Academic Sessions

December 16, 2019 – January 1, 2020

PRESIDED BY Vidushi Dr.S.Sowmya ; Convenor Sri.Sriram V
Discussions open to audience after comments from the Members of the Expert Committee.
Admission: Open to all, first come first serve basis (rights of admission reserved).

16.12.2019 – Monday

Lecdem No. Time Speaker Topic
8.00 A.M. to 8.25 A.M. Students of the Advanced School of Carnatic Music Devotional Music
Lecdem 1 8.30 A.M. to 9.25 A.M. Dr. Sriram Parasuram Gamakas and Anusvaras – The critical factors that distinguish between the style and aesthetics of Carnatic and Hindustani music
Lecdem 2 9.30 A.M. – 10.25 A.M. Dr. Subhashini Parthasarathy Khamas as seen in Javalis

17.12.2019 – Tuesday

Lecdem No. Time Speaker Topic
8.00 A.M. to 8.25 A.M. Students of the Advanced School of Carnatic Music Devotional Music
Lecdem 1 8.30 A.M. to 9.25 A.M. Dr. Radha Bhaskar The compositions of D Pattammal
Lecdem 2 9.30 A.M. – 10.25 A.M. Sangita Kala Acharya Suguna Varadachari Raga prayogas as seen in alapanas, varnams and kritis

18.12.2019 – Wednesday

Lecdem No. Time Speaker Topic
Lecdem 1 8.05 A.M. to 9.00 A.M. Dr. Arati Rao Ragas of early Haridasas
Lecdem 2 9.05 A.M. to 10.00 A.M. Dr. Ritha Rajan Vinjamuri Varadaraja Iyengar – a tribute

19.12.2019 – Thursday

Lecdem No. Time Speaker Topic
Lecdem 1 8.05 A.M. to 9.00 A.M. Dr. Rajshri Ramakrishna Sangitananda Ratnakaramu of Tenmatham,
Venkatanarasimhacaryulu and Tenmatham,
Venkatavaradacaryulu – a 1917 publication
Lecdem 2 9.05 A.M. to 10.00 A.M. Vidushi Seetha Narayanan Thillanas in Sooladi Sapta Talas

20.12.2019 – Friday

Lecdem No. Time Speaker Topic
Lecdem 1 8.05 A.M. to 9.00 A.M. Vidushi Charumathi Ramachandran Pallavis in 108 talas
Lecdem 2 9.05 A.M. to 10.00 A.M. Dr. Premeela Gurumurthy TS Balakrishna Sastrigal- a centenary tribute

21.12.2019 – Saturday

Lecdem No. Time Speaker Topic
Lecdem 1 8.05 A.M. to 9.00 A.M. Sangita Kalanidhi Prof Trichy Sankaran and Ken Shorley Rhythm from Cross-Cultural Perspectives
Lecdem 2 9.05 A.M. to 10.00 A.M. Vidvan D Balakrishna Sangita Kalanidhi Mysore Sri V Doreswamy Iyengar – a centenary tribute

22.12.2019 – Sunday

Lecdem No. Time Speaker Topic
Lecdem 1 8.30 A.M. to 10.00 A.M. Sangita Kalanidhi Umayalpuram K Sivaraman, Dr.T Ramasami & Dr. MD Naresh Musical Excellence of the Mridangam

23.12.2019 – Monday

Lecdem No. Time Speaker Topic
Lecdem 1 8.05 A.M. to 9.00 A.M. Sangita Kalanidhi Trichur V Ramachandran Rare Compositions of Sangita Kalanidhi GN Balasubramaniam
Lecdem 2 9.05 A.M. to 10.00 A.M. Shri KVS Vinay & Smt Purnima Jayashree Remembering Sangita Kalanidhi TK Jayarama Iyer

24.12.2019 – Tuesday

Lecdem No. Time Speaker Topic
Lecdem 1 8.05 A.M. to 9.00 A.M. Vidushi Priyadarshini Govind Interpreting Musical Compositions through dance, a perspective
Lecdem 2 9.05 A.M. to 10.00 A.M. Prof Mysore V Subrahmanya Raga Jhinjhoti as handled by Mysore composers

25.12.2019 – Wednesday

Lecdem No. Time Speaker Topic
Lecdem 1 8.05 A.M. to 9.00 A.M. Dr. TS Sathyavathi Sangita Kalanidhi RK Srikantan – a centenary tribute
Lecdem 2 9.05 A.M. to 10.00 A.M. Shri Lalitharam Vidvan Madurai S. Somasundaram – a centenary tribute

26.12.2019 – Thursday

Lecdem No. Time Speaker Topic
Lecdem 1 8.05 A.M. to 9.00 A.M. Vidushi Amrita Murali and Vidvan L Ramakrishnan Yadukula Kamboji – an analysis with emphasis on compositions
Lecdem 2 9.05 A.M. to 10.00 A.M. Vidvan Vyasarpadi Kothandaraman Nagaswaram – Sahitya Bhava and Temple Sampradaya

27.12.2019 – Friday

Lecdem No. Time Speaker Topic
Lecdem 1 8.05 A.M. to 9.00 A.M. Vidvan Bharath Sundar Madhyama Sruti Ragas
Lecdem 2 9.05 A.M. to 10.00 A.M. Vidvan Rajkumar Bharathi Sangita Kalanidhi TV Gopalakrishnan – a study of his musical compositions

28.12.2019 – Saturday

Lecdem No. Time Speaker Topic
Lecdem 1 8.05 A.M. to 10.00 A.M. Students of the Advanced School of Carnatic Music & Dr. S Sowmya Nandanar Charittiram – a staging

29.12.2019 – Sunday

Lecdem No. Time Speaker Topic
Lecdem 1 8.05 A.M. to 9.00 A.M. Dr. B Balasubramanyan Prosody and alliteration in musical compositions
Lecdem 2 9.05 A.M. to 10.00 A.M. Mr James Wimmer with Vidvan Lalgudi GJR Krishnan Tending to the violin

30.12.2019 – Monday

Lecdem No. Time Speaker Topic
Lecdem 1 8.05 A.M. to 9.00 A.M. Vidushi Mandakini Trivedi The Philosophy of Indian Dance
Lecdem 2 9.05 A.M. to 10.00 A.M. Vidushi Amrita Lahiri Setting Tagore’s Chitrangada to Kuchipudi

31.12.2019 – Tuesday

Lecdem No. Time Speaker Topic
8.00 A.M. to 8.30 A.M. Students of DAV School, Adambakkam Devotional Music
Lecdem 1 8.30 A.M. to 9.25 A.M. Vidushi Manjari Asnare Kerkar The Stylistic Ideologies of the Jaipur Atrauli Gharana
Lecdem 2 9.30 A.M. – 10.25 A.M. Dr. S Sowmya Relevance of 22 Srutis/Microtones today

01.01.2020 – Wednesday

Lecdem No. Time Speaker Topic
8.00 A.M. to 8.30 A.M. Skanda Gana Vidyalaya Devotional Music
8.30 A.M. to 9.30 A.M. Open House

Morning Academic Sessions Sponsored by:
Shri.P.Dwaraknath Reddy and Family
In Memory of Shri P.Obul Reddy & Smt.P.Gananamba