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ISSN. 0970-3101 ® l | t J o u r n a l uf ®ljr Music jVcafretmj jlahras Devoted to the Advancement of the Science and Art of Music Vol. 86 2015 ^TTF crcrrfh 7# I MNPd m % rfh 'I dwell not in Vaikunta, nor in the hearts of Yogins, not in the Sun; (but) where my Bhaktas sing, there be I, Narada !" Narada Bhakti Sutra EDITOR Pappu Venugopala Rao THE MUSIC ACADEMY MADRAS New No. 168 (Old No. 306), T.T.K. Road, Chennai 600 014. Email : [email protected] Website : www.musicacademymadras.in Copyright © The Music Academy Madras qJ Lp December 2015 Statement about ownership and other particulars about newspaper "JOURNAL OF THE MUSIC ACADEMY MADRAS" to be published in the first issue every year after the last day of February Form IV (See Rule 8) 1. Place of Publication - New No. 168, T.T.K. Road Chennai 600 014 3 1 2. Periodicity of its publication Annual 3. Printer's Name Mr. N. 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Editor's Name Dr. Pappu Venugopala Rao by contributors in their articles. Nationality Indian (a) Whether a citizen of India ? Yes jp (b) If a foreigner, the country of origin. N/A Address 2, RR Flats, Anthu Street, Santhome, Chennai 600 004. 6. Names and addresses of individuals who own the newspaper and partners or shareholders holding more than Price ? 150/- US $ 15 one percent of the total capital - The Music Academy Madras IN. Murali hereby declare that the particulars given above are true to the best of my knowledge and belief. Published by N. Murali on behalf The Music Academy Madras at New No. 168, TTK Road, Date: Dec. 15,2015 N. Murali Royapettah, Chennai 600 014. Typeset by Compuprint, Chennai 600 086 and Printed by N. Subramanian Signature of the Publisher at Sudarsan Graphics Offset Press, 14, Neelakanta Mehta Street, T. Nagar, Chennai 600 014. Editor Pappu Venugopala Rao. CONTENTS 1. Our Contributors 7 2. Editor’s Note 9 3. 88th Annual Conference & Concerts - December 2014 Welcome Address by Sri. N. Murali, President 11 Inaugural Address by Dr. K. Radhakrishnan, Chairman, ISRO 16 EDITORIAL BOARD Presidential Address by Sri. T.V.Gopalakrishnan 19 Dr. Pappu Venugopala Rao (Editor) Welcome Address by Sri. N. Murali, President, at the Sadas 24 Sli. N. Murali, President (Ex. Officio) Address of Chief Guest by His Excellency 26 Dr. Malathi Rangaswami Dr. K. Rosaiah, Governor of Tamil Nadu Dr. Chithra Madhavan Awardees 2015 28 Dr. S.A.K. Durga Note on Dance Festival 35 Dr. N. Ramanathan 4. Proceedings of the Conference 2014 36 Sri. V. Sriram Mrs. Sujatha Vij ayaraghavan 5. A different approach to Music Education - Seetha Rajan 56 6. Indian Culture - its influence on the Music and 64 Theatre of South East Asia - Dr. S.A.K.Durga ____________________ _________________________________P 7. Nrtta Ratnavali - Lucidity in the Abstract - Dr. Yashoda Thakore 71 8. Discovery of Sujadi notations with ‘Rahganayaka’ 74 Mudra in Thanjavur Manuscripts - Dr. Arati N Rao 9. Pallavi Svara Kalpavalli - Jyotsna Vivek (Krishnamurthi) 94 10 Book Reviews and New Arrivals 105 11 Obituary 111 5 ill THE MUSIC ACADEMY • JOURNAL 2015 • VOLUME 86 qJ In OUR CONTRIBUTORS SEETHARAJAN A versatile musician and an A Top Grade artiste of the All India Radio, ‘Sangita Kala Acharya’ Smt. Seetha Rajan, in her early years came under the tutelage of a dedicated Guru the Late Sri Kittamam Iyer. Relocation to Secunderabad enabled her to learn Hindustani music from a veteran musician Sri Bhim Shankar Rao. A National Talent Scholarship award led to advanced music training under ‘Sangita Pitamaha’ Semmangudi Srinivasier. Later, a Senior Research Fellowship (Govt, of India) was awarded for the work “An attempt at analysing and restructuring the curriculum for students of Carnatic Music (Vocal)” Her concerts and Lecture Demonstrations stand well appreciated. A member of the advisory committee of the Music Academy, Smt. Seetha Rajan has been a faculty of both the Music Academy and Kalakshetra. Some major achievements are the creation of Bala Brundam Sangita Gurukulam, a compact institution of high calibre and the bringing out of ‘BODHANA’, a well appreciated guide for learners of Classical Music. A significant contribution is Mathrubrundam, a non-profit institution founded to empower mothers to start afresh in Classical music and whose response is tremendous and satisfying. Dr. S.A.K. DURGA A Kamatak and Hindustani music performer, Dr. S.A.K.Durga is a Musicologist and Ethnomusicologist and the Founder Director of the Centre for Ethnomusicology, based in Chennai. She learnt music from her mother, Lalitha Bai initially, and later from Tirukkodikaval Venkatrama Iyer and Madurai Mani Iyer. She had her advanced training from Sangita Kalanidhi-s, Prof. T.Viswanathan and Dr. M.Balamuralikrishna. She learnt Hindustani classical Music from Ustad Mohammed Munnawar. She completed her doctorate in Ethnomusicology at the Wesleyen University, USA and later carried out a comparative study of Gregorian and Vedic Chants and Tevaram hymns as a part of her Post-Doctoral research work at the Yale University. She is a member of the Advisory Committee of the Music Academy. Dr. YASHODA THAKORE Dr.Yashoda Thakore earned a Doctoral degree for a thesis on ‘The interrelationship between Yoga and Indian Classical Dance with special emphasis on Kuchipudi,’ from the University of Hyderabad. Under the expert tutelage of Guru Smt Sobha Naidu and renowned Dance Gurus Dr. Vempati Chinna Satyam and his disciple Bala Kondala Rao, ______________________________________________________________________________P 7 THE MUSIC ACADEMY • JOURNAL 2015 • VOLUME 86 THE MUSIC ACADEMY • JOURNAL 2015 • VOLUME 86 qj Ip Yashoda has blossomed into a versatile scholar, teacher, choreographer and performer. qJ Lp She is the co-author of the translation of Nrtta Ratnavali, a 13th Century Sanskrit text to English with Dr. Pappu Venugopala Rao. She performs Kuchipudi and is fond of the EDITOR'S NOTE dance of the devadasi repertoire. n behalf of the editorial board, the Music Academy President Sri.N.Murali, I extend Dr. ARATI N RAO Oa hearty welcome to the readers of the Music Academy Journal, Vol.86, 2015. Arati N Rao passed the Vidwath examination in Veena conducted by the The Music Academy Journal up to 2002 is uploaded on the website, Government of Karnataka. She holds an M.Music degree from the University of Madras www.musicacademymadras.in. The website also carries an article keyword index. and a Ph.D. (Music) degree from the University of Mysore where her topic of dissertation was ‘Vijayanagara as a Seat of Music’ She has presented papers in conferences and Apart from the details of the 88th Annual Conference and Concerts, the journal published papers in peer reviewed journals. Her current research focuses on the study carries five articles by eminent and upcoming scholars. Sangita Kala Acharya Vidusi of Suladi, Thaya-s and Alapa-s based on manuscript notations found in the Thanjavur Seetha Rajan wrote a very interesting article incorporating her experience as a teacher, TMSSM Library. about a different approach to music education. Dr. S.A.K. Durga, internationally known Ethnomusicologist and expert Committee member wrote an article on influence of Indian JYOTSNA VIVEK (KRISHNAMURTHI) culture on Music and Theatre of South East Asia. A very interesting article dealing with Jyotsna, an ‘A’ grade artiste of the All India Radio has undergone prolonged suladi notations found in Tanjavur manuscripts with Ranganayaka mudra was written training in Bala Brundam Sangita Gurukulam from a young age under the rigorous by Dr. Arati Rao. Dr. Yashoda Thakore with her experience as one who has translated tutelage of her Guru ‘Sangita Kala Acharya’ Smt. Seetha Rajan. A recipient of the Nrtta Ratnavali into English wrote a very focussed essay on the treatise, Nrtta Ratnavali CCRT scholarship as also the scholarship for young artistes, Ministry of Culture, several of Jayasenapati. Jyotsna Vivek (Krishnamurthi), Research Scholar from Music Academy prizes have come her way as also some prestigious Tambura prizes in Chennai and out Research Centre wrote a critical essay on ‘Pallavi Svara Kalpavalli’ station music competitions. A well-appreciated performer, subsequent to completion of We have lost some very eminent musicians during the year; two Sangita post-graduation in music and with a Junior Research Fellowship award from UGC, she Kalanidhi-s Vidvan-s Sri Nedunuri Krishnamurthy and Sri N.Ramani and a versatile is currently pursuing her PhD in the Music Academy Research Centre, Chennai. Jyotsna musician composer Vidusi Suguna Purushottaman and many other musicians. The Music is worthily evolving as a Musician, Scholar and Teacher along the direction envisaged Academy reports the demise with a deep sense of sorrow. and so mentored by her Guru. Two of our research scholars, Smt. Sumithra Vasudev and Smt, Kavitha Devarajan have been very helpful in bringing out this journal.