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4 9-9-1983 Ranjani born in Karkala 4 1985 Ranjani was able attune for sa-pa-sa for any sruti 4 1986-87 was able to identify most of the major ragas of under the training of her parents 4 1988 Vijayadashami day- Put under the tutelage under Vidwan Sri Madhoor P. Balasubrahmaniam, Udupi; 4 1988 Ranjani joined Baalavaadi at Sharada Nursery Kamalabai High School, Kadiyali 4 1989 Joined Kadiyali Hr. pry. School for 1st Standard, Kadiyali 4 1999 completed SSLC exam with distinction class from Kamala Bai High School, Kadiyali, Udupi 4 2001( October) Passed out from PUC(PCMB), from M G M College, Udupi. 4 2002 Joined Queen Mary’s College, ( Autonomous), Chennai for B A in Indian Music Stayed at Andhra Mahila sabha Hostel, Mylapore. 4 2005 Completed B A music with first class and 1st rank. 4 2005 Shifted to rented house at Kennedy Street,near Luz church, Mylapore. 4 2005 Joined University of Madras for M A in Indian Music 4 2007 Passed out of MA with First class- outstanding 4 June,2007-Dec. 2008 worked as the lecturer inTeachers’ College of Music in Music Academy, Chennai, 4 2009 Got married to Sri Guruprasad, (of Sulliapadavu, Puttur taluk, a software engineer), at Udupi and shifted residence to Bangalore. 4 2010 Shifted back to Chennai, upon a transfer to Sri Guruprasad.Residing at Shanthi Appartments, near Meenakshi Hospital, Mylapore. 4 2012 November -diagnosed of Ovarian cancer, chemotherapy started on 31st December. 4 2013, February Shifted to Indiranagar, Adyar house, Chennai; 4 2013 6th May PET scan report says cancer got spread to all body parts and lost hopes for survival. 4 9-6-2013 Got expired of Cancer at Udupi.

————————————————————————————————— Prizes, Awards = 1989 till 1996 participated in Vadiraja Kanakadasa Festival competition every year and was obtaining prizes every time. = 1994-1997 participated in the Carnatic music competition (junior) conducted by Sangeetha Parishat, Mangalore with first prize at tandem. = 1994 Got prize as ‘Baala Prathibhaa Puraskaar’ in State level Music Competition for youth, held at Shimoga, by Nada Sudha and Rotary Club, Shimoga = 1995 Got First Prize in State level Music Competition for Youth held at Shimoga, by Nada Sudha and Rotary Club, Shimoga = 1996, 1997 1st prize in Kalaasaadhana, Shaastriya sangeetha sabha, Karkala 157

Ranjani in Memory

4 9-9-1983 Ranjani born in Karkala 4 1985 Ranjani was able attune for sa-pa-sa for any sruti 4 1986-87 was able to identify most of the major ragas of Carnatic Music under the training of her parents 4 1988 Vijayadashami day- Put under the tutelage under Vidwan Sri Madhoor P. Balasubrahmaniam, Udupi; 4 1988 Ranjani joined Baalavaadi at Sharada Nursery Kamalabai High School, Kadiyali 4 1989 Joined Kadiyali Hr. pry. School for 1st Standard, Kadiyali 4 1999 completed SSLC exam with distinction class from Kamala Bai High School, Kadiyali, Udupi 4 2001( October) Passed out from PUC(PCMB), from M G M College, Udupi. 4 2002 Joined Queen Mary’s College, Chennai ( Autonomous), Chennai for B A in Indian Music Stayed at Andhra Mahila sabha Hostel, Mylapore. 4 2005 Completed B A music with first class and 1st rank. 4 2005 Shifted to rented house at Kennedy Street,near Luz church, Mylapore. 4 2005 Joined University of Madras for M A in Indian Music 4 2007 Passed out of MA with First class- outstanding 4 June,2007-Dec. 2008 worked as the lecturer inTeachers’ College of Music in Music Academy, Chennai, 4 2009 Got married to Sri Guruprasad, (of Sulliapadavu, Puttur taluk, a software engineer), at Udupi and shifted residence to Bangalore. 4 2010 Shifted back to Chennai, upon a transfer to Sri Guruprasad.Residing at Shanthi Appartments, near Meenakshi Hospital, Mylapore. 4 2012 November -diagnosed of Ovarian cancer, chemotherapy started on 31st December. 4 2013, February Shifted to Indiranagar, Adyar house, Chennai; 4 2013 6th May PET scan report says cancer got spread to all body parts and lost hopes for survival. 4 9-6-2013 Got expired of Cancer at Udupi.

————————————————————————————————— Prizes, Awards = 1989 till 1996 participated in Vadiraja Kanakadasa Festival competition every year and was obtaining prizes every time. = 1994-1997 participated in the Carnatic music competition (junior) conducted by Sangeetha Parishat, Mangalore with first prize at tandem. = 1994 Got prize as ‘Baala Prathibhaa Puraskaar’ in State level Music Competition for youth, held at Shimoga, by Nada Sudha and Rotary Club, Shimoga = 1995 Got First Prize in State level Music Competition for Youth held at Shimoga, by Nada Sudha and Rotary Club, Shimoga = 1996, 1997 1st prize in Kalaasaadhana, Shaastriya sangeetha sabha, Karkala 158 159

= 1998 Oct. 1st Prize in Raga Dhana, Udupi Decennial, State Level Competition. participants had given 1 hr RTP concerts,2nd prize to Chandanabala and 3rd prize Judges being Sri NP Ramaswamy, D , GN Desikan and Sri A. shared by Kunnakudi Balamuralikrishna and Pradeepkumar. Judges being Sri T K Ishwarayya.Tambura and Gold medal as the prizes. Murthy, Suguna Varadachary, M.Venkateshachar, V. Ramaratnam and Sri A. = 1998 Nov. won 3 prizes from Music Academy, Chennai for Purandara Dasa (1st), Ishwarayya. Varnam(2nd) and vocalist among Ladies(3rd)categories. = 2005 Got 3rd Prize in RTP from Shanthi Arts Foundation & Endowments (SAFE), = 1998 Nov. Won 2 first-prizes from Indian Fine Arts Society, Chennai in Chennai Tyagaraja’s Compositions, and Varnam category. = 2005 Got M S Subbulakshmi Award 2005 from Bhramara Trust of Y T & Madhuri = 1998 1st prize in vocal- junior for Tyagaraja Krithis from Bangalore Gayana Thathachari & Ganabharathi, Mysore. Samaja = 2006 Upgraded ‘A’ in AIR . st = 1999 1 prize in senior vocal from Sangeetha Bharathi Trust, Kundapura = 2006 Got 1st in Classical solo from University Madras for its 150thyear celebrations. = 2000 First concert in Chennai under Indian Fine Arts Society, Chennai on 1-1- = 2007 Conferred Kalki Krishnamurthy Award-2007 from Kalki Krishnamurthy st 2000 at 1.00 p.m. for 1 hour, being the 1 prize winner of the season with tamboora Memorial trust, Chennai prize given by Vellore Ramabhadran.Dr VV Srivatsa, Suguna P u r u s h o t t a m a n , = 2008 Got DK Pattammal Award and T V Subba Rao Memorial award on the Smt. and Dr. M Srinivasan, TRS, GN Desikan attended. 81st Annual Conference & Concerts of Music Academy, Chennai. nd = 2000 Got 2 prize in Budding Vidwan Contest conducted by D K J Foundation, = 2008 Awarded Rohini Krishnan Endowment Prize on the 53rd Gokulashtami Chennai, with gold medal given by Semmangudi R Srinivasa Iyer. The Chief Sangeetha Utsavam of Sri Krishna Gana Sabha, Chennai. Election Commissioner of India,Sri T N Sheshan was on chair.The Judges being = 2009 Conferred ‘Bharatha Mani National Award’ during Music and dance Festival Sri TRS, TK Murthy and Smt. T Rukmini. by Bharatha Nritya Sabha and Mani Krishnaswami Academy Mangalore. st = 2000 Got 1 prize in All India Radio Music Competition for Ladies. Hence graded = 2011 Participated as one among the leading vocalists in the ‘Naada Vaibhavam’, B in AIR. Award given at Trivandrum. Concert given. a historic Carnatic Music Ensemble with 5700 singers on the stage under the st = 2000 Dec. 1 prize with gold medal at Sangeetha Bharathi aegis of the Art of Living at Chennai in the divine presence of His Holiness Sri = 2001 Awarded “Ananya Prathibhe” Puraskar from Malleshvaram Sangitha Sabha Sri Ravishankar. and Ananya, Bangalore. Concert given with Laxmi and Harsha Samaga.And another on Dec 30th. ______= 2001 Five prizes from Narada Gana Sabha, Chennai in Papanashan sivan (1st), Purandara dasar (special), and 2nd in RTP and Pancharatnam categories. Concerts th = 2001 -2003 Got “ Sri Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer 90 Birth day Award”scholarship a 1992 Debut concert at Raga Dhana, Udupi from K R Sundaram Iyer Music Trust, Chennai, instituted by Sri SM Sundaram a 1994 Sangeetha Parishat, Mangalore and Bhargav Sundaram a 1995 Raga Dhana Udupi = 2002 - 2nd prize in vocal from Rasika Ranjani Sabha, Chennai a 1995 Nada Sudha, Shimoga = 2002 (Dec) Three prizes from Narada Gana Sabha, Chennai for Muthaih st st nd a 1998 Vadiraja Kanakadasa Festival, Udupi Bhagavatar (1 ), Raga Singing(1 ), and RTP (2 ) categories. a 1999 Gana Sudha, Sri Krishna Vidyalaya, Hubli = 2002 (Oct)Got 2nd Prize in Dikshitar’s Kritis from Mylapore Fine Arts Club, ...... Chennai = 2003 Got two prizes from Narada Gana sabha, Chennai for RTP (1st) and Dikshitar a 2000 Indian Fine Arts Society, Chennai (1-1-2000) the first concert at Chennai th Navaavarna Kritis(1st). a 2000 Concert at Tirupati ( 58 Tyagaraja Utsava) (May)with Charulatha and HS = 2003 May -Attended ‘Shilpaaram’, Hyderabad, organized by CCRT. Sudhindra; = 2003 Got 1st in vocal under Raja Annamalaipuram Bhakta Jana Sabha,Chennai.Got a 2000 (Oct) Concert at ‘Raga Vasantha’ series at Sri Krishna Mutt, Udupi under Electronic Tambura as the prize. Raga Dhana Udupi MS Anantharaman and Tanjore Subramnayam st accompanied. Pejavar swamiji,Chenglepet and all those who were in Chenglepet = 2003 June 1 Prize in Vocal in National Level Classical under Vani Nritya workshop at Udupi , attended. Nikethan, Warangal. Awarded title “Ganaamritadhaara”...... = 2004 (April) Presided over “The Yuvajana Sangeetha Sammelana “ held at a 2001 concert at Shastri hall, Luz under Music Education Trust of TRS, Chennai Kasaragod, as the President. (June)TRS and Sowmyakka attended. = 2004 Bagged 1st Prize in the RTP competition (Rs.10000/ cash prize) held under Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan and Sangeetha Parishath, Mangalore where 19 158 159

= 1998 Oct. 1st Prize in Raga Dhana, Udupi Decennial, State Level Competition. participants had given 1 hr RTP concerts,2nd prize to Chandanabala and 3rd prize Judges being Sri NP Ramaswamy, D Shashikala, GN Desikan and Sri A. shared by Kunnakudi Balamuralikrishna and Pradeepkumar. Judges being Sri T K Ishwarayya.Tambura and Gold medal as the prizes. Murthy, Suguna Varadachary, M.Venkateshachar, V. Ramaratnam and Sri A. = 1998 Nov. won 3 prizes from Music Academy, Chennai for Purandara Dasa (1st), Ishwarayya. Varnam(2nd) and vocalist among Ladies(3rd)categories. = 2005 Got 3rd Prize in RTP from Shanthi Arts Foundation & Endowments (SAFE), = 1998 Nov. Won 2 first-prizes from Indian Fine Arts Society, Chennai in Chennai Tyagaraja’s Compositions, and Varnam category. = 2005 Got M S Subbulakshmi Award 2005 from Bhramara Trust of Y T & Madhuri = 1998 1st prize in vocal- junior for Tyagaraja Krithis from Bangalore Gayana Thathachari & Ganabharathi, Mysore. Samaja = 2006 Upgraded ‘A’ in AIR . st = 1999 1 prize in senior vocal from Sangeetha Bharathi Trust, Kundapura = 2006 Got 1st in Classical solo from University Madras for its 150thyear celebrations. = 2000 First concert in Chennai under Indian Fine Arts Society, Chennai on 1-1- = 2007 Conferred Kalki Krishnamurthy Award-2007 from Kalki Krishnamurthy st 2000 at 1.00 p.m. for 1 hour, being the 1 prize winner of the season with tamboora Memorial trust, Chennai prize given by Vellore Ramabhadran.Dr VV Srivatsa, Suguna P u r u s h o t t a m a n , = 2008 Got DK Pattammal Award and T V Subba Rao Memorial award on the Smt. and Dr. M Srinivasan, TRS, GN Desikan attended. 81st Annual Conference & Concerts of Music Academy, Chennai. nd = 2000 Got 2 prize in Budding Vidwan Contest conducted by D K J Foundation, = 2008 Awarded Rohini Krishnan Endowment Prize on the 53rd Gokulashtami Chennai, with gold medal given by Semmangudi R Srinivasa Iyer. The Chief Sangeetha Utsavam of Sri Krishna Gana Sabha, Chennai. Election Commissioner of India,Sri T N Sheshan was on chair.The Judges being = 2009 Conferred ‘Bharatha Mani National Award’ during Music and dance Festival Sri TRS, TK Murthy and Smt. T Rukmini. by Bharatha Nritya Sabha and Mani Krishnaswami Academy Mangalore. st = 2000 Got 1 prize in All India Radio Music Competition for Ladies. Hence graded = 2011 Participated as one among the leading vocalists in the ‘Naada Vaibhavam’, B in AIR. Award given at Trivandrum. Concert given. a historic Carnatic Music Ensemble with 5700 singers on the stage under the st = 2000 Dec. 1 prize with gold medal at Sangeetha Bharathi aegis of the Art of Living at Chennai in the divine presence of His Holiness Sri = 2001 Awarded “Ananya Prathibhe” Puraskar from Malleshvaram Sangitha Sabha Sri Ravishankar. and Ananya, Bangalore. Concert given with Laxmi and Harsha Samaga.And another on Dec 30th. ______= 2001 Five prizes from Narada Gana Sabha, Chennai in Papanashan sivan (1st), Purandara dasar (special), and 2nd in RTP and Pancharatnam categories. Concerts th = 2001 -2003 Got “ Sri Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer 90 Birth day Award”scholarship a 1992 Debut concert at Raga Dhana, Udupi from K R Sundaram Iyer Music Trust, Chennai, instituted by Sri SM Sundaram a 1994 Sangeetha Parishat, Mangalore and Bhargav Sundaram a 1995 Raga Dhana Udupi = 2002 - 2nd prize in vocal from Rasika Ranjani Sabha, Chennai a 1995 Nada Sudha, Shimoga = 2002 (Dec) Three prizes from Narada Gana Sabha, Chennai for Muthaih st st nd a 1998 Vadiraja Kanakadasa Festival, Udupi Bhagavatar (1 ), Raga Singing(1 ), and RTP (2 ) categories. a 1999 Gana Sudha, Sri Krishna Vidyalaya, Hubli = 2002 (Oct)Got 2nd Prize in Dikshitar’s Kritis from Mylapore Fine Arts Club, ...... Chennai = 2003 Got two prizes from Narada Gana sabha, Chennai for RTP (1st) and Dikshitar a 2000 Indian Fine Arts Society, Chennai (1-1-2000) the first concert at Chennai th Navaavarna Kritis(1st). a 2000 Concert at Tirupati ( 58 Tyagaraja Utsava) (May)with Charulatha and HS = 2003 May -Attended ‘Shilpaaram’, Hyderabad, organized by CCRT. Sudhindra; = 2003 Got 1st in vocal under Raja Annamalaipuram Bhakta Jana Sabha,Chennai.Got a 2000 (Oct) Concert at ‘Raga Vasantha’ series at Sri Krishna Mutt, Udupi under Electronic Tambura as the prize. Raga Dhana Udupi MS Anantharaman and Tanjore Subramnayam st accompanied. Pejavar swamiji,Chenglepet and all those who were in Chenglepet = 2003 June 1 Prize in Vocal in National Level Classical under Vani Nritya workshop at Udupi , attended. Nikethan, Warangal. Awarded title “Ganaamritadhaara”...... = 2004 (April) Presided over “The Yuvajana Sangeetha Sammelana “ held at a 2001 concert at Shastri hall, Luz under Music Education Trust of TRS, Chennai Kasaragod, as the President. (June)TRS and Sowmyakka attended. = 2004 Bagged 1st Prize in the RTP competition (Rs.10000/ cash prize) held under Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan and Sangeetha Parishath, Mangalore where 19 160 161

a 2002 Tyagaraja Gana sabha, Bangalore Sairam; Seetha Rajan attended a 2002 (May) Raga Dhana Udupi with R Satishkumar amd B Sundarakumar( Fiddle a 2004 (May) Concert at Ananya ‘Sangathi’ -Yuva Sangeethotsava Krishna Rao memorial), Sri Chenglepet Ranganathan and Vidwan Laksmana a 2004 May recording at Chandana Channel with Sri Thandavamurthy and A Shastri attended. Radhesh a 2002 Gana Bharathi, Veena Sheshanna Bhavana, Mysore with veena Suresh and a 2004 May Fifty-Fifty Club, Chennai at SGS Hall, T Nagar with Amritha Murali PS Sridhar ; GTN, BSSRao, A Vasudha attended. and Delhi Sairam a 2002 Music Academy Mini Hall, Chennai –Spirit of Youth Festival ; Chenglepet, a 2004 July Gana Bharathi Mysore with KT Udayakiran and TB Shashishankar Sowmyakka’s parents, Suguna Mami, MK, VVSrivatsa, Dr CR Ballal attended organized by Yuva Dhvani of TS Venugopal a 2002 Sangeetha Parishath, Mangalore with R Satish Kumar & KV Gopalakrishnan a 2004 Aug. Ramana Kendra, Mylapore; with Charumati and Delhi Sairam at Sharada Vidyalaya sponsored by Bhoothalingam. TRS, attended. a 2002 Vadiraja Kanakadasa Utsav, Udupi with Hrishikesh and Ravishankara a 2004 YACM at Raga Sudha Hall, Mylapore with R Satish Kumar and AV Sharma Manikanthan, SVK, Vijay Siva, CB Ramnarayan attended...... a 2004 Sept. Thiruppandurthy G. Venkateshan sponsored Krishnashtami a 2003 Feb.-Nada Inbam, Raga Sudha Hall, Chennai with Trivandrum programme at Thiruppandurthy, Tanjore with Tiruvarur Parthasarathy and Avaneeshvaram and Sudhaman ; Chengalpet, SVK attended ; July- with VL Kumar Sherthalai Ananthakrishnan. and Trichur Narendran ; Sept.- with SP Ananthapadmanabha and Delhi Sairam a 2004 Percussive Arts Centre, Bangalore at Gokhale Institute Hall with Jayashri, N a 2003 Divya Dhwani, Ayyanavaram, Chennai with SP Ananthapadmanabha and GS Vasudev and Vyasa Vittal. Sponsored by V Krishna (s/o Bangalore Venkatram.) Krishna ( s/o Mannargudi) sponsored by Seetha Narayanan of Chennai. a 2004 Sept. Vidya Ganapati , Shimoga with MR Dayakar, PS Sridhar and a 2003 ‘Music Circle’ monthly concert-Raga Sudha Hall with Charumati Jammatige Nagaraj. Raghuraman and Erode Nagarajan ; Chenglepet and SVK attended. a Oct. 2004 Dasara Naada Habba, Puttur at Sri Mahalingeshvara temple with Veena a 2003 Sangitha Parishath, Mangalore at Dharmasthala with Prarthana Rao ; with R Suresh and M Gururaj Raghuram and HS Sudhindra ; Chayapati guruji, Chengalpet attended. a 2004 Oct. Concert at Jasubhai Convention Hall, Sri Shanmukhananda Fine Arts & a 2003 Raghavendra Mutt, T. Nagar,Chennai invited by Sri Sri VisvaPrasanna Tirtha Sangeetha Sabha, Mumbai.With Charumathi and Delhi Sairam. Swamiji, PejavaraMutt, Udupi. a 2004 Nov. Ramananda Bharathi Sadguru Sangeetha Sabha, Vijayawada with P a 2003 Nov. Raga Dhana Udupi – Griha sangeetha at Ishwarayya’s house with Nanda Kumar and NS Kalyanaraman. Dr PS Rao, Annavarapu Ramasvami, Charulatha and HS Sudhindra. Swapna and Ganesh Rao, amma & appa attended. a 2003 C D Recording at MICE, Manipal with Charulatha, HS Sudhindra and a 2004 Dec. Isai vizha- Brahma Gana Sabha at Sivagnani Pithachi Hall, Mylapore Sukanya Ramgopal sponsored by K Muralidhara Bhat, Cassette Corner, Udupi. with Charumati and Delhi Sairam; S Karthik, Prarthana, Ganeshan, Charumati’s st a 2003 Nov. Sangeetha Parishath, Mangalore at Town hall after getting 1 prize in family attended. RTP competition with Mysore Rajesh and Delhi Sairam ; TK Murthy, Suguna a 2004 Dec. Isai vizha-Mylapore Fine Arts Club, Mylapore with Roopa Rajagopal Varadachary, V. Ramarathnam, Venkateshachar, and all 19 participants of the and Delhi Sairam; Smt. Leela and Dr.Enjikolai Krishnan,Chenglepet Contest family,Members from Shanmukhananda Mumbai, Poorna Siva, S.Karthik, Queen ...... Mary’sCollege students attended. a 2004 Nada Inbam, Raga Sudha hall, Mylapore ; Jan- with Padma Shankar and KV a 2004 Dec. Isai vizha-Narada Gana Sabha Mini hall with B Ananathakrishnan and Gopalakrishnan; TRS, MS Anantharaman, Vasanthi Ram Bhat, amma, Erode Nagarajan; Chenglepet, Suprabha, Isai Venkateshvaran&Venkateswar Chenglepet,Sowmyakka, Delhi Sairam &his parents attended ; Jun.-recording of both did not miss any concert of Ranjani mine in Chennai), amma, London TV on Dasa Keerthanas with Akkarai and B Sivaraman ; Prarthana ,attended. a 2004 Nadopasana at Dakshinamurthy Auditorium PS High School, Mylapore with ...... R Satish Kumar and Delhi Rajasubramaniam.Chengalpet and Nadopasana a 2005 Jan. Gana Kala Parishath, Youth slot-Bangalore with Ganesh Kumar and Srinivasan Attended. Radhesh; TR Srinath, Mai Vi Su, RKP, Manasi, Kartik Hebbar, Vinay Sarva, a 2004 Jan. Raga Dhana Udupi at MGM College, Udupi Trinity Festival ; with Ranjani Venkatesh, Archana Bhat and Family attended. Akkarai and Delhi Sairam. a 2005 Jan. Hamsadhwani Indiranagar, Chennai with AG Venkatasubramanyan and a 2004 YACM, at Madhya Kailas Temple, Adyar with Akkarai Swarnalatha and K V B Vijayan Gopalakrishnan a 2005 Feb. Manikrishnaswami Founadation (the first ever concert of the a 2004 Feb. Music Education Trust of TRS, Mylapore with T Hemamalini and Delhi Foundation), Mangalore at Sharada Vidyalaya;with Charumathi and Delhi Sairam; Sairam Chayapathi Guruji, all Doddappas, one bus full from Udupi attended. a 2004 April. Lalitha Kala Sadana, Kasargod with Venkatasubramanian and Delhi a 2005 April Sringeri Sharada Temple , for Ramanavami,with Amritha Murali and Delhi Sairam. 160 161 a 2002 Tyagaraja Gana sabha, Bangalore Sairam; Seetha Rajan attended a 2002 (May) Raga Dhana Udupi with R Satishkumar amd B Sundarakumar( Fiddle a 2004 (May) Concert at Ananya ‘Sangathi’ -Yuva Sangeethotsava Krishna Rao memorial), Sri Chenglepet Ranganathan and Vidwan Laksmana a 2004 May recording at Chandana Channel with Sri Thandavamurthy and A Shastri attended. Radhesh a 2002 Gana Bharathi, Veena Sheshanna Bhavana, Mysore with veena Suresh and a 2004 May Fifty-Fifty Club, Chennai at SGS Hall, T Nagar with Amritha Murali PS Sridhar ; GTN, BSSRao, A Vasudha attended. and Delhi Sairam a 2002 Music Academy Mini Hall, Chennai –Spirit of Youth Festival ; Chenglepet, a 2004 July Gana Bharathi Mysore with KT Udayakiran and TB Shashishankar Sowmyakka’s parents, Suguna Mami, MK, VVSrivatsa, Dr CR Ballal attended organized by Yuva Dhvani of TS Venugopal a 2002 Sangeetha Parishath, Mangalore with R Satish Kumar & KV Gopalakrishnan a 2004 Aug. Ramana Kendra, Mylapore; with Charumati and Delhi Sairam at Sharada Vidyalaya sponsored by Bhoothalingam. TRS, attended. a 2002 Vadiraja Kanakadasa Utsav, Udupi with Hrishikesh and Ravishankara a 2004 YACM at Raga Sudha Hall, Mylapore with R Satish Kumar and AV Sharma Manikanthan, SVK, Vijay Siva, CB Ramnarayan attended...... a 2004 Sept. Thiruppandurthy G. Venkateshan sponsored Krishnashtami a 2003 Feb.-Nada Inbam, Raga Sudha Hall, Chennai with Trivandrum programme at Thiruppandurthy, Tanjore with Tiruvarur Parthasarathy and Avaneeshvaram and Sudhaman ; Chengalpet, SVK attended ; July- with VL Kumar Sherthalai Ananthakrishnan. and Trichur Narendran ; Sept.- with SP Ananthapadmanabha and Delhi Sairam a 2004 Percussive Arts Centre, Bangalore at Gokhale Institute Hall with Jayashri, N a 2003 Divya Dhwani, Ayyanavaram, Chennai with SP Ananthapadmanabha and GS Vasudev and Vyasa Vittal. Sponsored by V Krishna (s/o Bangalore Venkatram.) Krishna ( s/o Mannargudi) sponsored by Seetha Narayanan of Chennai. a 2004 Sept. Vidya Ganapati , Shimoga with MR Dayakar, PS Sridhar and a 2003 ‘Music Circle’ monthly concert-Raga Sudha Hall with Charumati Jammatige Nagaraj. Raghuraman and Erode Nagarajan ; Chenglepet and SVK attended. a Oct. 2004 Dasara Naada Habba, Puttur at Sri Mahalingeshvara temple with Veena a 2003 Sangitha Parishath, Mangalore at Dharmasthala with Prarthana Rao ; with R Suresh and M Gururaj Raghuram and HS Sudhindra ; Chayapati guruji, Chengalpet attended. a 2004 Oct. Concert at Jasubhai Convention Hall, Sri Shanmukhananda Fine Arts & a 2003 Raghavendra Mutt, T. Nagar,Chennai invited by Sri Sri VisvaPrasanna Tirtha Sangeetha Sabha, Mumbai.With Charumathi and Delhi Sairam. Swamiji, PejavaraMutt, Udupi. a 2004 Nov. Ramananda Bharathi Sadguru Sangeetha Sabha, Vijayawada with P a 2003 Nov. Raga Dhana Udupi – Griha sangeetha at Ishwarayya’s house with Nanda Kumar and NS Kalyanaraman. Dr PS Rao, Annavarapu Ramasvami, Charulatha and HS Sudhindra. Swapna and Ganesh Rao, amma & appa attended. a 2003 C D Recording at MICE, Manipal with Charulatha, HS Sudhindra and a 2004 Dec. Isai vizha- Brahma Gana Sabha at Sivagnani Pithachi Hall, Mylapore Sukanya Ramgopal sponsored by K Muralidhara Bhat, Cassette Corner, Udupi. with Charumati and Delhi Sairam; S Karthik, Prarthana, Ganeshan, Charumati’s st a 2003 Nov. Sangeetha Parishath, Mangalore at Town hall after getting 1 prize in family attended. RTP competition with Mysore Rajesh and Delhi Sairam ; TK Murthy, Suguna a 2004 Dec. Isai vizha-Mylapore Fine Arts Club, Mylapore with Roopa Rajagopal Varadachary, V. Ramarathnam, Venkateshachar, and all 19 participants of the and Delhi Sairam; Smt. Leela and Dr.Enjikolai Krishnan,Chenglepet Contest family,Members from Shanmukhananda Mumbai, Poorna Siva, S.Karthik, Queen ...... Mary’sCollege students attended. a 2004 Nada Inbam, Raga Sudha hall, Mylapore ; Jan- with Padma Shankar and KV a 2004 Dec. Isai vizha-Narada Gana Sabha Mini hall with B Ananathakrishnan and Gopalakrishnan; TRS, MS Anantharaman, Vasanthi Ram Bhat, amma, Erode Nagarajan; Chenglepet, Suprabha, Isai Venkateshvaran&Venkateswar Chenglepet,Sowmyakka, Delhi Sairam &his parents attended ; Jun.-recording of both did not miss any concert of Ranjani mine in Chennai), amma, London TV on Dasa Keerthanas with Akkarai and B Sivaraman ; Prarthana ,attended. a 2004 Nadopasana at Dakshinamurthy Auditorium PS High School, Mylapore with ...... R Satish Kumar and Delhi Rajasubramaniam.Chengalpet and Nadopasana a 2005 Jan. Gana Kala Parishath, Youth slot-Bangalore with Ganesh Kumar and Srinivasan Attended. Radhesh; TR Srinath, Mai Vi Su, RKP, Manasi, Kartik Hebbar, Vinay Sarva, a 2004 Jan. Raga Dhana Udupi at MGM College, Udupi Trinity Festival ; with Ranjani Venkatesh, Archana Bhat and Family attended. Akkarai and Delhi Sairam. a 2005 Jan. Hamsadhwani Indiranagar, Chennai with AG Venkatasubramanyan and a 2004 YACM, at Madhya Kailas Temple, Adyar with Akkarai Swarnalatha and K V B Vijayan Gopalakrishnan a 2005 Feb. Manikrishnaswami Founadation (the first ever concert of the a 2004 Feb. Music Education Trust of TRS, Mylapore with T Hemamalini and Delhi Foundation), Mangalore at Sharada Vidyalaya;with Charumathi and Delhi Sairam; Sairam Chayapathi Guruji, all Doddappas, one bus full from Udupi attended. a 2004 April. Lalitha Kala Sadana, Kasargod with Venkatasubramanian and Delhi a 2005 April Sringeri Sharada Temple , for Ramanavami,with Amritha Murali and Delhi Sairam. 162 163

a 2005 June. Chenglepet Honouring function at Madurai Anjaneyar Temple; sang Thathachari, Mysore.; another concert on 15th Jan. with Thandavamurthy and PS with Chenglepet sir accompanied by S Varadan and Delhi Sairam. Vachaspati RTP Sridhar; gave away MS award,GTN, Suttur Mutt Swamiji in Khanda Triputa, khanda Nadai ,in both anuloma and pratiloma (sang alone); blessed, Governor TN Chaturvedi presided over; The latter gave Rs Tiruvaroor Bhaktavatsalam and many great musicians of Madurai attended and 2500.00 as his personal cash prize on the spot.Veena Sheshanna Bhavana hall was appreciated my rendering including Bhaktavatsalam and Chenglepet sir. full. a 2005 Aug. Sruthi Manjari, Mysore organized by RN Srilatha with Sushruth a 2006 Feb. SKDP, Mangalore at Sharada Vidyalaya grounds; with S Karthik and Bharadhwaj and Radhesh. Delhi Sairam; Since the speeches were very lengthy the two hour concert had to be a 2005 Aug Sangeetha Bharathi Trust, Kundapura with Karaikal cut short to only half an hour; a bitter experience. Venkataubramaniam and Delhi Sairam. a 2006 Feb Venugopal Temple, Arakalagudu, Hassan with B K Raghu and a 2005 Aug. Ayodhya Mantapam, West Mambalam, Chennai for Krishna Jayanthi Sudarshan. with Amritha Murali and Master Ethirajan SR. a 2006 Rasika Ranjani sabha, Tiruchinapalli with TH Vasantha and Koppu a 2005 Sept. Ramananda Bharathi Sadguru Sangeetha Sabha,Siva temple, Nagarajan; Smitha and family attended. Vijayawada with Durga Bhavani and PS Phalgun. a 2006 Feb. Rama Gana sabha,Tiruchi, with TH Vasantha and Koppu Nagarajan; a 2005 Sept Yuva Geethika, Machalipattanam with Krishnaveni and NS Smitha and family attended. Kalyanaraman. a 2006 March Kalakrithi, Egmore, at Anantha Bhushan Kalyana Mantap, Egmore a 2005 Sept. TTD, T. Nagar, Chennai – Anantha Chaturdashi concert;with with S Karthik and Tanjore Kumar. Charumati and B Sivaraman. a 2006 April IIT, DRG Achar’s House, Adyar, Chennai with Karthik and Arjun a 2005 Oct. Ratna Girishvar Temple, Besant Nagar, Chennai with S Karthik and Ganesh; only Dasa kritis rendered for Ramanavami. Delhi Sairam. a 2006 April Sri Shankaranarayana Swami Temple, Chamundipuram, Mysore with a 2005 Nov. Shanthi Arts Foundation Endowments( SAFE) with Amritha Murali and HM Sindhu, Shivashankaraswami and HL Ananthakrishna. Prasadi KV Gopalakrishnan; sang RTP in the Raga Sallapam ( Ga3 for Hindola) of Balakrishna Varambally & fly attended. rd Chenglapet sir “sarasijanabha murare”in misra Chapu got 3 prize for the concert. a 2006 April Hebbar Katte, Veeramangal, Puttur on the occasion of jaatra Utsava of a 2005 Nov.Recording for a Cassette, ‘Ananya Arogyadhara’, Bangalore with B’ Sri Mahalingeshvara temple of puttur with KR Shantha and Prasanna Bhat. Laxmi, S Prashanth and R Ramesh. a 2006 April Lathangi School of Music Udupi,with Venkat Karaikal and Tanjore a 2005 Dec. Isai vizha- Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Mylapore with Charumathi and Kumar Delhi Sairam; , Sowmyakka, Chenglepet family, MK, Prarthana , a 2006 JSS Sabha, Mysore( Basaveshvara Jayanthi) with Veena Suresh and attended. Shivashankaraswami; appa, Venkateshachar, Mahadevappa, HSMahalakshmi, a 2005 Dec. Isai vizha-Nalinakanthi of Vitan Subramanyam with Amritha Murali Ambika, Prasadi fly, attended. and Ethirajan a 2006 July Hamsadhwani Youth Hostel Indiranagar, Chennai- ‘Guru Shishya a 2005 Dec. Isai vizha-Kapali Fine Arts, Shastri Hall, with S Karthik and Delhi series’- with Jayanthi Keshav and PK Babu( Guruvayur Dorai’s Sairam. disciple);Chenglepet, Boothalingam, Nadopasana Srinivasan attended. a 2005 Dec. KarnatakaSangha, Mumbai a 2006 July Griha Sangeetha at Ravishankara Sharma’s hous eat Girinagar with a 2005 Dec. Isai vizha-Indian Fine arts, German hall, T Nagar; with R Sathish Kumar Yashasvi and Sharma and Mohite. and Hemanth Kumar; appa, Vittal Ramamurthy & family attended. a 2006 Aug. Ganeshotsava, Udupi Ratha Beedhi, with Radha Sundareshan and K a 2005 Dec. Isai vizha-Amarabharathi, Tiruvanmiyoor, Chennai organized by Partha sarathy, heavy rain followed. Asthika samajam, with B Gopal (student of Tiruvarur Bhaktavatsalam). a 2006 Rajangana, Sri Krishna Mutt Udupi.with Radha Sundareshan and ...... Ravishankara Sharma a 2006 Jan.Concert at Nanganallur, Chennai with S Karthik and Delhi Sairam. a 2006 Nov.Chembai Music festival, Guruvayoor, with Viju Anand and Jaya a 2006 Jan. Nadajyothi Sangeetha Sabha and Ananya,Malleshvaram,Bangalore Krishnan with Harsha Samaga; TS Satyavathi, Chandramouli, Nagendra Shastri, a 2006 Dec. Isai Vizha- Mudhra-Thematic concerts- Gowla Ragas with Karthik attended. Sang 8- kalai RTP in Todi “Guruguhaya Namasthe” of Chenglepet sir. and Srivatsan (a 10th Std boy)at Infosys Hall, RKM School, Buzulla Rd., T. Nagar; After the concert Dr. TS Satyavathi, Chandramouli & Shastri denied that it was Nityananda Rao, Amma, Saranga, Aravindan, Ilakka, Prathibha Samaga, not a 8-kalai pallavi ! Gurubhyonamaha! Prarthana, Kirthana, Vibhu, attended. a 2006 Jan.10th. Bhramari Trust and Gana Bharathi, Mysore with Ratna and ...... Radhesh; Got MS Subbulakshmi award( Rs 5000/ cash) for the 4-kalai Khanda a 2007 Jan. University of Madras 150th University Day celebrations Concert; with K Triputa tala Kalyani RTP “Gururbrahmaa..”Organized by Smt. Madhuri Gokul and Delhi Sairam: TRS, Radha Venkatachalam, amma, rajashree mam, MA students attended. 162 163 a 2005 June. Chenglepet Honouring function at Madurai Anjaneyar Temple; sang Thathachari, Mysore.; another concert on 15th Jan. with Thandavamurthy and PS with Chenglepet sir accompanied by S Varadan and Delhi Sairam. Vachaspati RTP Sridhar; Lalgudi Jayaraman gave away MS award,GTN, Suttur Mutt Swamiji in Khanda Triputa, khanda Nadai ,in both anuloma and pratiloma (sang alone); blessed,Karnataka Governor TN Chaturvedi presided over; The latter gave Rs Tiruvaroor Bhaktavatsalam and many great musicians of Madurai attended and 2500.00 as his personal cash prize on the spot.Veena Sheshanna Bhavana hall was appreciated my rendering including Bhaktavatsalam and Chenglepet sir. full. a 2005 Aug. Sruthi Manjari, Mysore organized by RN Srilatha with Sushruth a 2006 Feb. SKDP, Mangalore at Sharada Vidyalaya grounds; with S Karthik and Bharadhwaj and Radhesh. Delhi Sairam; Since the speeches were very lengthy the two hour concert had to be a 2005 Aug Sangeetha Bharathi Trust, Kundapura with Karaikal cut short to only half an hour; a bitter experience. Venkataubramaniam and Delhi Sairam. a 2006 Feb Venugopal Temple, Arakalagudu, Hassan with B K Raghu and a 2005 Aug. Ayodhya Mantapam, West Mambalam, Chennai for Krishna Jayanthi Sudarshan. with Amritha Murali and Master Ethirajan SR. a 2006 Rasika Ranjani sabha, Tiruchinapalli with TH Vasantha and Koppu a 2005 Sept. Ramananda Bharathi Sadguru Sangeetha Sabha,Siva temple, Nagarajan; Smitha and family attended. Vijayawada with Durga Bhavani and PS Phalgun. a 2006 Feb. Rama Gana sabha,Tiruchi, with TH Vasantha and Koppu Nagarajan; a 2005 Sept Yuva Geethika, Machalipattanam with Krishnaveni and NS Smitha and family attended. Kalyanaraman. a 2006 March Kalakrithi, Egmore, at Anantha Bhushan Kalyana Mantap, Egmore a 2005 Sept. TTD, T. Nagar, Chennai – Anantha Chaturdashi concert;with with S Karthik and Tanjore Kumar. Charumati and B Sivaraman. a 2006 April IIT, DRG Achar’s House, Adyar, Chennai with Karthik and Arjun a 2005 Oct. Ratna Girishvar Temple, Besant Nagar, Chennai with S Karthik and Ganesh; only Dasa kritis rendered for Ramanavami. Delhi Sairam. a 2006 April Sri Shankaranarayana Swami Temple, Chamundipuram, Mysore with a 2005 Nov. Shanthi Arts Foundation Endowments( SAFE) with Amritha Murali and HM Sindhu, Shivashankaraswami and HL Ananthakrishna. Prasadi KV Gopalakrishnan; sang RTP in the Raga Sallapam ( Ga3 for Hindola) of Balakrishna Varambally & fly attended. rd Chenglapet sir “sarasijanabha murare”in misra Chapu got 3 prize for the concert. a 2006 April Hebbar Katte, Veeramangal, Puttur on the occasion of jaatra Utsava of a 2005 Nov.Recording for a Cassette, ‘Ananya Arogyadhara’, Bangalore with B’ Sri Mahalingeshvara temple of puttur with KR Shantha and Prasanna Bhat. Laxmi, S Prashanth and R Ramesh. a 2006 April Lathangi School of Music Udupi,with Venkat Karaikal and Tanjore a 2005 Dec. Isai vizha- Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Mylapore with Charumathi and Kumar Delhi Sairam; Embar Kannan, Sowmyakka, Chenglepet family, MK, Prarthana , a 2006 JSS Sabha, Mysore( Basaveshvara Jayanthi) with Veena Suresh and attended. Shivashankaraswami; appa, Venkateshachar, Mahadevappa, HSMahalakshmi, a 2005 Dec. Isai vizha-Nalinakanthi of Vitan Subramanyam with Amritha Murali Ambika, Prasadi fly, attended. and Ethirajan a 2006 July Hamsadhwani Youth Hostel Indiranagar, Chennai- ‘Guru Shishya a 2005 Dec. Isai vizha-Kapali Fine Arts, Shastri Hall, with S Karthik and Delhi series’- with Jayanthi Keshav and PK Babu( Guruvayur Dorai’s Sairam. disciple);Chenglepet, Boothalingam, Nadopasana Srinivasan attended. a 2005 Dec. KarnatakaSangha, Mumbai a 2006 July Griha Sangeetha at Ravishankara Sharma’s hous eat Girinagar with a 2005 Dec. Isai vizha-Indian Fine arts, German hall, T Nagar; with R Sathish Kumar Yashasvi and Sharma and Mohite. and Hemanth Kumar; appa, Vittal Ramamurthy & family attended. a 2006 Aug. Ganeshotsava, Udupi Ratha Beedhi, with Radha Sundareshan and K a 2005 Dec. Isai vizha-Amarabharathi, Tiruvanmiyoor, Chennai organized by Partha sarathy, heavy rain followed. Asthika samajam, with B Gopal (student of Tiruvarur Bhaktavatsalam). a 2006 Rajangana, Sri Krishna Mutt Udupi.with Radha Sundareshan and ...... Ravishankara Sharma a 2006 Jan.Concert at Nanganallur, Chennai with S Karthik and Delhi Sairam. a 2006 Nov.Chembai Music festival, Guruvayoor, with Viju Anand and Jaya a 2006 Jan. Nadajyothi Sangeetha Sabha and Ananya,Malleshvaram,Bangalore Krishnan with Harsha Samaga; TS Satyavathi, Chandramouli, Nagendra Shastri, a 2006 Dec. Isai Vizha- Mudhra-Thematic concerts- Gowla Ragas with Karthik attended. Sang 8- kalai RTP in Todi “Guruguhaya Namasthe” of Chenglepet sir. and Srivatsan (a 10th Std boy)at Infosys Hall, RKM School, Buzulla Rd., T. Nagar; After the concert Dr. TS Satyavathi, Chandramouli & Shastri denied that it was Nityananda Rao, Amma, Saranga, Aravindan, Ilakka, Prathibha Samaga, not a 8-kalai pallavi ! Gurubhyonamaha! Prarthana, Kirthana, Vibhu, attended. a 2006 Jan.10th. Bhramari Trust and Gana Bharathi, Mysore with Ratna and ...... Radhesh; Got MS Subbulakshmi award( Rs 5000/ cash) for the 4-kalai Khanda a 2007 Jan. University of Madras 150th University Day celebrations Concert; with K Triputa tala Kalyani RTP “Gururbrahmaa..”Organized by Smt. Madhuri Gokul and Delhi Sairam: TRS, Radha Venkatachalam, amma, rajashree mam, MA students attended. 164 165

a 2007 Jan. Ambattur Visaka Irai Isai Peravai Trust at Kallash Mahal, Mounaswami Kalki Rajendran and Vijaya Mami attended. Rd Ambattur with Karaikal and Delhi Sairam( Tyagaraja Punyathithi)Ambatte, a 2007 9th Sept. Kalki Krishnamurthy Award function and concert at Bharatiya Vidya Aruna atte, Saranga attended. Bhavan, Mylapore; with Akkarai and Delhi Sairam and H Prasanna; Sowmyakka, a 2007 Jan 20th. Music triangle, Santhacruz, Mumbai; with VL Kumar and Delhi Chenglepet sir,appa,amma, Ravikiran, SAFE Ramabhadran, Vijaya Mami, Vijay Sairam Siva, Natarajan of Doordarshan, Manager of Music Academy, Cleveland a 2007 Jan 21st. Mulund Fine arts, Mumbai with R. Madhavan and Delhi Sairam; Sundaram, Smt and Sri SM Sundaram attended. appa, amma,Ramprasad, Mythili attended.Ticketed programme.Senior Artiste slot a 2007 Sept. Karnataka Sangha, U Rama Rao Kala Mantap, sponsored by Pejavar given. 3 hours concert.Hall full. swamiji with Radha Sundareshan and Arjun Bharati. Pejavar Swamiji listened the a 2007 Jan. 22nd Karnataka Sangha, Vashi, Mumbai; with Ramachandran and entire concert and blessed. Shaktidharan ; amma. appa, Sahana, Sumanth attended. a 2007 Sept 22nd. Gana Bharathi, Mysore with Veena Suresh and a 2007 Feb 3rd. Raga Dhana Udupi at Sanskrit College hall; with BU Ganesh Prasad Shivashankaraswami; GTN, Ramaa Bennuru, Prasadi fly attended. and J Vaidyanathan ; Ananya Raghavendra, Prabha rao, Ramamurthy rao & fly, a 2007 Sept 28th. YACM at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan mini Hall, Mylapore; with Rahul almost all Raga Dhana members attended; a very good gathering. and Sriram;Chenglepet & fly,Vasantha mam,Pradeep, Charumati, K Gayatri, ‘Vinayakam’ Hamsadwani RTP rendered. Rithvik raj, KS Ramanan,Vidya Kalyanaraman attended. a 2007 Feb Tyagaraja Aradhana Trust, Calicut,27th year Tyagaraja Aradhana -at a 2007 30th Sept. Brahma Gana Sabha, at Woodlands Hotel, Radhakrishna Salai, Padmashree Kalyana Mantapa, Tali, Calicut ; with Viju Anand and Krishna ;appa Mylapore; with R Hemalatha and Ganapatiraman and Papanasan and Shreyas Narayan’s father attended. Sethuraman(Khanjira); Nalli, Doordarshan Natarajan, Jaya TV, TRS, SAFE, a 2007 Feb. Music Club. I I T, Madras, Purandara Dasar Day- with Arunachala Trichur Ramachandran & fly, Geetha Raja, Sudharani Raghupati, MB Vedavalli Karthik and Kumbhakonam Swaminathan; Poornaprajna Rao, Saranga, sponsored by Nalli Kuppuswami Chetty. Aravindan, IIT Achar attended. a 2007 1st Oct. Vidya Ganapati Seva Sangha, Shimoga with C N Chandrashekhar , a 2007 Feb. YACM- Shiva ratri day- at Madhya Kailas, Adyar, Chennai: with MA Krishnamurthy and Tumkur ShashiShanker( Ghat)sponsored by Ibrahim of Anuttama and Bharadhwaj Shimoga. a 2007 March Ananya with Samskriti Ilakhe, Bangalore at Malleshvaram, a 2007 4th Oct. Jaya TV programme with Karaikal and Manakkal Sriram and with Kandadevi S Vijayaraghavan and Shertalai Ananthakrishnan; Appa, Harihara Sarma( kanjira) Prabhatte, Geethatte, doddappa, TS Satyavathi, Chandramouli, Vinay Sherva a 2007 12th Oct. Kapaleshvara Temple, Mylapore with Amritha Murali and attended. Venkatasubramanian ( Navaratri festival) Booked by Doordarshan Natarajan. a 2007 March Kateel Temple Brahmakalshotsava-with Venugopal Shanubhag, and a 2007 13th Oct SAFE,at Shastri Hall, Mylapore with Amritha Murali and Tanjore Kubhakonam Swaminathan ; Dr Mohan Alva, Salmakka attended. Subramaniam; Oct Music fest. ; Chellappa, Boothalingam, Kalidasa, attended. a 2007 April, Rama Navami, TTD, T. Nagar, Chennai with Harish and R a 2007 22nd Nov. All India Radio, Chennai first recording after obtaining A grade ; Shankaranarayan;Saranga, appa amma, Vitan attended with TK Padmanabhan, and Tanjore Kumar th th a 2007 14 April Dombivili Fine arts 38 Annual day celebrations, at Everest Hall, a 2007 Isai Vizha- 8th Dec. Ramana Kendra, Mylapore,with Ranjani Ramakrishna near railway station, Mumbai with Melakkaveri Tyagarajan and Delhi Sairam; and Nellai Balaji Appa, Prabha rao, Vailaya attended. th th a 2007 Isai Vizha- 14 Dec. ‘Gana Mukunda priya’ at Mahalkshmi Temple Trust, R a 2007 15 April Bhaktha Rasika Ranjani Sabha, Anushakthi Nagar, Mumbai- with A Puram,Chennai with Padma Shankar and AV Manikanthan. Melakkaveri Tyagarajan and Delhi Sairam; Appa, Prasanna Venkatram’s parents, a st st Sumantha, attended. A very good response and a good crowd. 2007 Isai Vizha- 21 Dec. Music Academy,81 Annual Festival , Madras ( 12 o’ rd clock slot) with Koushik Shivaramakrishna and Tanjore K Praveen Kumar; Appa, a 2007 23 April Ramana Kendra, Mylapore; with Padma Shankar and Tanjore amma, Saranga,Salmakka, Panditajja. Ramadas; Appa, arunatte, Vitan & family, Bhootalingam,Vijaya mami, Kalidas, a th SAFE Ramabhadran, Kannan attended. 2007 Isai Vizha- Dec 24 Carnatica.com at Swamy’s Hall, R K Mutt rd., Chennai with Ranjani Ramakrishna and Kalaikudchi Shivakumar{ sung in place of Savitha a 2007 Tyagaraja Trust, Tirupathi, with SP Ananthapadmanabha and R Narasihan} Shankaranarayan; MK attended.Shankaranarayan talked very rude on payment th matters. a 2007 Isai Vizha- Dec 29 Kapali Fine Arts, Mylapore at Shastri Hall, Luz, Mylapore; with Satishkumar and Kumbhakonam Sharavanan a 2007 Aug. Nada Inbam,at Raga Sudha Hall, Mylapore, with Karaikal and ...... Kumbhakonam Sharavanan; Chenglepet fly attended; Oct 6th – with Padma Shankar and Sherthalai Ananthakrishnan; Chenglepet, Prarthana, a 2008 18th Jan. Karavali Utsav, Mangalore, at University College, Mangalore with Saranga attended. Master Vittal Rangan and Delhi Sairam a 2007 Krishna Gana Sabha, T Nagar, Chennai with Dinakar and Unnikrishnan; a 2008 Sarasvathi Sangeetha Shaale, Davanagere, organized by Sri Rajagopala Bhagavatha with Master Vittal Rangan and Delhi Sairam. 164 165 a 2007 Jan. Ambattur Visaka Irai Isai Peravai Trust at Kallash Mahal, Mounaswami Kalki Rajendran and Vijaya Mami attended. Rd Ambattur with Karaikal and Delhi Sairam( Tyagaraja Punyathithi)Ambatte, a 2007 9th Sept. Kalki Krishnamurthy Award function and concert at Bharatiya Vidya Aruna atte, Saranga attended. Bhavan, Mylapore; with Akkarai and Delhi Sairam and H Prasanna; Sowmyakka, a 2007 Jan 20th. Music triangle, Santhacruz, Mumbai; with VL Kumar and Delhi Chenglepet sir,appa,amma, Ravikiran, SAFE Ramabhadran, Vijaya Mami, Vijay Sairam Siva, Natarajan of Doordarshan, Manager of Music Academy, Cleveland a 2007 Jan 21st. Mulund Fine arts, Mumbai with R. Madhavan and Delhi Sairam; Sundaram, Smt and Sri SM Sundaram attended. appa, amma,Ramprasad, Mythili attended.Ticketed programme.Senior Artiste slot a 2007 Sept. Karnataka Sangha, U Rama Rao Kala Mantap, sponsored by Pejavar given. 3 hours concert.Hall full. swamiji with Radha Sundareshan and Arjun Bharati. Pejavar Swamiji listened the a 2007 Jan. 22nd Karnataka Sangha, Vashi, Mumbai; with Ramachandran and entire concert and blessed. Shaktidharan ; amma. appa, Sahana, Sumanth attended. a 2007 Sept 22nd. Gana Bharathi, Mysore with Veena Suresh and a 2007 Feb 3rd. Raga Dhana Udupi at Sanskrit College hall; with BU Ganesh Prasad Shivashankaraswami; GTN, Ramaa Bennuru, Prasadi fly attended. and J Vaidyanathan ; Ananya Raghavendra, Prabha rao, Ramamurthy rao & fly, a 2007 Sept 28th. YACM at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan mini Hall, Mylapore; with Rahul almost all Raga Dhana members attended; a very good gathering. and Sriram;Chenglepet & fly,Vasantha mam,Pradeep, Charumati, K Gayatri, ‘Vinayakam’ Hamsadwani RTP rendered. Rithvik raj, KS Ramanan,Vidya Kalyanaraman attended. a 2007 Feb Tyagaraja Aradhana Trust, Calicut,27th year Tyagaraja Aradhana -at a 2007 30th Sept. Brahma Gana Sabha, at Woodlands Hotel, Radhakrishna Salai, Padmashree Kalyana Mantapa, Tali, Calicut ; with Viju Anand and Krishna ;appa Mylapore; with R Hemalatha and Ganapatiraman and Papanasan and Shreyas Narayan’s father attended. Sethuraman(Khanjira); Nalli, Doordarshan Natarajan, Jaya TV, TRS, SAFE, a 2007 Feb. Music Club. I I T, Madras, Purandara Dasar Day- with Arunachala Trichur Ramachandran & fly, Geetha Raja, Sudharani Raghupati, MB Vedavalli Karthik and Kumbhakonam Swaminathan; Poornaprajna Rao, Saranga, sponsored by Nalli Kuppuswami Chetty. Aravindan, IIT Achar attended. a 2007 1st Oct. Vidya Ganapati Seva Sangha, Shimoga with C N Chandrashekhar , a 2007 Feb. YACM- Shiva ratri day- at Madhya Kailas, Adyar, Chennai: with MA Krishnamurthy and Tumkur ShashiShanker( Ghat)sponsored by Ibrahim of Anuttama and Bharadhwaj Shimoga. a 2007 March Ananya with Kannada Samskriti Ilakhe, Bangalore at Malleshvaram, a 2007 4th Oct. Jaya TV programme with Karaikal and Manakkal Sriram and with Kandadevi S Vijayaraghavan and Shertalai Ananthakrishnan; Appa, Harihara Sarma( kanjira) Prabhatte, Geethatte, doddappa, TS Satyavathi, Chandramouli, Vinay Sherva a 2007 12th Oct. Kapaleshvara Temple, Mylapore with Amritha Murali and attended. Venkatasubramanian ( Navaratri festival) Booked by Doordarshan Natarajan. a 2007 March Kateel Temple Brahmakalshotsava-with Venugopal Shanubhag, and a 2007 13th Oct SAFE,at Shastri Hall, Mylapore with Amritha Murali and Tanjore Kubhakonam Swaminathan ; Dr Mohan Alva, Salmakka attended. Subramaniam; Oct Music fest. ; Chellappa, Boothalingam, Kalidasa, attended. a 2007 April, Rama Navami, TTD, T. Nagar, Chennai with Harish and R a 2007 22nd Nov. All India Radio, Chennai first recording after obtaining A grade ; Shankaranarayan;Saranga, appa amma, Vitan attended with TK Padmanabhan, and Tanjore Kumar th th a 2007 14 April Dombivili Fine arts 38 Annual day celebrations, at Everest Hall, a 2007 Isai Vizha- 8th Dec. Ramana Kendra, Mylapore,with Ranjani Ramakrishna near railway station, Mumbai with Melakkaveri Tyagarajan and Delhi Sairam; and Nellai Balaji Appa, Prabha rao, Vailaya attended. th th a 2007 Isai Vizha- 14 Dec. ‘Gana Mukunda priya’ at Mahalkshmi Temple Trust, R a 2007 15 April Bhaktha Rasika Ranjani Sabha, Anushakthi Nagar, Mumbai- with A Puram,Chennai with Padma Shankar and AV Manikanthan. Melakkaveri Tyagarajan and Delhi Sairam; Appa, Prasanna Venkatram’s parents, a st st Sumantha, attended. A very good response and a good crowd. 2007 Isai Vizha- 21 Dec. Music Academy,81 Annual Festival , Madras ( 12 o’ rd clock slot) with Koushik Shivaramakrishna and Tanjore K Praveen Kumar; Appa, a 2007 23 April Ramana Kendra, Mylapore; with Padma Shankar and Tanjore amma, Saranga,Salmakka, Panditajja. Ramadas; Appa, arunatte, Vitan & family, Bhootalingam,Vijaya mami, Kalidas, a th SAFE Ramabhadran, Kannan attended. 2007 Isai Vizha- Dec 24 Carnatica.com at Swamy’s Hall, R K Mutt rd., Chennai with Ranjani Ramakrishna and Kalaikudchi Shivakumar{ sung in place of Savitha a 2007 Tyagaraja Trust, Tirupathi, with SP Ananthapadmanabha and R Narasihan} Shankaranarayan; MK attended.Shankaranarayan talked very rude on payment th matters. a 2007 Isai Vizha- Dec 29 Kapali Fine Arts, Mylapore at Shastri Hall, Luz, Mylapore; with Satishkumar and Kumbhakonam Sharavanan a 2007 Aug. Nada Inbam,at Raga Sudha Hall, Mylapore, with Karaikal and ...... Kumbhakonam Sharavanan; Chenglepet fly attended; Oct 6th – with Padma Shankar and Sherthalai Ananthakrishnan; Chenglepet, Prarthana, a 2008 18th Jan. Karavali Utsav, Mangalore, at University College, Mangalore with Saranga attended. Master Vittal Rangan and Delhi Sairam a 2007 Krishna Gana Sabha, T Nagar, Chennai with Dinakar and Unnikrishnan; a 2008 Sarasvathi Sangeetha Shaale, Davanagere, organized by Sri Rajagopala Bhagavatha with Master Vittal Rangan and Delhi Sairam. 166 167

a 2008 Jan 27th. Music Academy mini hall –Tyagaraja Aradhana Festival with Usha Vitan; Vasundara and Nisha Rajagopal attended. Rajagopal, Ganapatiraman and Rajarajan (ghat) organized by Sarvani Sangeetha a 2008 25th Dec. Isai Vizha-Music Academy Main hall , (12 O’ Clock slot)82nd Sabha. Annual Festival , with T Hemamalini and PK Babu; Neduniri, Malladi bros, N a 2008 6th Feb. YACM, Madhya Kailas, Adyar, with Akkarai and Tanjore Praveen Murali, Seetha Narayanan, Nityananda Rao, Enjikolai, Chenglepet m a m i , Kumar( shivaratri Day) Prarthana, appa, amma, saranga, Guruprasad, Raghuchandra Hebbar attended. a 2008 8th March. At Madipakkam with Melakkaveri Tyagarajan and Melakkaveri a 2008 26th Dec. Isai Vizha-Carnatica at Tatvaloka, Eldams Street, Mylapore with Balaji MS Anantharaman and Kumbhakonam Swaminathan a 2008 March 9th. Music Academy mini Hall with Meera Sivaramakrishnan and a 2008 29th Dec. Isai Vizha- Kapali Fine arts at Shastri Hall had to be cancelled due to Arjun Ganesh, Deekshitar’s krithis rendered . A flower got dropped down from the hair line leg fracture Dikshitar’s photo on the stage, while rendering ‘Shreematha’ of Begada...... TVShankaranarayanan phoned Hebbar to Udupi quoting this incidence and a 2009 Jan Purandarotsva at Kukke Subrahmanya Temple, organized by congratulated Ranjani for her excellent performance in this thematic series. Vidyabhushana with Lalgudi Rajalaxmi & M.R. Sainath sung Ramadasar’s nd a 2008 2 May. Alvas , Moodabidre,near Gommateshvar statue, Karkala with Keerthanaraga composed by appa. Hrishikesh and MR Sainath a 2009 April 18th Cleveland Tyagaraja Aradhana Festival at Cleveland Ohio, USA; th a 2008 28 Jun. Nada Inbam, Raga Sudha Hall, Mylapore; with Padma Shankar and with Ranjani Ramakrishna Arun and Vasudeva Namboodiri ; the first concert after Kalaidikurchi Sivakumar marriage. a 2008 July 5th . SriKrishna Poornaprajna Trust, Anjaneyar koil, Tiruvallur; with KR a 2009 30th May Nada Inbam at Raga Sudha Hall, Luzhly, Mylapore with Suresh and B Shivaraman Sherthlai Sivakumar and B Ganapathiraman; Kalki mami, mama, Kalidasa, atte, a 2008 24th Aug. Lakshmi Prasanna, Nellur with CK Vijayaraghavan and Saranga and husand attended. Hall full Lalitha Krishnan wrote a highly Kumbhakonam Ramakrishnan. appreciative review in Hindu with a blown up photo. th a 2008 22nd Sept. Cassette Corner Udupi -Sri K Muralidhar sponsored CD Recording a 2009 14 June Rama Lalitha kala Mandira auditorium, Devagiri, Bangalore with at Digi Track Studio, Nungambakkam , Chennai with Vittal Ramamurthy and J Charulatha and BC Manjunath recommended by Neela Ramagopal who also Vaidyanathan. attended along with all my family and relatives at Bangalore. a 2008 7th Oct.Cassette Corner Udupi -Sri K Muralidhar sponsored CD Recording at a 2009 Rajapalayam, near Madurai at Auditorium near Ramco Chairman’s house Digi Track Studio, Nungambakkam, Chennai with Padma Shankar and B with Nellai Ravindran and Ramnad V Ramanathan organized by Mr Rajkumar, Ganapati Raman secretary,RAMCO. th a 2008 19th Nov. The Hindu Fest2008, Walk in Concert;at Music Academy main Hall a 2009 9 Aug. Raghavendra Aradhana Day, Raghavendra Mutt,Girinagar, with L Ramakrishnan, R Shankaranarayana and veena Bhavani Prasad; Sung with Bangalore with Yashasvi, Ravishankara Sharma and NS Krishnaprasad. K Gayatri ; RTP taught by Suguna mami “ Endaro…” in all 5-Ghana ragas; appa, a 2009 24th Aug. Devagiri Venkateshvara Temple, Bangalore with Vittal Rangan and amma, saranga attended; Hall full. Ravishankar Sharma Ganesh Festival concert. a 2008 7th Dec. ‘Guru Vandana’ programme at Music Academy mini Hall, a 2009 Sept 19th and 20th Concert at Aluva and Edapalli, Kerala. Chennai organized by appa; Concert given with Vittal and JV.All gurus a 2009 Ratnagereshvar temple, Beasnt Nagar, Chennai Guruprasad, atte, maava, Panditajja, SM Sundaram, TRS, Chellappa, a 2009 25th Sept. Vani School, Rajaji Nagar, Bangalore Bhaskar Mama and Arunatte, Kannika prasadi, Gayatri and Vanaja doddamma, nd a 2009 2 Oct Manoranjaitam Ayyappan Temple salmakka, Roopa Ballal attended except MPB, . th th a 2009 Nov. 8 Manikrishnaswami Academy, Town hall Mangalore with Veena a 2008 10 Dec Isai Vizha - SAFE , at Shastri hall, Luz, Mylapore with VL Suresh and Ramnad Ramanathan and Trichy R Kumar Sudarshan, Melakkaveri Balaji and Pudukottai Ramachandran( Ghat) th th a 2009 13 Nov . Charsur Foundations Live recording of Concerts-for CD; Raga a 2008 11 Dec. Isai Vizha- Brahma Gana Sabha, Sivagami Pethachi Auditorium, Sudha hall, Mylapore Mylapore with Melakkaveri Tyagarajan and Arjun Ganesh; Vijay Siva , SM nd Sundaram attended. a 2009 Dec 2 Isai Vizha - Karthik Fine Arts at Narada Gana Sabha Mini Hall, AG th Venkatasubramaniam and Erode Nagarajan a 2008 14 Dec. Isai Vizha-Neelakantan Sivan Arts Academy at Ganapati th Sachidananda Ashram Velachery with Melakkaveri Tyagarajan and a 2009 12 Dec Isai Vizha - SAFE at Shastri Hall, with VV Srinivasa Rao , Kumbhakonam Swaminathan booked by Sajeev C. Melakkaveri Balaji and Chandrasekhar Sharma. RTP on Nattaikurinji in Misra th Triputa khanda Nadai “ Govinda Krishna….” a 2008 17 Dec. Isai Vizha- Karthik fine arts at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan mini Hall th with CN Srinivasamurthy and S Harish kumar . House full. a 2009 13 Dec Sri KondandaRama Temple, Sarjapur, Bangalore with Yashasvi and st M R Sainath( Balakrishna Dongre’s memorial day organized by his son Sri a 2008 21 Dec. Isai Vizha- Hamsavinodini at Rukmini Arundale Auditorium, West Shashidhara Dongre) Mambalam with SP Ananthapadmanabha and Guru Raghavendra. Organized by 166 167 a 2008 Jan 27th. Music Academy mini hall –Tyagaraja Aradhana Festival with Usha Vitan; Vasundara and Nisha Rajagopal attended. Rajagopal, Ganapatiraman and Rajarajan (ghat) organized by Sarvani Sangeetha a 2008 25th Dec. Isai Vizha-Music Academy Main hall , (12 O’ Clock slot)82nd Sabha. Annual Festival , with T Hemamalini and PK Babu; Neduniri, Malladi bros, N a 2008 6th Feb. YACM, Madhya Kailas, Adyar, with Akkarai and Tanjore Praveen Murali, Seetha Narayanan, Nityananda Rao, Enjikolai, Chenglepet m a m i , Kumar( shivaratri Day) Prarthana, appa, amma, saranga, Guruprasad, Raghuchandra Hebbar attended. a 2008 8th March. At Madipakkam with Melakkaveri Tyagarajan and Melakkaveri a 2008 26th Dec. Isai Vizha-Carnatica at Tatvaloka, Eldams Street, Mylapore with Balaji MS Anantharaman and Kumbhakonam Swaminathan a 2008 March 9th. Music Academy mini Hall with Meera Sivaramakrishnan and a 2008 29th Dec. Isai Vizha- Kapali Fine arts at Shastri Hall had to be cancelled due to Arjun Ganesh, Deekshitar’s krithis rendered . A flower got dropped down from the hair line leg fracture Dikshitar’s photo on the stage, while rendering ‘Shreematha’ of Begada...... TVShankaranarayanan phoned Hebbar to Udupi quoting this incidence and a 2009 Jan Purandarotsva at Kukke Subrahmanya Temple, organized by congratulated Ranjani for her excellent performance in this thematic series. Vidyabhushana with Lalgudi Rajalaxmi & M.R. Sainath sung Ramadasar’s nd a 2008 2 May. Alvas , Moodabidre,near Gommateshvar statue, Karkala with Keerthanaraga composed by appa. Hrishikesh and MR Sainath a 2009 April 18th Cleveland Tyagaraja Aradhana Festival at Cleveland Ohio, USA; th a 2008 28 Jun. Nada Inbam, Raga Sudha Hall, Mylapore; with Padma Shankar and with Ranjani Ramakrishna Arun and Vasudeva Namboodiri ; the first concert after Kalaidikurchi Sivakumar marriage. a 2008 July 5th . SriKrishna Poornaprajna Trust, Anjaneyar koil, Tiruvallur; with KR a 2009 30th May Nada Inbam at Raga Sudha Hall, Luzhly, Mylapore with Suresh and B Shivaraman Sherthlai Sivakumar and B Ganapathiraman; Kalki mami, mama, Kalidasa, atte, a 2008 24th Aug. Lakshmi Prasanna, Nellur with CK Vijayaraghavan and Saranga and husand attended. Hall full Lalitha Krishnan wrote a highly Kumbhakonam Ramakrishnan. appreciative review in Hindu with a blown up photo. th a 2008 22nd Sept. Cassette Corner Udupi -Sri K Muralidhar sponsored CD Recording a 2009 14 June Rama Lalitha kala Mandira auditorium, Devagiri, Bangalore with at Digi Track Studio, Nungambakkam , Chennai with Vittal Ramamurthy and J Charulatha and BC Manjunath recommended by Neela Ramagopal who also Vaidyanathan. attended along with all my family and relatives at Bangalore. a 2008 7th Oct.Cassette Corner Udupi -Sri K Muralidhar sponsored CD Recording at a 2009 Rajapalayam, near Madurai at Auditorium near Ramco Chairman’s house Digi Track Studio, Nungambakkam, Chennai with Padma Shankar and B with Nellai Ravindran and Ramnad V Ramanathan organized by Mr Rajkumar, Ganapati Raman secretary,RAMCO. th a 2008 19th Nov. The Hindu Fest2008, Walk in Concert;at Music Academy main Hall a 2009 9 Aug. Raghavendra Aradhana Day, Raghavendra Mutt,Girinagar, with L Ramakrishnan, R Shankaranarayana and veena Bhavani Prasad; Sung with Bangalore with Yashasvi, Ravishankara Sharma and NS Krishnaprasad. K Gayatri ; RTP taught by Suguna mami “ Endaro…” in all 5-Ghana ragas; appa, a 2009 24th Aug. Devagiri Venkateshvara Temple, Bangalore with Vittal Rangan and amma, saranga attended; Hall full. Ravishankar Sharma Ganesh Festival concert. a 2008 7th Dec. ‘Guru Vandana’ programme at Music Academy mini Hall, a 2009 Sept 19th and 20th Concert at Aluva and Edapalli, Kerala. Chennai organized by appa; Concert given with Vittal and JV.All gurus a 2009 Ratnagereshvar temple, Beasnt Nagar, Chennai Guruprasad, atte, maava, Panditajja, SM Sundaram, TRS, Chellappa, a 2009 25th Sept. Vani School, Rajaji Nagar, Bangalore Bhaskar Mama and Arunatte, Kannika prasadi, Gayatri and Vanaja doddamma, nd a 2009 2 Oct Manoranjaitam Ayyappan Temple salmakka, Roopa Ballal attended except MPB, . th th a 2009 Nov. 8 Manikrishnaswami Academy, Town hall Mangalore with Veena a 2008 10 Dec Isai Vizha - SAFE , at Shastri hall, Luz, Mylapore with VL Suresh and Ramnad Ramanathan and Trichy R Kumar Sudarshan, Melakkaveri Balaji and Pudukottai Ramachandran( Ghat) th th a 2009 13 Nov . Charsur Foundations Live recording of Concerts-for CD; Raga a 2008 11 Dec. Isai Vizha- Brahma Gana Sabha, Sivagami Pethachi Auditorium, Sudha hall, Mylapore Mylapore with Melakkaveri Tyagarajan and Arjun Ganesh; Vijay Siva , SM nd Sundaram attended. a 2009 Dec 2 Isai Vizha - Karthik Fine Arts at Narada Gana Sabha Mini Hall, AG th Venkatasubramaniam and Erode Nagarajan a 2008 14 Dec. Isai Vizha-Neelakantan Sivan Arts Academy at Ganapati th Sachidananda Ashram Velachery with Melakkaveri Tyagarajan and a 2009 12 Dec Isai Vizha - SAFE at Shastri Hall, with VV Srinivasa Rao , Kumbhakonam Swaminathan booked by Sajeev C. Melakkaveri Balaji and Chandrasekhar Sharma. RTP on Nattaikurinji in Misra th Triputa khanda Nadai “ Govinda Krishna….” a 2008 17 Dec. Isai Vizha- Karthik fine arts at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan mini Hall th with CN Srinivasamurthy and S Harish kumar . House full. a 2009 13 Dec Sri KondandaRama Temple, Sarjapur, Bangalore with Yashasvi and st M R Sainath( Balakrishna Dongre’s memorial day organized by his son Sri a 2008 21 Dec. Isai Vizha- Hamsavinodini at Rukmini Arundale Auditorium, West Shashidhara Dongre) Mambalam with SP Ananthapadmanabha and Guru Raghavendra. Organized by 168 169

a 2009 18th Dec Isai Vizha- Music Academy 83rd Annual Conference, with Ranjani a 2011 Feb Hamsadhvani Purandara Dasa Day Ramakrishna Arun and Jaya Bhasker ; Chenglepet, N Murali, Pappu, Enjikolai, a 2011 March Music Academy Mysore Vasudevacharya Day with M R Gopinath Rajapalayam Geetha, SM Sundaram & wife,amma and guru.Panditajja’s ‘Anantha & Nellai Balaji roopa ‘ sang in Malkauns. a 2011 March Nadaranjani Sangeetha Sabha Bangalore a 2009 Pavamana Annadanam Trust, Nanganallur, Chennai- Hanummajjayanthi a 2011 Apr Ramanavami Mandya concert- with Satish Kumar , R Shankaranarayana,and D A Venkatasubramanian a 2011 Apr Sheshadripuram Rama Navami with H Venkatraman & H S (ghat) Sudhindra rd a 2009 23 Dec Isai Vizha- Kapali Fine Arts at Shastri Hall Luz, with KJ Dilip and a 2011 Jun Bhandup Fine Arts, Mumbai with Kalyani Shankar & Ganapathi Raja Swaminathan Raman ...... a 2011 Jun Shanmukhananda Mumbai with Kalyani Shankar & Ganapathi Raman a 2010 3rd Jan.Tyagaraja Aradhana Festival,Sri Venugopal Temple, Coimbatore with a 2011 Jul Rajalakshmi, Coimbatore with S P A & Arjun Ganesh Tiruch Govindarajan and Trichy Jayakrishnan and SV Subramanian( Kanjira) a 2011 Sep Nada Neerajanan with Kalyani Shankar & J V th a 2010 27 May Suttur Mutt premises in front of the pond under full moon, open a 2011 Dec Nada Inbam auditorium- (Buddha Poornima Day)with HM Smitha. a 2011 Dec SAFE with V V Shrinivas & Palghat Mahesh Kumar th a 2010 20 Aug AIR broadcast on Varamahalkshmi Vratam day, with VL Kumar a 2011 Dec Hamsavinodhini with Kalyani Shankar & Tanjore Kumar and Papanasan Kumar ...... a 2010 June at Tirupati st a 2012 Jan Mulund Fine Arts with Kalyani Shankar and J V a 2010 21 June Gayan Samaj Bangalore a 2012 Jan R K Puram, Delhi with Kalyani Shankar a 2010 9th July at Obul Reddy Hall, Vani Mahal, Chennai a 2012 March Nellore Tyagaraja Aradhana with Usha Rajgopal a 2010 14th Aug. Naada Neeraajanam 1st Annivarsary concert at Tirupati near a 2012 Aug Kodambakkam Sabha, Chennai with V Rahul Tirumala temple. rd a 2012 Sep Ananya Bangalore with Vittal Rangan & Bharadwaj a 2010 3 Sept. Nada Inbam at Raga Sudha Hall with SP Ananthapadmanabhan and B Sivaraman a 2012 Oct Sringeri Sharada Mutt, Chennai with S P A th a a 2010 18 Sept. Kannada Samskriti Ilaakhe at Hiriadka 2012 Sept. TV [Podigai] recording on Devi Krithis a a 2010 AIR recording at Chennai studios on Muthiah Bhagavatar’s Chamundeshvari 2012 September - Oli concert at the residence. Mikeless concert. Organized by Ashtottara Kritis Gowri Ramanarayan. Many top musicians attended. th a 2012 November ,Isai vizha concertat SAFE. The Music Academy concert at 12 a 2010 25 Sept. Rashtreeya Sangeetha Sammelan, Recording at Calicut broadcast st th o’clock slot, on 21 Dec. had to be cancelled. on 5 Nov 2010 at 10 p.m. th th nd a 2012 Nov 6 Kalpathy Vishalakshi temple Utsav concert at Palghat, with VV a 2010 15 Nov. Sumanasa Foundation- 2 Utsaaha series [ T M Krishna organized] - Srinivas Rao and Ganapathiraman and Udupi Sridhar. An excellent concert with at Raga Sudha Hall, with BK Raghu ,Madurai Venkatasubramanya and Udupi thousands thronged at the pendal. Srikanth(kanjira) ...... a 2010 Dec Hamsavinodini with Kalyani Shankar & Tanjore Kumar th a 2010 Dec Nada Inbam with Ranjani Arun & B Shrinivasan a 2013 Jan 10 Swathi Tirunal Bicentenary celebrations at Palace a 2010 Dec Karthik Fine Arts with C N Srinivas Moorthy, Ganapathi Raman & N auditorium,Trivandrum organized by Prince Rama Verma with RK Sriramkumar[ Shankar upon his recommendation] had to be cancelled. rd a 2010 Dec Carnatica with Kanda Devi & Mohan Krishnan a 2013 May 3 SVBC Telecast of ‘Nada Neerajanam’ at Tirupati, the last concert of Ranjani. With Poorna Siva. Sang a composition in Raga Kannada a 2010 Dec Charsur Art Foundation with Narmada, Kaladai Kurchi Shivakumar taught by Chenglepet sir, ‘Nagumomu’, taught by Sowmyakka, ‘Hyage & Venkatraman mechchisali’ taught by appa and ‘Anthayu neeve’ taught by Chayapati Guruji...... (The list is not an exhaustive one - Ed) a 2011 Nov 6th Griha Sangeeth at Smt. Vidya Sudarshan’s House at Udupi with V V Srinivas Rao and JV. a 2011 Nov 25th Griha Sangeeth – a private concert at Lathangi ( due to cancellation of the concert at Barkur) with Kalyani Shankar and Palghat Mahesh Kumar. **** a 2011 Jan. Vasantha Memorial Concert with S P Anantha Padmanabha and Moahan Krishnan 168 169 a 2009 18th Dec Isai Vizha- Music Academy 83rd Annual Conference, with Ranjani a 2011 Feb Hamsadhvani Purandara Dasa Day Ramakrishna Arun and Jaya Bhasker ; Chenglepet, N Murali, Pappu, Enjikolai, a 2011 March Music Academy Mysore Vasudevacharya Day with M R Gopinath Rajapalayam Geetha, SM Sundaram & wife,amma and guru.Panditajja’s ‘Anantha & Nellai Balaji roopa ‘ sang in Malkauns. a 2011 March Nadaranjani Sangeetha Sabha Bangalore a 2009 Pavamana Annadanam Trust, Nanganallur, Chennai- Hanummajjayanthi a 2011 Apr Ramanavami Mandya concert- with Satish Kumar , R Shankaranarayana,and D A Venkatasubramanian a 2011 Apr Sheshadripuram Rama Navami with H Venkatraman & H S (ghat) Sudhindra rd a 2009 23 Dec Isai Vizha- Kapali Fine Arts at Shastri Hall Luz, with KJ Dilip and a 2011 Jun Bhandup Fine Arts, Mumbai with Kalyani Shankar & Ganapathi Raja Swaminathan Raman ...... a 2011 Jun Shanmukhananda Mumbai with Kalyani Shankar & Ganapathi Raman a 2010 3rd Jan.Tyagaraja Aradhana Festival,Sri Venugopal Temple, Coimbatore with a 2011 Jul Rajalakshmi, Coimbatore with S P A & Arjun Ganesh Tiruch Govindarajan and Trichy Jayakrishnan and SV Subramanian( Kanjira) a 2011 Sep Nada Neerajanan with Kalyani Shankar & J V th a 2010 27 May Suttur Mutt premises in front of the pond under full moon, open a 2011 Dec Nada Inbam auditorium- (Buddha Poornima Day)with HM Smitha. a 2011 Dec SAFE with V V Shrinivas & Palghat Mahesh Kumar th a 2010 20 Aug AIR broadcast on Varamahalkshmi Vratam day, with VL Kumar a 2011 Dec Hamsavinodhini with Kalyani Shankar & Tanjore Kumar and Papanasan Kumar ...... a 2010 June at Tirupati st a 2012 Jan Mulund Fine Arts with Kalyani Shankar and J V a 2010 21 June Gayan Samaj Bangalore a 2012 Jan R K Puram, Delhi with Kalyani Shankar a 2010 9th July at Obul Reddy Hall, Vani Mahal, Chennai a 2012 March Nellore Tyagaraja Aradhana with Usha Rajgopal a 2010 14th Aug. Naada Neeraajanam 1st Annivarsary concert at Tirupati near a 2012 Aug Kodambakkam Sabha, Chennai with V Rahul Tirumala temple. rd a 2012 Sep Ananya Bangalore with Vittal Rangan & Bharadwaj a 2010 3 Sept. Nada Inbam at Raga Sudha Hall with SP Ananthapadmanabhan and B Sivaraman a 2012 Oct Sringeri Sharada Mutt, Chennai with S P A th a a 2010 18 Sept. Kannada Samskriti Ilaakhe at Hiriadka 2012 Sept. TV [Podigai] recording on Devi Krithis a a 2010 AIR recording at Chennai studios on Muthiah Bhagavatar’s Chamundeshvari 2012 September - Oli concert at the residence. Mikeless concert. Organized by Ashtottara Kritis Gowri Ramanarayan. Many top musicians attended. th a 2012 November ,Isai vizha concertat SAFE. The Music Academy concert at 12 a 2010 25 Sept. Rashtreeya Sangeetha Sammelan, Recording at Calicut broadcast st th o’clock slot, on 21 Dec. had to be cancelled. on 5 Nov 2010 at 10 p.m. th th nd a 2012 Nov 6 Kalpathy Vishalakshi temple Utsav concert at Palghat, with VV a 2010 15 Nov. Sumanasa Foundation- 2 Utsaaha series [ T M Krishna organized] - Srinivas Rao and Ganapathiraman and Udupi Sridhar. An excellent concert with at Raga Sudha Hall, with BK Raghu ,Madurai Venkatasubramanya and Udupi thousands thronged at the pendal. Srikanth(kanjira) ...... a 2010 Dec Hamsavinodini with Kalyani Shankar & Tanjore Kumar th a 2010 Dec Nada Inbam with Ranjani Arun & B Shrinivasan a 2013 Jan 10 Swathi Tirunal Bicentenary celebrations at Palace a 2010 Dec Karthik Fine Arts with C N Srinivas Moorthy, Ganapathi Raman & N auditorium,Trivandrum organized by Prince Rama Verma with RK Sriramkumar[ Shankar upon his recommendation] had to be cancelled. rd a 2010 Dec Carnatica with Kanda Devi & Mohan Krishnan a 2013 May 3 SVBC Telecast of ‘Nada Neerajanam’ at Tirupati, the last concert of Ranjani. With Poorna Siva. Sang a composition in Raga Kannada a 2010 Dec Charsur Art Foundation with Narmada, Kaladai Kurchi Shivakumar taught by Chenglepet sir, ‘Nagumomu’, taught by Sowmyakka, ‘Hyage & Venkatraman mechchisali’ taught by appa and ‘Anthayu neeve’ taught by Chayapati Guruji...... (The list is not an exhaustive one - Ed) a 2011 Nov 6th Griha Sangeeth at Smt. Vidya Sudarshan’s House at Udupi with V V Srinivas Rao and JV. a 2011 Nov 25th Griha Sangeeth – a private concert at Lathangi ( due to cancellation of the concert at Barkur) with Kalyani Shankar and Palghat Mahesh Kumar. **** a 2011 Jan. Vasantha Memorial Concert with S P Anantha Padmanabha and Moahan Krishnan 170 171

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1 Smt Roopa & Sri Rajmohan Varmballi 20000.00 Aravinda Hebbar V Prithviraj Hegde Saranga Hebbar ‘Lathangi’ Advocate & Notary S/O Aravinda Hebbar V 2 Prof. V Aravinda Hebbar & Family 20000.00 Hayagriva Nagara, 1st Road Udupi 'Lathangi' st 3 Dr B Surendra Rao 10000.00 Udupi-576102 9845230926 Hayagriva Nagara, 1 Road 9980167938 [email protected] Udupi-576102 4 Sri Parameshwara Hegade & Dr. Sharada V. Bhatta 8008.00 [email protected] 9632166886 5 Prof. V Raghuchandra Hebbar 6000.00 Rajashree Shabaraya [email protected] Archana (8th Std) & Chandana W/O Narayana Shabaraya 6 Sri K Muralidhar Bhat, Cassette Corner, Udupi 6000.00 D/O K Govinda Upadhyaya 'Rangasthala’ Saroja Acharya Mooduperampalli 7 Smt Vijayalakshmi D Rao 5001.00 ‘Sourabha’ 'Bhagyashree' Ishwara Nagara north Post Kunjibettu Opp Indira Polytechnic 8 Sri Nagesh Bappanadu 5000.00 Manipal – 576104 Udupi-576102 College 9449936536 9902155918 Udupi-576102 9 Sri Nagaraj Ballal Smt Roopa Ballal 5000.00 [email protected] [email protected] 0820-2527031 10 Dr Y Sudarshan Rao & Smt Vidya, Udupi 5000.00 Arun Nayak Atradi Rajmohan Varambally Sharada Bhatta, Dr 11 Smt Mookambika, Varambally 5000.00 S/O Appu Nayak 14041, ATS Paradiso, Dept of Statistics, 12 Sri V Satyamohana Hebbar 5000.00 Post Athradi Sector CHI - 4, Karnataka University, 9535324841 Greater Noida - 201 307 (UP) Dharwad 13 Smt Gayathri & Dr Vijayendra B 5000.00 9810156449 9845201543 14 Ms Salmataj S. A 5000.00 Chellappa [email protected] [email protected] 3 Royal Enclave 15 Dr Padmalatha 5000.00 Besant Avenue Ramabhadran Shreemathi Adyar, Chennai – 600020 SAFE C/O Aravinda Hebbar V 16 Smt Aparna Prasanna 5000.00 9840089030 Ranganivas 32/11, Balaji Apts 'Lathangi' 17 Smt Geetha & Sri Seetharama Varambally & Family 5000.00 [email protected] 3rd Street Hayagriva Nagara, 1st Road, Abhirampuram East Udupi-576102 18 Smt Aruna & Sri Bhaskara Rao 5000.00 Ishwarayya Chennai – 600018 9844788974 19 Sri Krishnaraja Acharya, Mumbai 5000.00 ‘Indrani’ 044-24994208 [email protected] 1st floor, V P Nagar, Kunjibettu 20 Smt Padma Prabha & Sri M Subraya Padanthaya 5000.00 Udupi-576102 Ramnarayan V, Chief Editor, Sruti, Surendra Rao B. Dr. 21 Dr A. S Sharmila & Dr Nagaraj 5000.00 9448110044 The Sruti Foundation, 'Amrithavarshini' [email protected] 9, Cathedral Road, Asaigoli 22 Smt Gayathri & Sri Sachidananda Udupa 5000.00 Chennai - 600 086. India. Konaje, Mangalore Pavana Balachandra Achar Tel: +91-44 - 28128080 / 83 / 75 9448984269 23 Sri U Girish Bhat 5000.00 Opp Industrial Area [email protected] 24 Smt Rajashri & Sri Narayana & Family 5000.00 Alevoor Road Salmataj S A Manipal-576104 Sr Asst Professor Vasanthalaxmi Hebbar 25 Smt Sharada & Sri Govinda Upadhyaya & Family 5000.00 9448689878 Dept of Chemistry, MIT W/O Aravinda Hebbar V 26 Smt Radhika & Sri Shankara Narayana 5000.00 Manipal 'Lathangi' Prarthana Sai Narasimhan 9900816188 Hayagriva Nagara, 1st Road 27/6, Karthik Flats, 1st Floor [email protected] Udupi-576102 Nallappan Street, Mylapore 7760241911 Chennai-600004 Samanvi 8122289119 D/O Shankar Narayana Vittal Ramamurthy [email protected] Sports Magazine Section 23, (Old No 10) Udayavani Bhaktavatsalam Street Prathibha Samaga Manipal – 576104 West Mambalam 'Kalayatana' 9743921335 Chennai - 600033 Near Tiles Factory 9444021850 Post Malpe Sapna Ganesh Rao, Mumbai [email protected] Udupi Taluk 9440623290 9844706122 [email protected]