Vol.18 No. 1 January - 2017 WISH YOU A VERY HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS - 2017 PULIGERE UTSAV 2016

The elliptical Linga, the With the recent excavation and restoration of the 2,000-year- abstract symbol of , from old Someshwara temple at which it derives its nomenclature, in , Shivalinga, is the most common one of the rarest aspects of Shiva representation of Ishwara in has been unearthed anywhere in Hindu temples. the country.

[email protected] 1 Ancient Indian thought holds Ardhanaeeshwara principle that when un-manifest energy itself. Such is the uniqueness begins to manifest itself, the first of the deity. form is always the Linga. Not only Excavated and brought to has this symbolism been given a form by the Archaeologcial go-by in the entire Someshwara Survey of through the temple complex, the very largesse of Infosys Foundation, representation of the main deity, the temple found itself as a host Shiva, is in the form of an image, for a cultural event in March last. which is uncommon in itself. The second edition of Although inscriptions say Puligere Utsav will be held at the deity is “Swamyambhu the Sri Somehwara temple, Someswhewara”, which is Lakshmeshwara, Gadag District, identified with the Shivalinga, from January 6, once again the main deity here has Shiva bringing some of the finest sitting on the Nandi, along with artistes to a regional stage Parvathi, his consort. with national status. The only temple in Bigger and better than last to have such an image of Shiva, time, the Utsav will feature over intertwined with Nandi, with 130 artistes, most of them drawn Parvathi astride behind him, could from the area, be construed as representative of the Shiva-Shakti to ensure regional participation.

2 The Utsav had presented Foundation, belongs to the school about 120 artistes last year. of Chalukyan architecture, the The three-day event will huge temple complex housing feature artistes such as Maruti many smaller ones, Shiva being Bhajantri (shehnai), Kaivalya the presiding deity. Kumar Gurav (Hindustan vocal), Historically, Lakshmeshwara Shrinivas Joshi (sitar), Ganapati is known for its rich cultural and Bhat Hasanagi (Hindustani vocal), literary history traditions. Jain Jayateerth Mevundi (Hindustani religion and culture too flourished vocal) and Mohasin Khan and in the region. Raghunath Badi in a sitar and flute The Utsav drew thousands jugalbandi. last time, and is being held for the Natyadeep Cultural Team, second time due to public Sirsi, Nritya Niketana, , demand, made to the temple Nrutyanjali Nrutya Samsthe, trustees by villagers, as this was Pune, and Bharatanjali Academy expected to woo tourists also. for Performing Art, Davangere, The Pallakki Utsav of Lord are among the dance troupes who Someshwara with Mela Kolata by will perform. Sri Virupkshappa G. Guranavar and troupe will be a highlight of The 2000-year-old the Utsav, the illumination of the Someshwara temple, archaeologically excavated by the entire temple complex adding to the festive air.

3 Concerts of morning ragas on The focus of the Utsav is all days will herald the day’s to encourage artistes from the festivities, just as it did last year. region, especially those who The Sri Someshwara Temple have remained there to practice Trust successfully organized the their art. event earlier this year, as well as That Lakshmeshwara the Pallakki Utsav, involving the could turn into a tourist public, drawn from nearby destination, given the historic villages. importance and beauty of the Landscapes of Someshwara temple, is a Lakshmeshwara, an artistes’ fallout expected of the Utsav camp sponsored by the eventually. Karnataka Lalithakala Academy Bhavan’s Bengaluru Kendra will capture the environs of Lakshmeshwara on canvas. is as usual, supporting the entire event with the cooperation of the Infosys Foundation seeks village authorities and the temple public cooperation in keeping the trust. temple and its surroundings clean and hygienic, as the sanctity of the Admission to all events is Utsav will be maintained, besides free. that of the temple. - Jyothi Raghuram

4 DAZZLING SHOW AT BUDDHIST MONUMENT

Buddhist monks offering flowers to the Buddha

Andhra folk dance : Veera Natyam

Andhra folk dance : Garagalu

5 Nadaswara concert by Sheik Yakub Saheb, Sheik Bade Saheb and party.

‘Deepa Tarangini’ by Rama Nataka Niketan, Secunderabad. Direction : Manjula Ramaswamy

Cultural programme by Infosys team

6 Veena-Violin concert by D. Srinivas (veena), K. Venkata Krishna (violin) Parupalli Phalgun (mridangam) and R. Srikkanth (kanjeera)

Kuchipudi dance recital ‘Bhama Kalapam’ by Vedantam Radheshyam and group

Dance ballet ‘Chandalika’ by Nataraja Music & Dance Academy, Visakhapatnam. Direction : B.R. Vikram Kumar

7 Folk dance of Telangana: Dappu

Folk dance of Telangana : Gussadi

8 Folk dance of Telangana : Lambadi

Cultural programme by Infosys team

Vocal duet by V. Saraswathi and V. Krishnaveni, mridanga : B.V.S. Prasad, ghatam : S. Hanumantha Rao, violin : R. Dinakar.

9 Dance ballet ‘Vasavadatta’ by Rinda Saranya group, Hyderabad Direction : Yashoda

Dr. Sudha Murty, Chairperson, Infosys Foundation, inaugurates the art camp

Dr. Sudha Murty, takes to the canvas at the art camp inaugural

10 Artists with their works

Paintings at the artist camp.

An aerial view of the monument at Anupu 11 INAUGURATION OF 17TH BATCH POST GRADUATE EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME

Sstudents of the 17th batch of Post Graduate Executive Management Programme pose for a photograph with Sri. H.N. Suresh, Director, BVB, after the inauguration.

LIMITEDJOIN SEATS NOW : Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Course in Astrology

Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (BVB) in collaboration with Bharathiya Jyothisha Samsthan will commence academic course in Astrology from the first Saturday of January 2016. The course, titled “Jyotishya Pravesha”, will be held for ten months in English, on every Saturday and Sunday. Interested may contact Deputy Director, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan over phone on 22201959 / 22267421 / 22267421 or call 9845534572.

12 SYMPOSIUM ON DEMONETISATION AND ITS RAMIFICATIONS AT MPBIM Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan’s Narayana, Professor of M.P. Birla Institute of Economics at the Centre for Management, Bengaluru, Economic Studies and Policy conducted a symposium on Institute for Social and Economic ‘Demonetisation and its Change, Bengaluru inaugurated Ramification’ on 16th the symposium and delivered December 2016. Dr. M R keynote address. Management, Mysuru, Dr. S Bisaliah former Vice Chancellor University of Agricultural Sciences & Senior Professor MPBIM and CA Sri. Nithin Mahadevappa Seen in the above picture are CA Sri Rudramurthy B V Dr. N S Viswanath Director & Principal MPBIM, Smt. Susheela Subrahmanya Chief Editor Southern Economist, Dr. M R Narayana, Dr. A T Bhashyam Director Bhavan's Priyamvada Birla Institute of KARNATAKA RAJYOTSAVA CELEBRATED AT BHARATIYA VIDYA BHAVAN'S M.P. BIRLA INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT, BENGALURU Dr. G. Krishnappa litterateur, Dr. Shankar Bidri IPS (Retd.) Former Director General of Police light the lamp marking the inauguration of Karnataka Rajyotsava. Sri. H N Suresh Director Bhavan's Bengaluru Kendra, Dr. N S Viswanath Director & Principal and others are seen 13 2017 Calendar

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15 BVB-INFOSYS FOUNDATION CUTURAL OUTREACH PROGRAMMES : OCT, NOV, 2016.

“Kopulu Kolatam” by Smt.G.Lalitha & group, held on Nov 5, at Hyderabad Some 75 cultural commonly used steps. They are programmes were held and called kopulu. 816 artistes performed at the Kopulu Kolattam is BVB-Infosys Foundation celebrated during village outreach cultural programme festivals in various regions of across India. South India with different names like Kolannolu, Kol Kolannolu, ANDRAPRADESH - Koladi etc. TELENGANA. This ancient dance form Kopulu Kolatam is the has great religious significance. name of an alluring and charming This Kopulu Kolattam is a feast dance form practiced by the to eyes and ears. young women of the southern states of India.This folk dance Chekka Bhajan is an form comprises fifty types of ancient folk form performed in

16 “Chekka Bhajana” by G. Manjula & Group, held on Nov 26, at Hyderabad villages. The villagers gather at WEST BENGAL / Rama temples in the evenings AGARTHALA and perform Chekka Bhajan Vocal & sitar recital – for devotional songs. performed by Nabhodeep They hold a pair of Chakraborty, (vocal) Chekkalu or Chidatalu. Chekka means a pair of wooden pieces which are one foot long and three inches wide. At the end of each piece, two round brass or iron pieces are fixed. Bells may also be placed in centre. They are held against each other in the palms to produce jingling rounds to the tune and rhythm of music. All the members of Chekka Bhajana group stand in a circle Sitar recital by Satyak Sen Guptha with their teacher in the centre. held on Oct 22.

17 Satyak Sen Guptha (sitar) & Arkendu Mitra (tabla). Kathak, Bharatanatyam, Hindustani classical & guitar -- Kathak by students of Kathak Rani Karnaa, Bharathanatyam by students of Chandana Gupta, Hindustani classical music by Bharatanatyam

Guitar recital

students of Dr. Moitrayee Sinha & guitar by students of Subir Dubey. Hindustani classical music held on Nov 5, at Kolkatta

18 Bharatanatya recital on Nov 6, at West Bengal.

Bharathanatyam by students of different gurus of West Bengal.

MAHARASHTRA “Bhakti Rang” – It was performed on the occasion of Kartika ekadhashi. Various songs, abhangs of renowned saints, Sant Jnananeshwar, Tukaram, Janabai were Kalagi Tura (Bhedik Lawani) by Shahir presented by vocalist Bharat Bhagawat Thorat troupe Shripad Bhave, held at Pune on Sep 2.

“Bhakti Swar” by Ninad Shulkla & troupe , held on Nov 18, at Pune.

Mukundraj Godbole & ragas was presented by Jayashree Kulkarni visually-challenged artist Ninad Shukla, disciple “Bhakti Swar” – Various of Dr.Vijay Sathe of Mewati abhangs based on well-known Gharana. 19 Nattu Thudippu” by Muthuvans held on Oct 28, at Kottayam KERALA the forest department, this programme could be held outside. Nattuthudippu - an art form practiced by Adivasis, Kalamezhuthu and Pattu - is a music - dance instrument Preparation of ‘Kalam’ by combination. Muthuvans are Sarath Sarma and ‘Pattu’ reluctant to participate in with lecture demonstration of programmes held outside their ‘Subhadraharanam’ by Gothram.With assistances from Ettumanoor Kannan.

Preparation of ‘Kalam’ by Sarath Sarma held on Nov 29, at Kottayam 20 DR. MATHOOR KRISHNAMURTI MEMORIAL CULTURAL EVENTS - BVB - KALABHARATHI STUDENTS CULTURAL PROGRAMME - NOV 12, 19, 20. 2016

Veena by students of Vani Yadunandan

Keyboard by students of Prasanna Kumar

Hindustani vocal by students of Rajeshwari Bhat

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Mridanga by students of T.A.S. Mani

Tabla by students of Chandrashekar

Bharatanatya by students of of Parvathy Bhalakrishna

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Carnatic vocal by students of H.V. Gayathri

Flute by students of Dwaraki Krishnaswamy

Violin by students of Tharun

Sugama Sangeetha by students of Kasim Mallige Madav

23 BHAVAN-INFOSYS FOUNDATION PROGRAMMES AT IIWC, BENGALURU SEP, OCT, NOV, 2016.

Carnatic music by H.V. Shruthi & party on Sep 16.

Harikatha by Eashwaradasa Kooppesara Topic : Seetha Kalyana on 14th Oct.

Veena recital by Manjula Surendra and party on 11th Nov.

24 BHAVAN-INFOSYS FOUNDATION OUTREACH CULTURAL PROGRAMMES : OCT & NOV.

Bharatanatya duet by Kathak recital by Chaitra R Jagadish and Neha Seshadrinath Pruthvi Parthasarathy on Oct 23, on Oct 23, at Ponnaiah Lalitha Kala at Ponnaiah Lalitha Kala Academy, Academy, Banashankari, Bengaluru. Banashankari, Bengaluru.

Venu-Veena-Violin venu : A.P. Sarvotham, veena : V. Gopal, violin : Sathyaprakash on Nov 19 at Samagana Sangeetha Sabha, Sahakaranagar, Bengaluru

25 KOUSALYA BAI ENDOWMENT PROGRAMME ON DEC 18 AT BVB.

Devotional songs by Bhavan’s Kalabharati students

Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan LIMITEDJOIN SEATS NOW : Kalabharathi : Mohiniattam Five-year Diploma Course (Both in theory and practical) Mohiniattam will commence from 7.1.2017 at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. The classes will be on Saturday 4.00 p.m. to 6.00 p.m. Guru Smt. K.P. Shruthi will conduct the classes

26 Fri, Sat & Sun - 6.30 p.m. 06, 07, & 08. - Infosys Foundation PROGRAMME : Puligere Utsav - 2017 3 days Sangeetha- Nrutya - Chitra JANUARY - 2017 Sambrama at Someshwara Temple Sun 6.00 p.m. - Venue : Lakshmeshwara, Gadag 15. BVB -Infosys Foundation Dist. (more details pl see Page 1-3) Outreach programme : Bharatanatya dance recital Fri 6.00 p.m. - Artist : Ms. Navyashree K.N. 13. Carnatic Vocal music by Ms. Prathibha Kini Smt. Archana Kulkarni Venue : (in association with Infosys Samskruthi , Foundation) No.1, 17 Cross, Venue : Indian Institute of 15th Main, World Culture, Basavanagudi, 5th Phase, J.P. Bengaluru. Nagar, Bengaluru

Sat 6.30 p.m. - Khincha Hall 14. Horizon series - Bharatanatya group dance by Nritya Vidhushi Padmini Shreedhar and her ensemble Artistic Director, Nritya Gana Academy of Sat 6.00 p.m. - KRG Hall Performing Arts. 21. Srikantaiah (in association with Indian Janakamma Memorial Endowment Council for Cultural Relations) Sangeetha Sanje by Smt. Apoorva

Thu 6.00 p.m. - Khincha Hall 26. Hindustani Vocal by Pt. Venkatesh Kumar. Sun 6.00 p.m. - Khincha Hall 15. BVB- ICCR presents Music and Dance by 15 member Artists from Vietnam BOOK POST

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