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ARVIND VENKATARAMAN - Mridangam RAMANA INDRAKUMAR - Ghatam SANKARA VEDIC CULTURE & ARTS INC SAVECA Canada/SAVECA Music Academy A popular disciple of Sangeetha Ramana Indrakumar started his training Kalanidhi Dr. Trichy Sri. Sankaran, in Mridangam at the age of 11 under (www.saveca.ca) Arvind has been under his tutelage for Vidwan Sri. Vasuthevan Rajalingam. A Not-for-profit organization the past 10 years, learning the Through his guru, Ramana has had intricacies and nuances of the advanced training from various percussive arts of the Pudukottai Laya mridangists such as Neyveli Sri. Bani. Arvind was initiated into Venkatesh, Sri. P. Satish Kumar, Carnatic Music by his mother at the Madipakkam Sri. Suresh and Poovalur Sri. age of 5 and underwent vocal training Sriji. Ramana pursued not just the mridangam, but also the for 10 years. He was then introduced to the art of secondary percussion instruments of ghatam and kanjira. A Mridangam playing in 1998 by Vidwan Pazhani. Sri. C. great feat by Ramana was the pursuit to learn the ghatam on Kumar and also had his initial training with Vidwan Sri. his own by watching great ghatam artists from today and Sriraam Subbaraman. yester years. His playing is appreciated for its rhythmical Arvind had his Arangetram on September 22nd, 2007 clarity and speed. Ramana has participated in various radio performing alongside his Guru, Sangeetha Kalanidhi Dr. and television recordings, and has performed in many Proudly Presents Trichy Sri. Sankaran in the concert of Padma Bhushan venues across North America. Sangeetha Kalanidhi Madurai Sri.T.N. Seshagopalan. The During the last 18 years, Ramana has performed alongside occasion marked the 52nd anniversary of his guru Prof. many talented artists such as Sri. T.N. Seshagopalan, Sri. CARNATIC VOCAL CONCERTS Trichy Sri. Sankaran's Arangetram in the concert of the O.S. Thyagarajan, Chitraveena Sri. Ravikiran, Papanasam by Legendary Alathur Brothers, who played in tandem with his Sri. Ashok Ramani, Neyveli Sri. Santhanagoplan, Sri. Guru Maha Vidwan Pazhani Sri. Subramania Pillai. Ganesh and Sri. Kumaresh, Sri. S.Shashank, Vittal Sri. Ramamurthy, Sri. B.U. Ganesh Prasad, Smt. Nithyasree Arvind has regularly accompanied sought after musicians Mahadevan, Mysore Sri. H.N. Bhaskar, Sri. Rajesh Vaidhya, and has performed at almost all the prestigious venues of Sikkil Sri. Gurucharan, Sri. V.V.S. Murari, Mullaivasal Sri. Carnatic Music in North America. Most notably Arvind has Chandramouli, and many more local and international artists. Disciples of Suswara Sukhalaya Swara Raaga Saraswathi performed alongside Sri. Ashok Ramani, Madurai Sri. R. Ramana Indrakumar was awarded with the title “Mridanga Sundar, Sri. Jayshankar Balan, Smt. Geetha Sunderesan, Jyothi” by the Varasithi Vinayagar Temple of Canada in Delhi Sri. V. Muthukumar, Sri. V.V.S. Murari, Smt. Padma acknowledgement of his achievements in the field of music Sugavanam, Toronto Brothers, and Sriranjani and the contribution to Carnatic music and the Carnatic With Santhanagopalan to name a few. society in Canada. Ramana is currently working as a Keerthana Sankar (Violin) Arvind is an Electrical Engineer, with a Masters degree Mortgage Advisor at CIBC. He started his school, Chandam currently pursuing a career in research in the field of – Institute of Percussive Studies, in 2003 and is currently Arvind Venkataraman (Mridangam) Renewable energy and Sustainability with University of teaching mridangam and other percussion instruments in Ramana Indrakumar (Ghatam) Toronto. Toronto and surrounding areas.

SUNDAY JULY 1, 2012 Sankara Vedic Culture and Arts Inc., a not-for-profit organization, has been organizing carnatic music workshops FAIRVIEW LIBRARY THEATRE for the benefit of music students in and around Toronto 35 Fairview Mall Dr, Toronto ON since 2004. Carnatic workshops are conducted by Suswara

Sukhalaya, Swara Raaga Saraswathi Smt. Raji Gopalakrishnan, an A-grade artist in India, who has won Indo Canadian Music Talent Show: several prestigious awards in India and abroad for her A Canada Day Celebration contribution to music. Event financially supported by: Smt. Raji Gopalakrishnan with students before Guru If you wish to register for future workshops, please submit Vandhana Presentation. Students who have performed an online registration form by visiting our website debut concerts since 2007: Prashant, Vaaraki, Srinidhi, www.saveca.ca. Meenuja, Myuran, Abhishek Vaidyanathan, Abhishek Iyer

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MEENUJA VISWATHASAN - Vocal SRINIDHI SRIDHARAN - Vocal KEERTHANA SANKAR - Violin Meenuja began her musical journey at the Srinidhi began his training under the Keerthana Sankar from Auburn Hills, MI tender age of 4 under Sangeetha Pooshanam tutelage of Dr. Alakananda Nath, in Toronto started learning violin at the age of 6 from Shri. Smt. Poomani Rajaratnam, followed by Dr. at the age of 10. At the age of 14 he began Jayshankar Balan. She is currently learning from Alakananda. The desire to enhance her advanced training under Smt. Raji Shri. Delhi Sunder Rajan. She gave her first solo violin concert at the age of 11 in Detroit. knowledge in the art led her to Smt. Raji Gopalakrishnan who brought Srinidhi to the Keerthana has won several prizes in Krithi, Gopalakrishnan in 2003, who has been giving concert stage. In 2009, Srinidhi completed his Kalpana Swaram and Alapana categories at advanced training to date. Meenuja performed debut concert under her guidance, and Cleveland festival and Chicago Tyagaraja her debut carnatic vocal concert in 2010. She has continues to give concerts in North America Utsavam. She started her debut as an successfully completed the Grade 7 (Teachers and in Chennai. Srinidhi has also won prizes in accompaniment for a visiting artist from India grade) examination conducted by Thamilisai the Cleveland Music Competition in 2007- in 2008 and since then, she has been providing Kalamanram and received the “Isai Kala 2008. Additionally, Srinidhi has received accompaniment for senior artists such as Bharathi” title. Meenuja is also an accomplished training in Mridangam and Kanjira from Sri. Madurai Sundar, Shashi Kiran, Sangeetha Carnatic violinist. She has trained under gurus Sundaram Ganapathy, a student of Sri Swaminathan, Ashok Ramani, Sankaran Sri. Anand Srinivasan, Sri. Vittal Ramamurthy and Tanjore Upendran and Sri TK Murthy. Namboodhiri, Prapancham Sitaram and several others across the country and in Canada. Sri. Mullaivasal Chandramouli. As an Under the guidance of his gurus, Srinidhi Keerthana is also undergoing vocal music accomplished bharatanatyam dancer in the performs with a unique style that combines training under Shri. Madurai Sundar. Along with Kalakshetra style, Meenuja enjoys the full melody, bhavam and layam. her sister, Keerthana has given several vocal spectrum of both classical dance and music. She concerts in US, Canada and India. successfully completed her Bharathanatyam Srindhi has performed in various Sabhas such Keerthana is studying pre med in University of arangetram in 2003 under the guidance of Dr. as Hamsadhwani (2010, 2011), Kapali Fine Michigan. Alakananda. Meenuja has two Gold medals to her Arts (2009, 2010), ICC Classical Music Society credit, the 2004 Isai Kuyil Gold Medal awarded (2011), SVBF(2010), Hindu Society by Dr. K.J. Yesudas and the 2008 M.S. Venkateshwara Temple (2010), Saveca Subbalakshmi Gold Medal awarded by Thamilisai Canada (2009), MACA (2008). Kalamanram. Srinidhi is pursuing Bachelors in Mathematics Meenuja is currently studying Life Sciences at & Quantitative Finance from Wilfrid Laurier & McMaster University, and continues to be an rd University of Waterloo (currently in his 3 active member of the classical dance and music year).

community in Toronto.