Endowment Programmes

Many endowments have been instituted for the promotion of music, harikatha and dance. Scholarships and prizes are also awarded under these endowments to the winners in the concerts. Certain days of the year are observed in the memory of composers thanks to these endowments with concerts comprising their songs. Music competitions, both vocal and instrumental are held under the endowments as also financial support to indigent musicians.

Friday 8th April, 6-8 pm, at Kasturi Srinivasan Hall, Thematic concert for Ramanavami:

Sikkil C Gurucharan – Vocal V Sanjeev – Violin Sumesh S Narayan – Mridangam

Endowment instituted by Smt. Madhavi Rajagopalan in memory of Smt. R Seethammal

Date & Time Endowment Main Artist Violin Mridangam Upa Pakka Vadhyam Endower
Jan 10, 2023,
6 PM
Bharatanatya Manjari – Bharatanatyam recital Endowment in memory of Sri.K.Chandrasekaran Pritam Das followed by Divya Hosakere Late Smt. Chitra Venkataraman
Jan 15, 2023,
6 PM
Usha Marti Subrahmanyam Dance Endowment programme “Áhuti’ by Nrityagram and Chitrasena Dance Company Sri.Marti Subrahmanyam
Jan 22, 2023,
6 PM
Thyagaraja Aradhana Bombay Jayashri (Vocal) H.N.Bhaskar Sumesh S. Narayanan S. Krishna (Ghatam) Endowment instituted by late Obul Reddy and Smt. P. Gnanamba, co-sponsored by Sri. P. Seshadri, Managing Trustee, Thyagaraja Music Festival Trust
Mar 30, 2023
6 pm to 8 pm
Sri Rama Navami Day Prasanna Venkatraman B.U. Ganesh Prasad B. Ganapathyraman Smt. Madhavi Rajagopalan in memory of Smt. R. Seethammal
May 3, 2023,
6 PM
Purandaradasar Day Bangalore Brothers- M B Hariharan & S Ashok Sandeep Ramachandran B Sai Shankar Endowment by Sri. P. Seshadri, Managing Trustee, Thyagaraja Music Festival Trust
May 4, 2023,
6 PM
Bhadrachala Ramadasa Day Bhavya Hari V Deepika S Anand Endowment instituted by Dr. B. Dayananda Rao in memory of his wife Smt. B. Subhadra
May 5, 2023,
6 PM
Mysore Vasudevachar Day Mambalam Sisters - R. Vijayalakshmi & R. Chithra Usha Rajagopalan Mannarkoil J. Balaji Endowment instituted by late Smt. Gomathi Visvanathan through Kala Mandir Trust
May 18, 2023,
6 PM
Harikatha (Saamba Sadaashiva) Aradhana Anand Haritha Narayanan Arvind Srikanth Endowment by Sri Maruthi Bhakta Samajam Trust in memory of Srirangam Shri V.S. Venkataramana Rao
May 19, 2023,
6 PM
Narayana Theertha Day R Karthik Narayanan Delhi R Sridhar Akshay Ram Endowment instituted by late Sri. Obul Reddy & Smt P Gnanamba
June 2, 2023,
6 PM
Papanasam Sivan Day Sankari Krishnan Padma Sankar Nellai A. Balaji Endowment instituted by M/s Arun Excello Urban Infrastructure Private Limited
June 5, 2023,
6 PM
Shyama Sastry Day Nanditha Ravi Chidambaram G Badrinath N C Bharadwaj Endowment of Alibhoy Haiderbhoy Chitalwala Charitable Trust endowed by Sri. P Natarajan
June 6, 2023,
6 PM
Sanskrit Compositions Day Dr Sumithra Vasudev V V Srinivasa Rao Poongulam S. Subramanian Endowment by Engikollai Sri. Krishnan in memory of Sri Chidambara Ganapatigal and Smt Meenakshi Chidambaram
June 7, 2023,
6 PM
Endowment Programme T Sashidharan (Flute) R Raghul Chidambaram S Balashankar Endowment of Sri Pichumony Iyer and Kunthalam Trust in memory of Smt Kunthalam Pichumony Iyer
June 8, 2023,
6 PM
Dikshitar Day Delhi V Muthukumar B Ananthakrishnan S J Arjun Ganesh Endowment instituted by late Sri. Obul Reddy & Smt P Gnanamba
July 3, 2023,
6 PM
Annamacharya Day Ritvik Raja Sayee Rakshith Palayamkottai B. Guru Raghavendra Endowment instituted by late Sri. Obul Reddy & Smt P Gnanamba
July 4, 2023,
6 PM
Namasankirtanam on Sampradhaaya Bhajan Srivanchiam Murali Bhagavathar Endowment instituted by Sri. K Ganesh Kumar in memory of Swami Haridhosgiri
July 5, 2023,
6 PM
Swathi Tirunal Day Vivek Moozhikkulam Pappu Gyandev Kishore Ramesh Endowment by M/s Arun Fabricators
July 6, 2023,
6 PM
Mysore Sadasiva Rao, Mysore Jayaramaraja Wodeyar & Harikesanallur Muthiah Bhagavathar Day Saralaya Sisters - Kavitha & Triveni Charulatha Ramanujam Akshay Anand Endowment instituted by Smt. Chandrika Rudrapatnam
July 7, 2023,
6 PM
Gopalakrishna Bharathi Day Dr. R. Suryaprakash Kumbakonam M.R. Gopinath Melakaveri K. Balaji Endowment instituted by Dr. Malathi Rangaswami
July 8, 2023,
6 PM
Workshop -Music appreciation programme on The Art of Tuning a Composition Dr. Rajkumar Bharathi Endowment instituted by Dr. Malathi Rangaswami
August 31, 2023,
6 PM
Young Talented musician Archana & Samanvi V.S. Gokul Sriram Srinivasan Endowment instituted by Shri K. Vivekanandan in memory of his grandfather Sangita Kalanidhi Dr Semmangudi R Srinivasa Iyer
September 01, 2023,
6 PM
Archival Vintage Concert - Alathur Brother Concerts Palghat T.R. Rajaram Endowment instituted by Sri. Rajan Srikanth and Smt. Gayathri Srikanth in memory of Smt. Rajammal Vijayaraghavan
September 02, 2023,
10 AM
Workshop on Percussion – The Art of Mridangam Accompaniment for Concerts J. Vaidhyanathan Ms. Charulatha Chandrasekhar (Veena)
Ms. H. Rathna Prabha and
Ms. Supriya Raja (Vocal)
Endowment instituted by late Dr. S A K Durga in memory of her father Sri. S.A Venkataraman
September 08, 2023,
6 PM
Veena Day R Parthasarathy (Veena) Shertallay R. Ananthakrishnan Trichy Dr. K. Murali (Ghatam) Endowment instituted by Sri Shanker Annaswamy in memory of his sister late Mrs Nagalakshmi Anantharaman
September 13, 2023,
6 PM
Research based presentation - An Interpretation of Kharaharapriya as a Mela and a Raga Dr. Rajshri Ramakrishna Endowment instituted by Shri & Smt. S. Krishnaswami and Shri. V. Vijayagopal in memory of Dr. Sarita Vijayagopal
September 16, 2023,
6 PM
HMV Workshop - GNB Compositions Bhushany Kalyanaraman Endowment instituted by late Smt. Pankajam Krishna, Smt. Prabha Nagarajan and Sri. Ravi Subramanian in memory of their father late Sri. K.S.Iyer – HMV
November 02, 2023,
6 PM
Flute Endowment K Bhaskaran (Flute) L. Ramakrishnan Neyveli R. Narayanan V.Anirudh Athreya (Kanjira) Endowment instituted by Dr. Rajappa Ekambaram in memory of Sri. Prapancham Sitaram
November 03, 2023,
6 PM
Violin Endowment Charumathi Raghuraman Anantha R. Krishnan Endowment instituted by Lalgudi Sri. G.J.R. Krishnan & Lalgudi Smt. Vijayalakshmi in memory of Vidwan Lalgudi Sri. G. Jayaraman