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Madras December Music / Dance Season

CURRENT NEWS
The awardees for 2019, 2020 and 2021 for Performing Arts have been selected by the General Council of Sangeet Natak Akademi...Read more

Sangeet Natak Akademi selected 102 artistes of India who have made a mark as young talents in their respective fields of the performing arts for the Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar...Read more

The General Council of Sangeet Natak Akademi unanimously selected 75 artistes, who are above the age of 75 years and haven’t been accorded any national honour in their career so far, from the field of the Performing Arts of India for the one-time SANGEET NATAK AKADEMI AMRIT AWARD under Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav (AKAM) commemorating 75 years of India’s independence...Read more

Concert in the Dark by Anil Srinivasan (5th edition)...Read more

Talk in English on "The Importance of Prakrit in Literature and Religion" by Dr Abhijeet Alagoudar....Read more

Indo-American Arts Council - LITERARY FESTIVAL 2022...Read more

The National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) and the Mehli Mehta Music Foundation (MMMF) are extremely sorry to inform you that the concerts with Maestro Zubin Mehta and the Symphony Orchestra of India scheduled for the 21st and 22nd of November have been cancelled.

Aquaterra Adventures - WILD WARRIOR - THE HIMALAYAN ADVENTURE CHALLENGE...Read more

ICCR - 6th International Ramayana Festival from 19-20 October 2022 at Kamani Auditorium...Read more

IFA Open House and Film Screenings at Indian Documentary Film Festival, Bhubaneswar | October 14-16, 2022...Read more

Camp Aquaterra - on the Devprayag road upstream from Rishikesh on 2 night trips...Read more

17th Dhwani - BKF Pandit Mallikarjun - Mansur Music Festival - 15 & 16 Oct 2022...Read more

Harmony in music - to bring out the nuances of the Indian classical styles Carnatic and Hindustani in an attempt to blend beautifully with Jazz and new age standards.
November 19, 2022, 7pm - Performance curated by Soorya Performing Arts...Read more

Bhagavata Mela Vidyalaya and Laasya Mela Laya presents Satchidananda Nataraja Samarpana Mela Online Sangeetha Natya Aradhana - 2022 - 24 sep-05 oct 2022 daily 6 pm IST
Bhagavata Mela Vidyalaya youtube channel

Tamil Heritage Trust -  Award Lecture by Pradeep Chakravarthy on the topic  "Some aspects of Pandya society between 600 CE and 1300 CE with a specific focus on trade, commerce and women"....Read more

Tamil Heritage Trust - Lecture on "Place Names and Migration of Communities in South India" by Dr Subbarayalu.....Read more

Tamil Heritage Trust - Revisiting the Martand Sun Temple: Lalitaditya and the Kashmir Style of Temple Architecture" by Prof Ratan Parimoo.....Read more

Tamil Heritage Trust - Reconstructing History from Tangible and Intangible Heritage: A case study from medieval Maharashtra, talk in English by Dr Arvind P Jamkhedkar.....Read more

Aquaterra Adventures - Signature Trips Summer - Fall 2022.....Read more

Tamil Heritage Trust - #THTIndoFest2022 - celebrating the "Temple Builders of Medieval India - 8th to 13th Centuries CE".....Read more

Tamil Heritage Trust - "Evolution of Dance in Tamilnadu - From the Sangam Age to the Marathas" by Dr Kalarani Ramachandran....Read more

Tamil Heritage Trust - "Lords of the Deccan: How the Chalukyas and Rashtrakutas Shaped South India" by Anirudh Kanisetti....Read more

Tamil Heritage Trust  - “Demon as Devotee: A Universe of Detail in Hoysala Sculpture"  Talk by Dr Parul Pandya Dhar....Read more

Melattur Bhagavata Mela Natya Nataka Sangam presented 'SATI SAVITHRI on February 27, 2022 from 7pm to 8.10pm...Details

Bhagavata Mela Vidyalaya presented Satchidananda Nataraja Anugraha Anubhavam - 2...Details

Solo art show by Dharshana Bajaj titled Living In Harmony With Nature.....Details

Atyantakaman -  Tamil Heritage Trust's tribute to Dr R Nagaswamy.....Details

Tamil Heritage Trust  - “Krishnadeva Raya: A King for all Seasons”.  Talk by Dr Srinivas Reddy ....Details

Padma Awards 2022

Tamil Heritage Trust’s “Pechu Kacheri: Kalingam” (in Tamil).


Designs / Patterns
Mandala digital designs
16 Dec 2022
Mandala Designs

15 Dec 2022
Mandala Designs


SHARING MY LEARNING / PRACTICING PROCESS
25 Apr 2022
Kreedam (crown for Goddess) - acrylic on paper
Kreedam (crown for Goddess) - acrylic on paper


Temples
Tithi Nitya Devis (Sri Vidya Upasana)


Slokams
The Araikasu Amman Peedam in Rathinamangalam near Chennai. There are 107 Ammans surrounding Araikasu Amman sannadhi. Ashtothra (108) Namavalis


Old Tamizh Film songs - Lyrics
Dec 2022
Ennai yaar endru enni enni nee paarkiraai - Paalum Pazhamum (1961)

Oct 2022
vaazha ninaithaal vaazhalaam - Bale Pandiya (1962)

Aug 2022
maadhamo Aavani mangaiyo - Utharvindri ulle vaa (1970)

Jun 2022
kokkara kokkarako sevale - Padhi Bhakthi (1958)
nilavai paarthu - Savaale Samali (1971)

Apr 2022
siriththu siriththu - Thaai sollai thattaadhe (1961)
ullam rendum ondrai ondru - Sivagamiyin Selvan (1974)
iravukkum pagalukkum - Engal Thanga Raja (1973)

Mar 2022
thanneer vitto valarthom - Kappalottiya Thamizhan (1961)