Parampara in Mumbai – December 1, 2007

Prof. T. N. Krishnan, his sister Dr. N. Rajam, and brother Pt. Narayan Ganesh respectfully present Parampara - an unique family event with three generations of performing musicians, dedicated to the memory of their father and guru, the late Vidwan Shri A. Narayana Iyer, for his extraordinary contribution to Indian classical music.

At 6PM on December 1st, 2007 at The Fine Arts Cultural Center, Sivaswami Auditorium, Fine Arts Chowk, Chembur Mumbai.

Justice B. N. Shrikrishna (Retd, Supreme Court) and Shri V. Shankar (Educationist and President, Shanmukhananda Fine Arts) will be distinguished guests of the event.


The program for the evening will include:

• Unveiling of portrait of Vidwan A. Narayana Iyer
• Release of a documentary on Vidwan A. Narayana Iyer
• Performances by:
• Ragini and Nandini Shankar (Hindustani Violin Duet)
• Indra Ramani and Sangeeta Shankar (Carnatic Violin Duet)
• Shankar Devraj (Vocal Ghazal)
• Viji Natarajan, Sriram Krishnan, and Vinu Natarajan (Carnatic Violin Trio)
• Kala Ramnath and Narayan Ganesh (Hindustani Violin and Sarod)
• T. N. Krishnan and N. Rajam (Jugalbandhi Violin)
• Grand Team Finale

Accompanied by:

• T. S. Nandakumar (Mridangam)
• Mukundraj Deo (Tabla)
• Bombay R. Venkatesh (Morsing)
• Vinayak Netke (Tabla)
• Rajesh Srinivasan (Mridangam)
• Shankar Laxmanan (Ghatam)

Raaga Vision - San Diego Concert Details

The Raaga Vision concert in San Diego is on Saturday, August 11 2007 at 6PM. It's being held at The Hojel Auditorium of the Institute of the Americas. The address and contact phone for the auditorium is 10111 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, phone: 858-453-5560.

Apparently, Google Maps and Mapquest don't have the correct location for the hall, so here's a link with the correct map and directions [pdf].

Additionally, you can contact the following people for more information:

• Dr. Vachaspathi Palakodeti (858) 509 1811
• Mr. C.M Venkatachalam (858) 748 4752
• Mr. Ram Krishnamurthy (858) 549 4463
• Mr. Ram Avvaru (858) 668-0963
• Mr. Shekhar Viswanathan (858) 638 0744
• Mr. Raj Sundaresan (858) 869-5520

Raaga Vision - Concerts for Sankara Nethralaya

We are delighted to announce that Prof. T.N. Krishnan will be performing in 10 major US cities in August and September 2007. These concerts are organized under the banner of Sankara Nethralaya, and are aimed at raising awareness and support for their wonderful work.

The program dates are as follows:

• Saturday, August 4 2007 - Memphis, TN
• Saturday, August 11 2007 - San Diego, CA
• Saturday, August 18 2007 - Atlanta, GA
• Friday, August 24 2007 - Phoenix, AZ
• Sunday, August 26 2007 - Houston, TX
• Saturday, September 1 2007 - Dallas, TX
• Friday, September 7 2007 - Buffalo, NY
• Saturday, September 22 2007 - Chicago, IL
• Saturday, September 29 2007 - Washington DC
• Sunday, September 30 2007 - San Francisco, CA

For more information please contact the local organizers listed at the Sankara Nethralaya site.

The Foundation Blog

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