Vol. 15. No.5. May - 2015

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His voice matches his equally

youthful looks, the silken touch andvelvet tenor of his vocals only havingseasoned over the decades to makehis music sublime. He is one singerwho has experimented with differentkinds of music, but retained theauthenticity and flavour of every genre,

ensuring that there is no admixtureeither. The purity of his music lies asmuch in maintaining the originality ofthe form as in his rendering, makingKattassery Joseph Yesudas a topperformer who draws packedaudiences even after five decadesof being a performer.

CROWNING GLORY FOR CELESTIAL SINGER

Hon’ble minister for Urban Development, Sri Ambarish honouring Dr. K.J. Yesudas andSmt. Prabha Yesudas. While Smt. Sumalatha Ambarish, Dr. B. Saroja Devi,

Sri. H.N. Suresh, Director, BVB and Sri. N. Ramanuja, Chairman, BVB, look on.

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To such a singer, to whomrecognitions have cascadedover the years, came yetanother crowning glory —the Dr. B. Saroja Devi NationalAward 2015, instituted bythe multi-lingual cine artisteherself, lending the award theextra sheen of recognition of anace artiste by another equallyrenowned one. After all,Padmabhushan Dr. B. SarojaDevi was both a star and anactress, having acted with topheroes in the South, while yetmaintaining her individual screenpresence.

Routed through the BengaluruKendra of the Bharatiya Vidya

Bhavan, the function, on April 11,at its premises, had the glamourand glitter of a cine event,while not taking away from itssobriety. What is true of a visualperforming art such as dance isequally true of music—manodharma becomes anathema tothe artiste if he/she does not havethat strength of character. Thistruism was reflected in Yesudas’acceptance speech when he

Dr. B.Saraoja Devi honouringSmt. Sumalatha Ambarish and Sri. Ambarish.

DR. B. SAROJA DEVIAWARD - 2015

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stressed that there is only oneGod for humankind.

His declaration that “we arehumans first and I am a Bharatiya”was more a statement of his lifephilosophy, which he has livedand shown by example, thanbeing mere rhetoric. The singer,who has never worn his religionon his sleeve, said that theUpanishads encompass all theteachings contained in the world’s

holy books. What he spoke onstage rang true, as the artiste haslived a transparent life, where hisvalue systems have transformedhis music into an experience ofanother realm.

With humility, he attributed hissuccess to his parents, particularlyhis musician father, who hadimpressed upon him to learnCarnatic music, and refrain fromtaking to politics. The awardcarries a purse of Rs. one lakhand a citation.

Karnataka Housing MinisterDr. Ambareesh, a fellow cineartiste, while giving the awardmade a pertinent point when hesaid that Yesudas had earned his

Dr. K.J. Yesudas receives Dr. B. Saroja Devi National Awardalong with his wife Smt. Prabha Yesudas

“WE ARE HUMANS

FIRST AND I AM

A BHARATIYA”

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fame through the demanding fieldof classical music— the film worldhad benefitted from his music, butYesudas himself had not becomefamous because of his popularityas a playback singer.

Prabha Yesudas, SumalathaAmbareesh, B. Saroja Devi,H. N. Suresh, Kendra Director,and N. Ramanuja, KendraChairman, were among thosepresent at the function.

Dr. B. Saroja Devi being honoured by Smt. and Sri. K.J. Yesudas and BVBChairman, Sri. N. Ramanuja joins.

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The Bengaluru Kendra of

the Bhavan has made forays intothe visual art of cinema, organizingseminars and film screenings ofsocially relevant films, bringinginto its ambit the celluloid worldas an instrument of meaningfulmass communication. Branchinginto the allied art of painting, theKendra organized a first-of-its-kind event—a thematic paintingon a vast canvas by dozens ofartistes, on one of the greatestsons of India—Bharat Ratna SirM. Visvesvaraya.

In every which way, it was aunique event—it was the first artcamp held with Visvesvaraya asthe theme, thirty artistes paintedon acrylic on a 100-foot canvas,Tanjore and Mysore traditional

TO SIR

WITH

LOVE

painting art dealt with anunconventional theme, andall this was done in the sylvansurroundings of Century Club,founded by Visvesvaraya himself.

Century Club, situated amidstthe green canopy of CubbonPark, was host to this landmarkevent, got up by it to mark 100years of its existence. The club isakin to none other. Its beginningsare hoary. The Bangalore Club ofthen did not allow Indians into it.

Artists camp “Bharataratna Sir M. Visvesvaraya as theme” was inaugurated by guests

and Century Club Managing Committee members.

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Sir Visvesvaraya sought land fromthe Wodeyars, to establish a clubfor his countrymen, especially forgovernment officials, as arecreation centre, and the CenturyClub was established. Its plus

points are its lush surroundingsand a well-equipped library.

The three-day camp, withwell-known artist J. M. S. Manias its director, was a tribute to theclub’s founder. It was not just the

Sri. H.N. Suresh, Director, BVB, giving final touch for

portrayal of Sir M. Visvesvaraya

Sri Satish Mokshagundam, grandson of Sir.M. Visvesvaraya at the inauguralfunction taking photos camp inaugural portrait.

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portraits of Sir Visvesvaraya thatwere chosen for portrayal.His entire body of work andcontributions found expression on

canvas including the famedKrishna Raja Sagar (KRS) dam,Visvesvaraya Iron and Steel, andBhadravathi Paper Mills.

On the concluding day former UNESCO Ambassodor Sri. Chiranjeev Singh beinghonoured by Sri Manandi Suresh, Chairman of Century Club.

Artists at the Camp giving final touch for Sir M.V. Visvesvaraya portraits.

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Shri Chiranjeevi Singh,Additional Chief Secretary (retd),and a known art enthusiast, gaveaway certificates to theparticipating artists. Dr. M. S.

Murthy, Chairman, KarnatakaLalithakala Academy, inauguratedthe camp. Shri ManandiN. Suresh, President of theClub, presided.

Sri Chiranjeev Singh tries his hand at the artist camp during concluding day.

An artists captures Sir M.V.’s Project work in his canvas.

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A view of artists camp : Sri D.H. Shankaramurthy,Chairman, Karnataka Legislative Council holding a painting at the camp site.

Art

Camp

Work

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Sri J.M.S. Mani Camp Director, along with his work

Artists camp site

SriManandiSuresh,

Chairman,CenturyClub,

viewingthe

Art works

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Natya geethegalu

Film music has taken over asa major form of live shows. Thishas been at the cost of traditionalforms such as bhaava geetheand sugama sangeetha. Natyageethegalu, once an integral partof theatre, has also moved intooblivion. While some arts cannotbe resurrected, they can still bekept alive through performanceopportunities for those who arealready into it. Once such artisteis Gajanana Vishvanatha Hegde,who will sing ranga geethegaluon Friday, May 8, at the Bhavan,at 6 pm.

Hegde, a familiar news-anchor on Kannada television,is an artiste of many hues. He hastrained in theatre from the famed

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MAY 8, 9, & 16.

Neenasam of Heggodu, learntHindustani vocal from PanditVenkatesh Kumar and PanditM. G. Patavardhan, and is acentral government scholarshipholder for studying Kannadatheatre songs.

The rare music concert, withits share of dramatic content, willbe a journey down memory lanefor those who have witnessedtheatre of yore, and a novelexperience for the uninitiated.This thoughtful recital is beingpresented under the G.V. Bhaveand Lakshmi Bhave EndowmentProgramme got up byUbhayagana Vidushi ShamalaG. Bhave, Vageesh Bhat, andM.V.K. Swamy.

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An unusual show awaitsthose who have somehowretained a child-like wonderabout the world around them —

Sri. Gajanana Vishvanatha Hegde

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“Gili Gili Magic” by ShankarJunior promises a kaleidoscopeof mystery, mystique, andglitz, at the Bhavan premiseson May 9, at 6.30 pm. With theflood of information literallyavailable at one’s fingertips,magic seems to have lost itsappeal, simply because there isnothing left for the imaginationor to wonder at anything.But Shankar Junior, under theumbrella of his family outfit,“Shankar’s World of Magic”,will bring a bit of the magicalworld to the City audience,recreating that aura of aweand enchantment.

The show is part of theHorizon series of ICCR inconjunction with the BengaluruKendra.

Hindustani workshop

The Bengaluru Kendra ofthe Bhavan along with the IndiraGandhi National Centre for Arts,South Regional Centre, willpresent a Hindustani workshopand concert for two days fromMay 16, at the Bhavan premises.The programme on Saturday,is from 10 am to 5 pm, and onSunday, from 2 pm to 5 pm.

The workshop, open to all,will include introduction to basicnotes, the concepts of raga, tala,laya, bandish, and techniques ofelaboration. It will also focus ongharanas, raga-ras and raga –samay

Entry for all programmes isfree. Junior Shankar

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BHAVAN-INFOSYS FOUNDATION

OUTREACH CULTURAL PROGRAMME - 2

Veena Flute Concert : Veena – Vid. V. Balakrishna, Flute – Vid. V. Vamshidhar,

Mridanga – Vid. H.S. Sudhindra, Ghatam – Vid. Raghavendra Prakashon Saturday, March 28, 2015, at 5.30 p.m. at Ramana Mahirshi Academy

for Blind, J.P. Nagar, Bengaluru.

Bharatiya Vidya BhavanBangalore - 560 001

Kala BharatiSchool of Visual & Performing Arts

MridangaTablaVeenaViolinFluteCarnatic Vocal

Hindustani VocalSugama SangeethBharatanatyamKathakDrawing & PaintingKeyboard

AdmissionOpen

All Classes : Saturdays : 4.00 p.m. to 6.00 p.m. Sundays : 10.00 a.m. to 12.00 noon

For more details contact : Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan,Race Course Road, Bangalore - 560 001.

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BHAVAN-INFOSYS FOUNDATIONMUSIC PROGRAMMES ATINDIAN INSTITUTE OF WORLD CULTURE,

BASAVANAGUDI, BENGALURU

Kumaravyasa Bharatha Vachana Vyakhyana :

Vachana : Sri. M. Kaseem Mallige Madavu - Vyakhyana : Sri. M.R. Satyanarayana

on March 13, 2015

Carnatic Vocal by Ku. K. Lavanya

on April 10, 2015

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PROGRAMME :MAY - 2015

Sat 6.30 p.m. - ESV Hall16. Astrology lectureTopic : Delay in MarriageSpeaker : Dr. Krishna Kumar

Sat 10.00 a.m. - Khincha Hall16. BVB & Indira GandhiNational Centre for Arts, SouthRegional Centre jointly presentsHindustani music concert andworkshop

Sun 2.00 p.m. - Khincha Hall 17. BVB & Indira GandhiNational Centre for Arts, SouthRegional Centre jointly presentsHindustani music and workshop

Sun 10.30 a.m. - ESV Hall 17. BVB Sandipani Gurukula :Inauguration : III batch of BhagavadGita course

Sat 5.30 p.m. - Khincha Hall23. Rangapravesha ofKum. Janavi Venkatesh,disciple ofGuru Uma Padmaja

Sat 6.00 p.m. - Khincha Hall02. Bharatanatya recital byR. Sampurna (student of RachitaNrityalaya, Chennai)C. Manaswini (student ofVidyakshetra, Salem.

Sun 5.00 p.m. - Khincha Hall03. Sapthak presentsSangeetha SandhyaTabla Solo : Sri. Ojas AdhiyasHarmonium Lehra :Sri. Siddesh BhicholkarVocal : Pt. Indhudhar NirodyHarmonium : Sri. Shreerama BhatTabla : Sri. Bhimashankar Bidanur

Wed 5.00 p.m. - ESV Hall06. Book launch byDr. M. Rama Jois‘Jeevana Kale Bhagavad Geethe’authored by Sri. S.V. Manjunath

Fri 6.00 p.m. - ESV Hall

08. G. V. Bhave and LakshmiBhave Endowment Music concertKannada Natya geethegaluArtist : Vid Gajanana Hegde

Fri 6.00 p.m. - Vadya Vybhava08. Instrumental music byVid.Chandrashekar Badigere (in association with InfosysFoundation)Venue : Indian Institute of WorldCulture, Basavanagudi, Bengaluru

Sat 6.30 p.m.09. Magic ShowArtist : Prof. Shankar Udupi (In association with Indian Councilfor Cultural Relations)

Thu 3.00 p.m. - Bhavan’s14. MPBIM Convocation -Chief Guest : Justice Shivraj V. PatilSri N Ramanuja, Chairman BVB Presides

Sat 6.30 p.m.23. BVB Infosys Foundationoutreach cultural programmesKeyboard Carnatic duetArtists : Sri. R. Arjun Sambasivanand Sri. NarayanViolin : Kum Apoorva KrishnanMridanga : Sri B S PrashanthGhatam : Sri Phanidra Bhaskar Venue : Indiranagar SangeethaSabha, Indiranagar, Bengaluru

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