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Srimad Narayaneeya Parayanam
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Anyone with a flair for sathsanga is bound to know the greatness and the value of “Narayaneeya Parayanam. This grand grantha was composed, some 400 years ago, by Guruvayurappan's unparalleled devotee, Meppatthur Narayana Bhattatiri , in front of t h e s a n c t u m sanctorum of Lord Guruvayurappan
himself. Here Bhattatiri sings in scintillating Sanskrit, the sowlabya, the sowsheelya and the vathsalya of kochu Guruvayurappan - the powerful deity of G u r u v a y u r . Narayaneeyam is a hot favourite of all bhakthas –specially women, when it comes to parayanam, individually or in groups, at home or in
temples. Bhattatiri himself has specified the palashruthi of this parayanam, as 'Ayush, Arogyam and Aishwaryam,' in addition to the anubhvaa of Sri K r i s h n a ' s ananthakalyana guna mahima! Mrs Bama Krishnan of Anna Nagar, Chennai is one of the sincere and soulful teachers of this divine text, which is considered to be the quintessence of Srimad Bagavatham. She has been propagating the magnificent contents of this text –with its meaning- to groups of ladies in many parts of Chennai - with devotion and dedication for the past three decades. That she has been doing this totally free of cost is indeed remarkable, especially in this era of commercialisation! Hundreds of women who have been trained by her have not only received the “anubhava of spiritual
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Actor Kamal honoured
S.Jagatharakshakan, Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting conferred Viswa Kala Bharathi award on actor Kamal Haasan on the occasion of Bharath Kalachar's 22nd anniversary celebrations and 23 r d
Margazhi mahostav at the YGP auditorium. Smt.Jagatharakshakan lighted the traditional lamp and released the 22nd annual souvenir of Bharath Kalachar. Nalli Kuppuswamy Chetti received the first copy. The
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Kala Seva Bharathi on S.V.Ramanan, Nadaga Kala Bharathi on V.S.Raghavan and Hasya Kala Bharathi on Chitralaya Gopu. The Yuva Kala Bharathi awards went to Amruta (vocal), Saindhavi (classical devotional), Athira Krishna (violin), M.R.Srikrishnan (mridangam), Nagao Sriram ( m r i d a n g a m i n bharathanatyam), Aishwarya Dhanush (bharathanatyam), Yatin Agarwal(bharathanatyam), Gopu Kiran, Mridula Anand, Lakshmi Parthasarathy
Athreya, (bharathanatyam), Kapila Venu (koodiyattam), Smitha Madhav, Ayyapath Girish (drama), and Senthil Kumar (special award for thavil). Smt. Jagatharakshakan presented Rs.five lakhs as donation to Bharath K a l a c h a r . Y. G e e . M a h e n d r a n , secretary mentioned that Bharath Kalachar spends Rs.1,50,000 for scholarships and awards to students who are in the field of music, dance and drama. Kamal Haasan launched
Dr.Mohan Raj`s Cornia Project by distributing spectacles to two children of Balamandir. This year's music season is being dedicated to musician late D.K.Pattammal. On the occasion, Madhuvanthi Arun presented a thematic dance programme Tamizh to the tune of old film hits, which depicted the greatness of Tamil language. The dancers included Narendra Kumar, Anush N a r e n d r a a n d Ya t i n Agarwala.
Union Minister conferred “Gnana Kala Bharathi' title on T.V.Sankaranarayanan, Vi s w a k a l a b h a r a t h i o n Sonal Mansingh, Natyakaladhar on K.S.Raghuram, Acharya Kala Bharathi on Prof.C.V.Chandrasekhar,
Award for Trichy Sankaran On the occasion of Mudhra`s 15th Fine Arts Festival, Prof.Trichy Sankaran, world renowned mridangist was honoured with Mudhra Award of Excellence. The laya legend was conferred the award by Nalli Kuppuswamy Chetti. The music festival of Mudhra started with an invocation prayer by Deekshita .T.Thennappan, general manager of Indian Overseas Bank lighted the lamp and inaugurated the function. A.Natarajan, former director of Doordarshan, Cleveland S u n d a r a m a n d Vi k k u Vinayakaram graced the occasion. The CD, Sankara, sung by musician Radha Bhaskar was released by Vikku Vinayakram and the first copy was received by Cleveland Sundaram. The bhajan CD, sung by
O.S.Arun, titled Raghava and Gopala was released by Nalli Kuppuswamy and the first copy was received by T.Thennappan and A. Natarajan. hennappan in his inaugural address conveyed the involvement of IOB in Iyal Isai and
Natakam. He said that he wanted music to reach layman in the rural and urban areas and for that he asked the artistes and sabhas to come forward Nalli Kuppuswamy Chetti, president of Mudhra
detailed the special qualities of the guests and the highlight of the performance of P r o f . S a n k a r a n . A.Natarajan highlighted Sankaran's achievements in the field of mrudangam. Prof.Sankaran reflected his guru Palani Subramania Pillai and his Kanda nadai needs special mention,� he said. Cleveland Sundaram and Vikku Vinayakram felicitated the award winner. Prizes were given to the winners of GNB competition V.Deekshitha, (Ist prize), Krithika (IInd prize) and Supriya (3 rd prize). Radha Bhasker c o m p e e r e d t h e programme. Mudhra Bhaskar proposed a vote of thanks. A vocal concert by Madurai T.N.S.Krishna pleased the rasikas. - VP times
Vinodha Vinyasa Sangeetha Utsavam Hamsavinodhini, West Mambalam inaugurated its third year music festival on December 18 at Koviloor Madalayam. On the occasion, the Sangeetha Hamsa awards were presented to V
Subramanian, musician and A Kanyakumari, violinist. The Asthika Seva Hamsa award was presented to R Srinivasan. A grand violin concert added colour to the entire festival on the
inaugural day. A number of programmes which include pravachanam by Srivilliputhur Aravindan, violin duet by Meera Sivaramakrishnan and Kaushik Sivaramakrishnan, bharathanatyam by
Aniruddha Knight, vocal by Trichur Brothers and Dr Pantula Rama. The festival will conclude on December 27. For more details, call : 9840845507. - VP Times
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Mesmerising performance
Janani Jagath Karani, a d a n c e - d r a m a choreographed by Sheela Unnikrishnan, director of Sree Devi Nrithyalaya gave an inspiring start to the 40 th anniversary celebrations and Fine Arts Festival of Nungambakkam Cultural Academy Trust at Rama Rao Kalamandapam. The concept revolves around the universal mother and her several incarnations to destroy the evil and demons and establish peace and harmony by protecting Gods and sages.
Demons Madhu and Kaitabha have been killed by Lord Vishnu with the help of nidhradevi. The way Mohini, enchants the demons and take away the amrthu was depicted in a very appreciable manner. The presentation was filled with novelty, grace and dramatised performance by students. The performance of demons and their mannerisms and body language were excellent and the students performed with involvement. The other two forms of goddesses namely Sri
Dhakshayani and Sri Skandha Matha reflected neat narration.. The emergence of Karthiyayini ,from the flames by the thandava of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva, and the assassination of demon Mahisha was a treat to watch. The episodes – Maha Kali, Sri Lalithambhika as Kameshwari depicted the roudra swaroopa of g o d d e s s w h i l e assassinating Shuma, Nishumba, Chandan and Mundan. Angered by the marriage proposal by Shumba and Nishumbha the goddess takes nine forms to destroy the entire demons. The presentation of the getting extremely furious was simply superb. The depiction of Kameshwara-Kameswari `s marriage along with oonjal sevai was attractive. Bhandaasura vadham by Lalitha, wearing an armour, seated on the Sri Chakra throne and riding the chariot with four Vedas as wheels,
four purusharthas as horses were scenes with cinematic effects. The conclusion of dance dramas with “Sri Maha Shodasi” was apt. The team consisting of Sheela Unnikrishnan, Gayathri Sundaram(script), D r. R u k m a n i R a m a n i (lyrics), Kuldeep M Pai, Prabhakaran, Rupa, Gayathri(music and vocal support) , Ganapathy on the percussion, Parthasarathy on effects, M.S.Kannan on the violin, Bhavani Prasad on the veena, Palghat Sriram on the flute, keyboard, konnakkol, Audio Point on recording and Jayaraman & Vasthralaya on costumes have taken the drama to appreciable heights presenting memorable moments. T he concept, dramatic creation of episodes, implementation of dramatic nuances, inserting war techniques through martial arts and the students dedicated performance were well appreciated by the packed audience.
Nritya Choodamani Award for Narthaki Nataraj
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Sri Krishna Gana Sabha, kick-started their 54th art and dance festival with an award function. The “Nritya Choodamani” award and “Aacharya Choodamani” award were conferred on Narthaki Nataraj and Dr. Darshana Jhaveri respectively by R. Natraj, IPS, DGP, Director of Fire & Rescue Services, Tamil
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N a d u . F a m o u s bharathanatyam exponent Sudharani Raghupathi and Leela Samson, director, Kalakshetra felicitated the awardees. Ananda Shankar Jayant, convener, Natya Kala Conference, Nalli Kuppuswami Chetti, president and Y. Prabhu, general secretary, also spoke on the occasion.
Harish, disciple of S h y a m a l a Balasubramanian, gave a traditional concert at Kanchi Sankara Madam on behalf of the Vadapalani Times Music Festival. Lion K P Vi j a y a k u m a r , e d i t o r, Va d a p a l a n i Ti m e s , introduced the artistes and detailed the idea behind the Music Festival. Harish commenced his concert with Bhairavi ata thala varnam , a composition of Adiyappa was a good start for the concert. O o t h u k k a d u Ve n k a t a Subbaiah's Bala sarasa murali in Keervani created a good impression. Bilahari raga was selected as the submain and the raga lakshanams were depicted during the alapana. Deekshithar`s Kaamakshi Sree Varalakshmi, was very good. Thiagaraja's Manasa Etulo in Malayamaarutham
stood for good diction. Alapana of Raga Kedaram was impressive. Muthu swami Deekshithar`s Ananda Natana in Kedara set to misrachapu kindled the audience interest. Thodi was selected as the main item of the evening and a detailed alapana was the highlight of his presentation. Muthuswami Deekshithar`s Sri Krishnam was performed with kalpanaswaram, which got good response from the audience. Accompanying artistes Veni Madhavan.R. on the mrudangam and Bhooma on the violin gave good support and proved themselves during alapana and thaniavarthanam
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Yoga and its beauty!!!
Yoga is a union with the divine, in other words it's a sacred technique to unite oneself with the divine. Yoga is a bridge to one's higher consciousness. To get the maximum benefits of yoga, one has to combine the practices of yogasanas, pranayama and meditation. Benefits of yoga can also be
enjoyed by any age group, from children to the elderly, and across any range of fitness and flexibility. Yoga is the result of human wisdom and insight on physiology, psychology, ethics and spirituality- all collected together and practiced over thousands of years for the well being of
humanity. After coming in the fold of yoga, a person finds himself taking up a broader view of life. Yoga helps a person to know who he is, how life works, who is God and so on. One starts looking at things differently, with less confusion. It helps to have more peace of mind, better health, more keenness for life, and an ever-growing sense of internal well-being. Yoga is all about feeling good; feel the blood surging through your veins, the energy pulsating through your nerves, the bliss coursing through your whole being. Yoga helps you experience the truth. And the truth which you discover is goodness. The implications of knowing the truth is massive. Thus yoga gives you the strength to unravel the truth with
which you begin to live with security, confidence and inner psychological peace. Yo g a e n h a n c e s y o u r strength, energy, vitality, flexibility and levels of endurance. Accordingly, your body and mind start to become more balanced and eventually, you find that it takes so much less energy to move through the day. Doing yoga with utmost devotion, will awaken your inner potential energy and shower blessing on you, irrespective of what form of God you worship. When you experience yoga, you see everything as one form. You drop the ego and dissolve into the divine. Yoga is the way to god! Vadalapani Times takes pleasure in giving you the ultimate treasure called the yoga!!!
Indian children win laurels
All 30 participants from India won prizes in four different categories at the Sixth Global Art International Painting competition held recently at Singapore. Over 460 contestants from nine countries participated Vikram v i n t h e t h e m e b a s e d
competition - 'The Wonderful World of Animals', which tested the skills of children between 5 to 15 years. Of the 30 winners, 20 hailed from Chennai followed by five from Hyderabad, four from New Delhi and one from Bangalore.
SSRV launches newsletter
The students of SSRV released their monthly newsletter “ The Oracle” on December 2 as a part of the Interact Club activity. Prodyot Bowmick, president, Rotary Club of Madras South released the first copy and it was received by the school secretary K.Subramanian.
The occasion was graced b y R o t a r i a n R.Chandrasekar, director youth services, Rotarian Jeyaraman, Rotarian S . V. R a m a s w a m y a n d Secretary of Sri Ram Samaj. Principal Leela Parthasarathy said that the students of Interact club have showcased their
creativity and their artistic talents along with their literary prowess through the n e w s l e t t e r. P r o d y o t Bowmick distributed prizes for the students who emerged as winners in the Essay writing competition conducted by Rotary Club titled “My Vision Chennai 2012”.
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Mrs Chennai crowned
Fourteen finalists competed in the finals to fetch the title at the 10 the edition of Mrs Chennai contest organized by Virgo Events. To c o m m e m o r a t e t h e occasion a souvenir depicting the Era of Mrs. Chennai was released by Dr. Kamala Selvaraj and the first copy was received by Mrs. Neerja Malik, head of the NGO Sahaayika. Apart from the souvenir there was also a new title called the Honorary Mrs. Chennai. This honour went Mrs. Nina Reddy and it was awarded to her by actor Vivek. There were 10 subtitles to win which included contests i n c o o k e r y, m o b i l i t y, investment and fitness. The judges for the finals included television anchor Gopinath, singer Mahathi, model Gayatri Raghuram, director Madhumita, fashion designer Vivek
Karunakaran, Shwarzkoph country head Murali Sundar and dance choreographer John Britto. This year's Mrs Chennai title went to Murphy Vadhan. The first runner up was Moumita Chatterji, and second runner up Priyanka Bardia. A band Radiant formed by IT professionals presented a musical show on the occasion. - VP Times
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