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Vol.21 No. 3 March - 2020 WISH YOU HAPPY SHAARVARI SAMVATHSARA CHANDRAMANA UGADI BIRTH CENTENARY CELEBRATION OF VEENA DORESWAMY IYENGAR AT BVB Smt. Vani Yadunandan lighting the lamp others from left : Shri. H.N. Suresh, Director, BVB, Shri Anoor Anantha Krishna Sharma, President, Karnataka Sangeetha Nritya Academy and Shri. D. Balakrishna, Managing Trustee of Veena Doreswamy Iyengar Trust At Vipanchi Vaibhava – music flowed from the veena of A bouquet of melodies was held the artistes throughout the day- by Veena Doreswamy Iyengar long event. The event was held in Memorial Trust as part of the collaboration with Bharatiya Vidya birth centenary celebrations of the Bhavan, Bengaluru Kendra on legendary maestro, mellifluous February 16, 2020. 1 [email protected] Vid. D. Balakrishna, Managing Trustee, Veena Doreswamy Iyengar Memorial Trust addressing the gathering As a fitting tribute, the veena performed. At Gayana Samaja, artistes were requested to play a day was earmarked for a one favourite raga each of the programme on Doreswamy legend. Iyengar, conducted by Vidhushi Geetha Ramanand on his life “This is the 100th year of and achievements. In December, my father’s birth, and we are Madras Music Academy paid him celebrating it here through rich tribute and honoured him.” Vipanchi Vaibhava,” said Vidwan Vidwan Balakrishna himself spoke D. Balakrishna, the Managing on his father’s life, achievements Trustee and son of the maestro, and contributions. At Ravindra as he delivered the welcome Kalakshetra, a 2-day event called speech. “There have been other Veena Tattva Prakashika was organisations which have been held. At Indiranagar Sangeetha holding centenary celebrations Sabha, the AIR Station Director in honour of my father too. graced the event, even as Mysore’s Gana Bharathi D. Balakrishna himself played Sabha had his bust unveiled by the veena. Smt. Pramoda Devi, Rajamata of Mysuru at Veene Seshanna The Chief Guest at Vipanchi Bhavan. Along with Ananya, Vaibhava, Anoor Ananthakrishna we held a 6-day programme Sharma, President of the of music at which many artistes Karnataka Sangeetha Nritya 2 Academy, Bengaluru, said that he Kambodhi byVidhushi Revathi had played the mridanga for Murthy; khamach by Vidhushi some of Doreswamy Iyengar’s M. R. Mangala; Hamir Kalyani concerts. Going down memory by Y. G.Shreelatha.There were lane, he said, “His recital was also concerts by the prize winners such that I could hear only pure of Doreswamy Iyengar Birth music. It was like dialysis for the Centenary Competitions, namely ear. You must experience such Vidhushi Aishwarya Manikarnike music, only then can you realise and Vidhushi Charanya Ashwin. its purity.” This was followed by H.N. Suresh, Director, a talk on Iyengar by Sangeetha Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Kalarathna Prof. Mysore extended his support to V. Subramanya, also a renowned forthcoming performances by veena artiste, critic. He spoke saying that they could be held about him at length, recalling his at any of the Bharatiya Vidya long association with him. Bhavan centres across India or “You could never find any abroad. fault in him. He did not care for The performances then took titles. His speech was exemplary, over, with each veena artiste using the most appropriate playing one of Shri. Doreswamy words, whether in Kannada or Iyengar’s favourite ragas:kedara English,” said Shri. Subramanya. by Vdhushi Geetha Ramanand He was also a living and walking and Vidwan V. Gopal; Begade encyclopedia on the veena. by Vidhushi Shubha Santosh; Prof. Subramanya particularly Vid. M.R. Shashikanth performing during the Centenary celebration 3 emphasized on Iyengar’s dignitaries include N. Murali, simplicity, and how he played at President of Madras Music the Veena Seshanna celebrations Academy, Tejaswini Ananth held by Shri. Subramanya’s Kumar and others. The event father without charging a fee. includes a flute performance All that mattered to him was by Shashank; a play, “Veeneya playing the veena. Dore” directed by B. V. Rajaram. Later, a documentary called Also, Vidwan D. Balakrishna “Gentle Knight of Music” on will play on the veena. In the Shri. Iyengar was screened. evening, a programme, “Doreswamy Iyengar avara The event concluded with sangeetadalli Pu Thi Na” will be yet another of his favourite held. This refers to Doreswamy ragas, Salaga Bhairavi, by Iyengar’s music on the veena Vidwan M. R. Shashikanth. which he composed for the writer A forthcoming event will be and poet P. T. Narasimhachar’s held by the Doreswamy Iyengar work. There will also be a dance Memorial Trust on March 7 performance by the students of at Chowdaiah Memorial Hall, Nupura “Gokula Nirgamana” at which Finance Minister directed by Smt. Lalitha Nirmala Seetharaman will be Srinivasan, Founder-Director, the Chief Guest. Other Nupura. 4 CONVOCATION CEREMONY OF JOURNALISM STUDENTS AT BVB Professor Nagaraj observed: “Technology has brought cyber culture which according to science fiction writer William Gibson is a consensual hallucination by millions daily. What it has created is a virtual world that can be accessed by anyone, anywhere and anytime. This is leading to disneyfication of the society.” Juxtaposing Gandhian Prof. K.V. Nagaraj lighting the lamp, others from left : Shri. M. Madan Gopal, retired IAS and ideals against the present- Shri. H.N. Suresh, Director, BVB, day media culture, he said: “Gandhi believed that the purpose onvocation ceremony of C of media is to inform and journalism students of Bharatiya educate the masses. He never Vidya Bhavan, Bengaluru was said it was to entertain. But held on January 18, 2020. unfortunately today entertainment The convocation ceremony also marked a lecture on ‘Gandhi dominates all spheres including and New Media’ by Professor media.” K.V. Nagaraj. The lecture was According to him, media organised by Institute of Media which is supposed to be the Studies and Research in memory ‘watchdog’ of society slowly of the noted journalist, K.S. became a ‘lapdog’ and now it is Achyuthan. more like a ‘mad-dog’ hopping Speaking on the nature of from one breaking news to new media and technology, another. 5 “Gandhi too had faith in with Shri Achyuthan in whose technology but he was for self- memory the lecture was reliant technology. But the organised. “In your career you present-day technologies are would’ve come in contact with establishing predatory economies many people, but only a few stay making humans sophisticated in your memory. Achyuthan is one slaves.” This, for him, steals the of them. I used to roam length basic liberty of human beings to and breadth of the State with dream. him,” he remembered. He also observed: Speaking about the “Surveillance on the cyber space course, students of the last batch is establishing a mass plastic/ mentioned: “the course is tightly corporate culture. A new designed and offered in a nutshell. discipline is emerging because of Topics covered in the course this. It is nothing but creation of a range from cinema, copyright law, ‘social’ factory.” the art of writing to corporate communication. As we all come The nature of modern from different backgrounds, the technology, he feels, is that of multi-disciplinary approach of the advaita. “Therefore, its positive/ course suited all of us.” negative use depends on the person,” he concluded. If listening to the experiences of senior journalists was enriching The inaugural ceremony was for one of the students, skills presided by Shri. H.N. Suresh, gained through practical classes Director, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan of visual media was beneficial (BVB), Bengaluru. Shri. N.S. for another. Overall, the students Sreedhara Murthy, Co-ordinator, felt that the course provided P.G. Diploma in Journalism, BVB knowledge and tools necessary and Shri. M. Madhan Gopal, to make an entry into the field of retired IAS officer graced the journalism. event. The diploma certificates were Speaking on the occasion distributed to the 2018-2019 Shri Madan Gopal recollected batch students. some of his memorable moments 6 BVB-INFOSYS FOUNDATION CULTURAL OUTREACH PROGRAMMES : NEW UPDATES Paliya Natakom presented by Shri. Sayan Sukumaran & party held on Nov 26th at Vellarada A total of an impressive in the state living in Idukki district;. 729 programmes featuring 7164 Kampadavu Kali, a ritual art artistes attracting an audience of form found in Central Kerala; approximately 2,31,636 has Peelikkavadiyattam - a been the substantial offering of Dravidian form associated with the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan- the worship of Lord Subramanian; Infosys Foundation Cultural Bhagavathi Theyyam - a ritual Outreach programme since its art form popular in North Kerala; launch in 2015 February; and Thumpithullal- an art form has only been growing from slowly becoming extinct which is strength to strength. performed during Onam festival; The following were Mudiyattam”– a traditional art presented at various Bharatiya performed by ladies from morning Vidya Bhavan Kendras: till evening; Nekalaattam, a folk At Thiruvananthapuram art fest showcasing a visual treat; Kendra (Kerala), these Nadan Chinthakal - a traditional programmes were staged: art performance which made the Paliya Natakom by Palliyar, children become aware of our one of the tribal communities culture. 7 BVB-INFOSYS FOUNDATION OUTREACH PROGRAMMES Pune Kendra Jaipur Kendra (Rajasthan) (Maharashtra) conducted these: conducted a Gotapatti A Bharatanatyam Dance workshop – an art form by Recital; a Marathi and Hindi women in the village that holds its folk songs program called Raag