt. Geetha Ramamand

Mrs Geetha Ramanand is Nalini's FB friend, who is a Veena Teacher. Her performance as part of SriRama School of Performing Arts was organized and we were there to witness the presentation.

It was one hour rendition, supported by accompanying artists Sri Gopal on second Veena, Sri Nagaraj on Mridanga and Sri Mysuru Ramesh on Ghatam.

It was one hour program and performance was good, with soothing feeling and pleasing melody, I can not recollect the Raagas she played, overall presentation was good.

We were called in for lunch with the artists, with bisibele baath, curd rise and a sweet.

posted , Tuesday, 6th November 2018

LAHARI BHAT AT ANNUAL DAY 2018

Saturday, 3rd November 2018
NMKRV College, Mangala Mantapa, Jayanagara, Bengaluru.

Lahari is going to Deccan International School, in Bengaluru, studying  in Class VII. They have lot of extra curricular activities to choose from apart from Academics.

Music in various forms, vocal or instrumental, taught with experienced teachers enhances childrens' learning process. They have veena, guitar, violin, ghatam, flute, keyboard, drums, etc and children choose as per their interest.

'CRESCENDO" was the Annual day 2018 program organized at NMKRV College and large number of children participated in the music fusion ensemble.

We stayed only to see the performance of Lahari and her classmates. It was excellent.

Posted Sunday, 4th November 2018

MUSIC PROGRAM - VIOLIN CONCERT - DR. L SUBRAMANIAM

Saturday, 3rd November 2018
Chowdiah Memorial Hall, NammaBengaluru.

Celebrity violin Maestro, PadmaBhushan Dr L. Subramaiam gave 2 - hour violin concert at Music Festival 2018 at Chowdiah Memorial Hall, Bengaluru.

He was accompanied by Vidwan Sri RamaMurthy V V on Mridanga, Pandit Tanmoy Bose on Tabla, Vidwan Radhakrishnan on Ghatam, Vidwan Satya Sai G on Morsing.

Violin Maestro started with Varnam with Raaga Sahana, which was very melodious and soothing. This followed by Shanmugapriya Raaga, which was also very beautiful presentation with the perfect synchronization of accompanying artists.

He played a famous and beautiful kruthi "Raghuvansha Sudha" and  left the accompanying artists to perform solo, called "Thani" for about half an hour.

The concert concluded with a all time fame kruthi "Vaikuntha Puravasa" , which was superbly rendered.

The organizers, Academy of Music, and annual K K Murthy Memorial Music Festival also provided light dinner for all the people present for the program.

Posted Sunday, 4th November 2018

MUSIC PROGRAM :VOCAL , VIOLIN CONCERT

Thursday 1st November 2018
Chowdiah Memorial Hall, NammaBengaluru.

It's the 4-day music program organized by Academy of Music every year, Sri K K Moorthy Memorial Music Festival 2018 from 31st Oct. to 3rd Nov. 2018

Celebrity artists are invited to perform at Chowdiah Memorial Hall in the evening and other upcoming artists, Carnatic Vocalists, Hindustani Vocalists, Violin, Mohan Veena exponents perform.

On the second day of the program, we attended two beautiful presentation:

1. Carnatic Vocal : Dr Deepti Navaratna

Dr. Deepti Navaratna accompanied by Harsha Samaga on Mridanga and Mahesha Swamy on flute. The rendition by Dr Deepti was simply superb as the clarity, voice modulation and synchronization. It was 75 minutes program dedicated to Mysuru JayachamaRajendra Vodeyar.

2. Violin Concert by Trio: Nagaraj, Manjumath & Sumanth

Celebrity violinists Vidwan Mysuru Nagaraj, Dr. Mysuru Manjunath and Master Sumanth performed in perfect synchronization various RAAGAS for 2 hours. It was very very pleasing to hear the rendition.

They concluded the program with a Dasara Kruthi "Tamboori Meetidava...." to the standing ovation of appreciative audience.

WE WERE THERE

Posted Saturday 3rd November 2018

KANNADA RAJYOTSAVA 2018

Thursday, 1st November 2018
CoffeBoard Park, Kempapura, Bengaluru

First of November, Kannadigas all over celebrate Kannada Rajyotsava, as a tribute to the Linguistic States formed on 1st November 1956.

Associations friends group, schools, Government offices and Private organizations all celebrate Rajyotsava by hoisting Kannada flag of red and yellow.

Here at Coffee Board Park Kannada Katte, Kannada Sahitya Parishath, Byatarayanapura Unit organized a program for celebrating Kannada Rajyotsava.

After the flag hoisting, Jana-Gana-Mana song was sung by everybody present and later few songs were sung. Sweets were distributed. A gathering 50-60 people were present.

Posted Saturday, 3rd November 2018