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Vol.18 No. 9 September - 2017

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Culture, heritage art and

values are the true lifeline of ourexistence. Celebrating our richculture and heritage andshowcasing it to the community isan ardent duty of all the artpatrons. This time this nobleendeavour of promoting our veryown art , dance, music, folklorewas taken up by Infosys

foundation in the form of InfosysFoundation Chitradurga Utsava2017 ‘ Sangeetha-NruthyaSambrama’, at the historicChitradurga fort in the ‘BeesuvaKallu’ premises of the fort.The event was co-ordinated byBharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Ananyaand Patanjali SamskrutikaAcademy, Chitradurga and

WHEN ROCKS RESONATED WITH MUSIC AND ART!

Folk Music Kolata by the artists under the direction of Sri. D.L. Lakshman Gowda

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over the modern life alienating usfrom our very own culture andvalues and said that true living iswhen we embrace and appreciateour culture, heritage and values.He added that, culture buildsa true society and upholdshumanism.

Poojya Sharanaru hailed theefforts of Infosys Foundation fororganising the Chitradurga Utsava.He said these programmes aremuch needed today to buildhealthy and safe society.

Sri Prashanth Hegde ofInfosys Foundation, Sri. Girish ofthe Central Archaeological

supported by ArchaeologicalSurvey of India.

The three day festivalorganised on 18, 19, and 20 ofAug 2017 came alive with richart forms and enthralled theaudience of the three day event.The famous ‘Elu Suttina Kote’resonated with the beats ofdrums melody of instruments andsoaked in melodious music anddance. The three day utsav wasinaugurated by his HolinessDr. Sri. Sri. Sri. ShivamurthyMurugha Sharanaru ofSri Murugarajendra Mutt,Chitradurga, who in his inauguraladdress expressed his concern

Dr. Sri Sri Sri Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru, Sri Murugarajendra Mutt,Chitradurga inaugurates the three day festival by watering the plant sapling

while others join.

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Department were felicitated bythe pontiff on this occasion.

Each of the three dayswitnessed colourful performanceby renowned senior and gradedartists of All India Radio.

Day one witnessed Kolataby Sri. D.L. Lakshman Gowdaand party of Turuvekere, whichwas followed by Hindustaniclassical vocal by Pt. ShivamoggaL. Venugopal with Tabla byVid. Keshava Joshi and with himon the Harmonium was Vid.Rekha Hampiholi. DevotionalVocal music by Vid N. Sowmyaand Vid. N. Padmashree, withVid. Tukaram Rao Rangadhol onTabla and Sri. Rama RaoRangadhol on Rhythm pad wasthe event that followed next.The last programme on day one

was a Bharathanatyam by theartists of Sahachethana Natyalayaperformed under the direction ofNatya Guru Smt. SahanaChethan.

The colourful lights the greatnatural ambience of the historicfort added beauty to the alreadybeautiful event.

On day two there was SuggiKunita by Sri Rangappa and partyof Turuvekere, Karnatak ClassicalVocal by Vid. H.S. NagarajSringeri with Vid. Suralli R.Ganesh Murthy on Mridanga,Vid Dr. B.S.R. Deepak on Violin,Vid. K. Abhijit on Ghata andVid. Jammatige Nagaraj onMorching.

Devotional vocal wasrendered by Vid Divya Giridhar,with Sri. A.D. Siddappa on

Hindustani Classical Vocal by Pt. Shivamogga L. Venugopal .Tabla : Vidwan. Keshava Joshi, Harmonium : Vidushi Rekha Hampiholi

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Keyboard, Vid. RaghavendraJoshi on Tabla and Sri.Raghavendra Rangdhol onRhythm pad.

The events of Day 2culminated with an Odissi Danceperformance by the artists ofNrityantar Academy performedunder the able direction of Smt.Madhulitha Mahopatra.

The third day of the utsavcame alive with the famousVeeragase by SriChennaveerappa and party ofVeerabhadreshwar VeeragaseKalathanda Kadur which wasfollowed by Shehanai concertby Vid. T.K. Rudrappa withSri. M. Nagesh on Tabla.Light music concert by

Devotional Vocal by Vidushi N. Sowmya and Vidushi N. PadmashreeTabla : Vidwan Tukaram Rao Rangadhol, Rythem Pad : Sri. Rama Rao Rangadhol,

Keyboard : Sri. G Ramesh

Bharathanatya by the artists of Sahachethana Natyalaya, Shivamogga.Direction : Guru Smt. Sahana Chethan

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Smt. Surekha Gopal Hegdewith Sri. A.D. Siddappa onKeyboard, Vid. RaghavendraJoshi on Tabla and SriRaghavendra Rangadhol onRhythm pad enthralled theaudience next. The final event ofthe day was presented by the

artists of Punyah DanceCompany in the form ofBharathanatya under thedirection of Sri. ParshwanathUpadhye. The various art formswith each of the performancepresented at its best by the starperformers spoke about their

Suggi Kunitha by Sri. Rangappa and troupe, Turuvekere

Karnatak Classical Vocal by Vidwan H.S. Nagaraj Sringeri,Mridanga : Vidwan Suralli R. Ganesh Murthy, Ghata : Vidwan K. Abhijit,

Morching : Vidwan Jammatige Nagaraj and Violin : Vidwan Dr. B.S.$. Deepak

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immense skill, constant practiceand devotion.

The three day programmewas well received by theaudience comprising of thelocations of the historic city ofChitradurga and art lovers fromnear and far off places fromchitradurga.

The event witnessed a goodfoot fall of several hundreds ofpeople, wide media coverageand garnered immense accolades.As the curtains came down on thismega event, the Co-ordinators felta sense of accomplishment andpride in contributing to the diverseart and cultural heritage of thenation.

Devotional Vocal concert by Vidushi Divya Giridhar, Tabla : Vidwan RaghavendraJoshi, Rythem Pad : Sri. Raghavendra Rangodhol, and

Keyboard : Sri. A.D. Siddappa

Oddissi Dance by the artists of Nrityantar Academy. Direction : Smt. Madhulitha Mahopatra

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Folk Dance : Veeragase bySri. Chennaveerappa and troupe of

Veerabhadreshwara Veeragase Kalathanda Kadur

Shehnai concert byVidwan T.K. Rudrappa and Tabla : Sri. M. Nagesh

Light music concert by Smt. Surekha Gopal Hegde,Tabla : Vidwan Raghavendra Joshi, Rythem Pad : Sri. Raghavendra Rangadhol and

Keyboard : Sri. A.D. Siddappa

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Bharathanatya recital by the students of Punyah Dance CompanyDirection : Sri Parshwanath Upadhye

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The tying of a colourful

sacred thread around the rightwrist of a brother on theauspicious pournima day of theShravana month not just depictsa sisters’ love and care for herbrother, but sends strong messageto larger world that we need to betied up and connected to eachother like one large family.‘Bondage of Protection’ or the‘Raksha Bandhan’ need not befrom a sister to her own brother;the celebration could be largerand bigger with a worthy messageto the external world. ‘VasudaivaKutumbakam’ – All world is afamily says our scriptures, thenwhy not live upto that in our own

BONDAGE OF PROTECTIONsmall way? Bharatiya VidyaBhavan’s BBMP School inSrirampuram witnessed theirfeeling of universal brotherhoodby celebrating Raksha Bandhanin school. The programme jointlyorganised by Bharatiya VidyaBhavan and Bharath VikasParishath spread to the world aunique message of brotherhood,natural respect and concern.

Chief of LokayuktaJustice P. Vishwantha Shettywho inaugurated the RakshaBandhan programme emphasisedthat the bondage of protectionshould not just be confined toone’s own siblings but care,concern and protection should

Children tying Rakhi to Chief of LokayuktaJustice P. Vishwantha Shetty and Justice Dr. M. Rama Jois

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extend outside family and alsoextend to the protection of nature.Raksha Bandhan should becomea celebration rising above caste,religion and creed said JusticeShetty. He applauded theprogramme organisers for takingthe celebration out to the largercommunity of school. FormerGovernor, Justice Dr. M. RamaJois who addressed the gatheringsaid Raksha Bandhan binds allthe 130 crore children of thecountry as one and unites themirrespective of their religious andsocial divisions. The school

children tied Rakhis to eachothers hands apart from tying thethread of protection to the handsof dignitaries.

Director of BharatiyaVidya Bhavan Sri. H.N. Suresh,President of Bharatiya VidyaParishath, Sri B.P. Swamyparticipated in the programme asjoint organisers. Just as the sweetswere distributed and shared sowas the sharing of brotherhoodand care. The programme sentstrong message of oneness toall and stood as a uniquecelebration.

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Kum. Sahana Murthy

LITTLE GIRL’S GESTURE

Twelve year-old Sahana

who has been living in Germanyhas extended her support for thethird time to the children of

BVB BBMP Public School inSriramapuram, Bengaluru bydonating Rs.10,000/- which shehas saved from the pocket moneygiven by her parents.

We are really proud ofSahana’s gesture towards thechildren of our school.

Sahana has written a heart-felt letter, which is endearing,and beautiful in the sentimentsexpressed. We have publishedSahana’s letter both as a tributeto her and as a catalyst foryoungsters to cultivate a givingheart.

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Gajendra Moksha

The doll display titled

“Gajendra Moksha” is inspiredby the legend in the 8thSkanda ofthe Bhagavata Purana – one ofthe most sacred books inHinduism.It extols the exploits ofLord Vishnu who protectsGajendra, the elephant from theclutches of Makara the crocodile,and enables Gajendra to attainMoksha. This story was narratedby the seer Sukha Muni to theemperor Parikshith on hisrequest.

The Gajendra Moksha scenehas the elephant and the crocodileinnovatively made with household

items like washing machine hose,cricket pads, pvc pipe elbows,etc a beautiful lake/forest scenedetail printed on 16’x8’ flex withother props and custom lighting.

This scene chosen from theclimax of the legend is envisionedand rendered by Smt. Chitra Raoof Banashankari, Bengaluru.Smt. Chitra is following in herfamily tradition of displayingscenes from Hindu legends on theoccasion of Navarathri every year,in exquisite detail with finelycostumed, custom made dolls,jewellery, matching scenery andprops. Having returned from theUSA in 2005, she has pursued herpassion of doll keeping as a result

NAVARATHRI DOLLS EXHIBITION - 2017

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of her belief in the values and richtraditions the practiceencapsulates. Other scenes thatshe has depicted at her home andother venues in the past include“Putrakameshti Yagna”, “GangaAvatarana”, “BhooPradakshinaby Ganesha and Karthikeya”,“Krishna RasGarbha atBrindavan”, etc. Smt. Chitra hasmany interests and experiencesincluding puppetry (dhaatu.org),Hindu cultural youth activities

(disha.org), yoga (vyasa.org),and is a budding traditional terracotta, pottery, and bronzesculpting artiste. She is theniece-in-law of Smt. AnuVisveswar, who has arrangeddoll displays many times atBharatiya Vidya Bhavan.It ishoped that the scene will delightthe visitors to Bharatiya VidyaBhavan. Many thanks for thisopportunity and best wishes fora happy Navarathri 2017!

BHARATIYA VIDYA BHAVANSHIVAMOGGA KENDRA INAUGURATION OFLIBRARY SCIENCE LAB & INDOOR ARENA

Justice Dr. M. Rama Jois, Chairman, BVB,Shivamogga Kendra inaugurates the Library Science Lab and Indoor Arena

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PROGRAMME :SEPTEMBER - 2017

Fri 6.30 p.m. - Khincha Hall01. Every FridayEvening Cultural Programme –Bharathanatya Recital :Ms. Sneha P. Shastry

Sun 6.00 p.m. - Khincha Hall03. BVB-Ananya presentsCheranda B. Ponnappa Endowment“Geethabhinayas”by Sri Vinay Sharma andSmt. Prathibha Ramaswamy,Sri. Pavan Rangachar andKum. Divya Ravi accompanied byVeena Vidwan Sri. Shankar Raman

Fri 6.30 p.m. - Khincha Hall08. Every FridayEvening Cultural Programme –Shadow puppet show :Smt. Yashoda Shashidhar & Party

Sat 6.30 p.m. - Khincha Hall09. Kathak recital :Sri. Ashimbandhu Bhattacharjee(in association with Indian Councilfor Cultural Relations)

Sun 11.00 a.m. - KRG Hall10. Presentation ofProf V. K. Gokak Award 2017 -to Sri. Nagesh Hegde,Chief Guest : Hon’ble JusticeM.N. Venkatachalaiah, formerChief Justice of India,

Thu 2.30 p.m. -14 BVB -Infosys FoundationOutreach programme :Haridasa Chintana Kirthanaby Dr. VidyabhushanVenue : GRA EducationalInstitutions, Kanakapura Road.

Fri 6.30 p.m. - KRG Hall15. Every FridayEvening Cultural Programme –Bharathanatya Recital : Ms. Shobha N.

Fri 6.30 p.m. - Khincha Hall15. Bengaluru InternationalArts Festival 2017 - Kathak -Nalini &Kamalini (Guru Jitendra Maharaj)Kuchipudi - Samanvay Dance Co.

Sat 5.30 p.m. - KRG Hall16. Veena Sahasrabuddhe 69thBirth Anniversary concert(for more details pl see page no.- 14)

Sat 6.30 p.m. - ESV Hall16. Astrology lecture

Thu - Sat 5.00 p.m. - KRG Hall21 to 30 Dassara Festival -Doll Exhibition : Gajendra Mokshaby Smt. Chitra RaoInauguration : Kum. Sindu Lokanath,

Fri 6.30 p.m. - Khincha Hall22. Every FridayEvening Cultural Programme –Kuchipudi Recital :Dr. Samuel Sunil RajashekarSat5.00 p.m. - KRG Hall

Sat Dassara Festival - KRG Hall23. Dassara Festival - DollExhibition : Discourse onRamayanadallina Pattabhishekagalu

by Sri. K.G. Raghavan

Fri 6.30 p.m. - Khincha Hall29. Every FridayEvening Cultural Programme –Carnatic Vocal : Ms. Harini M. N.

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