North American Sankethi Association (NASA) http://www.sankethi.org

NASA Annual Event 2020

How To Join The Meeting This year’s Annual Meeting will be conducted via Zoom. Please see registration links below. Please register early and familiarize yourself with Zoom to avoid any technical issues during the meeting. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. ADVANCE REGISTRATION (FREE) IS REQUIRED!

When: Dec 12, 2020 09:30 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZApf-GhpzIrE9clkFojEAKBO84XTYgQJf7P

When: Dec 13, 2020 09:30 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAqc-uspjwuG9YPwOu4pOt7lGAHvp7LjPcd

Program Schedule

Saturday December 12, 2020 9:30 AM Zoom session open 9:30 AM – 10:00 AM Participants join session 10:00 AM – 10:15 AM Prayer by Shamala Chandan; Welcome by NASA President Prema Keshav Kumar 10:15 AM – 11:25 AM Carnatic Vocal Concert by Akshatha Rudrapatna, accompanied by Vishwajith Mattur on the Violin and Sachin Prakash on the Mridanga 11:25 AM – 12:30 PM Stand-up Comedy by Sudha Baragur 12:30 PM – 1:15 PM Lunch Break 1:15 PM – 1:45 PM Introductions (30 seconds each family) 1:45 PM – 2:30 PM Children/Youth Talent Show 2:30 PM – 2:55 PM Coping with school and home life during the pandemic – A “roundtable discussion” 2:55 PM – 3:00 PM Wrap-up of Day 1

Sunday December 13, 2020 9:30 AM Zoom Session Open 9:30 AM – 10:00 AM Participants join session 10:00 AM – 10:15 AM Prayer by Amala Arun; Welcome by NASA President Prema Keshav Kumar 10:15 AM – 11:25 AM Thematic Talk by Dr. Gururaja Karajagi 11:25 AM – 12:35 PM Carnatic Vocal Concert by Dhanya Dinesh Rudrapatna, accompanied by Vishwajith Mattur on the Violin and K.R. Gurudutt on the Mridanga 12:35 AM – 12:45 PM Kowshika Sankethi Sangha Platinum Jubilee by KSS President Mr. Anantha 12:45 PM – 1:30 PM Lunch Break 1:30 PM – 2:45 PM NASA General Body Meeting 2:45 PM – 3:00 PM Wrap-up of Event Profile of Singer Akshatha Rudrapatna Kum. Akshatha Rudrapatna entered music scenario when she was hardly 3 1/2 years under the tutelage of Ganakalabhushana Vid. Sri. R K Padmanabha sir. She was fortunate to learn basic lessons of Karnatic music sitting on the lap of her Guruji. Even as a child she had passion, love and perseverance for classical music. By virtue of her hardwork, intelligence, immense, selfless training from RKP Sir and complete support of her parents Smt. Anuradha Sheshadri and Sri.R N Sheshadri, she has grown as a profound performer. Vid. RKP Sir understood Akshatha's versatile talent and capacity, taught her pancharatna krithis, navavarna krithis, navagraha krithis, RTPs and many more tough and challenging aspects of at a very young age. She has been performing since the age of 10 and giving concerts all over in all prestigious Sabhas like- Karnataka Ganakala Parishat, Gayana samaj, Percussive art centre, Rudrapatna sangeetotsava samithi trust, Tyagaraja gana Sabha, Suswaralaya college of music, Ganabharathi Mysore to name a few.

She has been awarded many prizes from Malleshwaram Sangeeta Sabha, Vijaya Nagar Sangeeta Sabha to name a few. She is also the winner of RTP Competition, held by Shruthi manjari foundation Mysore, runner in the AIR national level competition and been graded as a B-Grade artist. She has a pride of having performed "Eka-Raga Concert-Thodi" at the age of 13, under the able training and guidance of Guru Sri. RKP Sir

She is the recipient of CCRT Scholarship.New Delhi and Karnataka Sangeeta Nritya Academy Scholarship and semifinalist of Sangeet Samraat, Shakara TV.

She is a student of PES university studying Product design final year.

Mridangam: Sachin Prakash - B-High, AIR Bengaluru An experienced, talented, passionate musician, born to Vid. Rajeshwari (renowned classical vocalist) and Nagendra Prakash in the year 1992. Started initial training in Mridangam at the age of 6 from Vid. Anandram Bhat and Vid. Kanchana V Murthy in Shimoga. Presently training under Vid. M T Rajakesari, renowned A-Top Mridangam artist of AIR and senior most disciple of Guru Karaikudi R Mani from last 15 years. Recognized for his dedication and talent he has been taken under the direct guidance of Guru Karaikudi R Mani from last 5 years for advance training to excel in Mridangam. Also teaches Mridangam to students under the banner - Guru Karaikudi Mani’s Shruthi Laya Kendra (Bangalore Center)

Violin: Vishwajith Mattur Learning violin from Vid. H K Subbarao and H V Raghuram Vocal from Vid. Rajeshwari Nagendra prakash and vid. R N Tyagarajan Accompanied many senior artists in and abroad. Also performing duet violin performance with Kartikeya Ramachandra.

Profile of Sudha Baragur http://sudhabaragur.com

Sudha Baragur, a Master Degree holder in Economics, is a renowned humorist (stand-up comedy) of Karnataka. Since her childhood, right from school level to University level, she has bagged more than 1000 prizes as a debator. She has acted in many serials. A very well known eloquent orator, who has comperred innumerable programmes in India and abroad. Her fascination towards humour has attracted the mass, through which she conveys human values essential in our day to day life.

Sudha Baragur has conducted more than 2500 humour shows like “HASYOTHSAVA”, “NAGE HABBA” , “NAGE SAMBRAMA”, “NAGE SUGGI” etc has gained immense popularity and has earned the title “COMEDY QUEEN”. She actively participates in “HARATE” a popular programme conducted by UDAYA T.V. on festival days. Through this programme she has earned herself the title “HARATE MALLI” and “HARATE LOKADA VISMAYA”.

AKKA-(America Kannada Kootagala Aagara) a renowned charitable wing in U.S.A invited her to give humour talks in 14 different states, where the organization was able to mobilize more than Rupees One Crore fund. She was also invited by various International organizations at Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Canberra in Australia, Auckland in New Zealand, Singapore, Bahrain Quatar Dubai and Abudhabi (U.A.E) on different occasions

Sudha Baragur, a versatile person and a recipient of various awards such as Arya Bhatta Award, Kempegowda Award, Karnataka Mahila Rathna Prashashti, Vijaya Vittala Prashathi, “Pearl of Bangalore Award’. Apart from these major awards she has also been conferred with more than 500 awards from various organizations through out the country. She is also a great trainer, who conducts workshops on Human relations, Effective public speaking programmes and Happy married life along with her husband Mr.Jaya Prakash Baragur.

Brief profile of Dr. Gururaj Karajagi

Dr. Gururaj Karajagi, a doctoral degree holder in Chemistry has published over 22 research papers in International journals. He is a life Fellow of the Electrochemical Society of India and has served on the Boards of Management of a few Medical Universities. Dr. Karajagi also served as a member of the State Resource Group (SRG) for the implementation of Total Quality Management (TQM) in the colleges of Karnataka.

Dr. Karajagi was the Principal, V.V.S. First Grade College for Women, Bangalore, India for 16 years. He was the Director of the V.V.S. Academic and Administrative College, founder Principal and Academic Director of the Jain International Residential School and the founder Director of the International Academy for Creative Teaching. He has served as a member of the Syndicates of a few Universities and as a member of the Karnataka Knowledge Commission. He is the Trustee of the Loka Shikshana Trust, a leading publishing house that brings out a Daily, weekly and Monthly publications. He is a Member of the Governing body of the Indian Institute of Advanced Studies, Shimla.

He is a well-known columnist and has completed 1800 columns. His fifteen books entitled “Karunaalu Baa Belake” are immensely popular and have seen several editions. Dr. Karajagi has written many articles on ‘Sufi’ philosophy and has published a book on ‘Sufi’. As of now, he has authored twenty-two books. He has edited many books including ‘Shikshana Shilpa’ – a huge collection of articles on brought out by the J.S.S.Maha Vidyapeetha, Mysore. He has published over hundred articles on all aspects of education in National and International journals. He is also known for his daily spiritual discourses on a bilingual T.V. channel – Sri. Sankara with over 500 programs on Dasa Sahitya and .

Through the Academy for Creative Teaching, of which he is the Chairman, Dr. Karajagi is instrumental in building over 85 schools of very high quality all over the world. He is generally considered as an institution builder. His areas of interest include Creativity, Creative & Critical Problem-Solving Skills, Communication skills, Motivation, Work ethics and Human Values. He has designed a complete curriculum in Creativity which is being used in different Universities. He has travelled and lectured extensively both in the East and the West and has conducted more than 2000 training programs for educational and corporate organizations.

He has been a teacher for over four decades without a moment’s regret. ******

Profile of Dhanya Dinesh Rudrapatna https://www.youtube.com/user/Dhanya517

Dhanya hails from the Sangeetha Grama Rudrapatna which is on the banks of the River Cauvery. This is the birth place for many renowned musicians like Vidwan R K Srikanthan, R K Venkatarama Shashtri etc.

She started her training in music in the early ages from Vidushi Geetha Vasanth, Vidushi Shantha Narasihman, Bangalore. She continued her music under, Vid. Neyveli R Santhanagopalan, . At present she is getting trained under the guidance of Vid.Delhi P Sunderrajan , Chennai.

She has passed vocal exams conducted by the govt of Karnataka and has secured II Rank. She is a B grade artist in ALL INDIA RADIO , Bangalore.

She is highly talented and has been blessed with a rich melodious voice by which she has been able to express her musical talent and hold the audience during singing . She has been giving stage performances since last five years and is being admired by all the people .

Some of the important concerts are listed below : ● A vocal Jugalbandhi program at the annual sangeethotsava at Rudrapatna ● Vocal program at Kalavedi in Malleswaram , Bangalore . ● Vocal concert at sheshadripuramram Ramanavami celebrations. ● A vocal jugalbandhi at keshavakalpa, malleshwaram, Bangalore. ● Shishyakulam ,Arkay convention centre, Chennai. ● Maarga annual Music Festival, Chennai ● At Shruti magazine program , Tag centre, Chennai. ● At Gaanabharathi ,Veene Sheshanna Bhavana, Mysore. ● Ramanavami concerts at Bangalore and Mysore. ● Sarvani Sangeetha Sabha at Chennai ● Nadakishorotsava at Mysore ● Program at Kote Anjaneya Temple, Mysore ● Program at Udupi in vadiraja and Kanakadasa music Festival ● rathri program at odakathur mutt, Bangalore ● Ramanavami concert at vani kalakendra , Bangalore ● Indiranagar Sangeetha Sabha , Bnagalore ● Bharatheeya Vidya Bhavan , Bangalore ● Ananya , Bangalore ● Online concerts for renowned Facebook pages like Mani Krishnaswamy Academy, MSNFAF, SR Fine Arts, Paravur Dakshina Mookambika Saraswathy Mandapam. And many more.

Awards to her Credit: ● Gayana Samaja annual music competition ● Selected for MS Subbulakshmi award competition. ● Intra and Inter School and Collegiate Music Competion, University level.

Mridangam: K.R. Gurudutt Learning Mridangam since 4.5 years from Vidwan G.S. Nagaraj, Bangalore Profession - Working as a Software engineer at Informatica