Indian National Orchestra Classical Collaboration

Indian National Orchestra (INO) is the creative collaboration of the first national level orchestra. Dr. Jayanthi Kumaresh, a veena maestro conceptualized this concept first time in India. The national level coordination is common in other countries like mexico where the origin is traced to 1800s.

The Indian National orchestra conducted their first collaborative concert at krishna Gana Sabha, Thyagaraja Nagar, Chennai. The flavor of the music is distinctly contemporary - a unique confluence of North and South Indian music. The music cannot be called as typical south Indian Classical or Hindustani, but a unique representation of entire India. The occasion also was lighted with the presence of Bombay Jayashri.

For a country like India with the vast culture and diverse musical traditions, a unified performance by artists will surely boost the diversity and unity. Prabhaji who works as the coordinator and chief trustee of Krishna Gana Sabha also needs to be highlighted for his contributions to honour renowned artists. I wish the very best for all the future performances growth of Indian national orchestra.


  

The concert started with Mangalam sloka followed by compositions in different ragas.

1. Sri Vigneshwara - Ragaa Gambara Nattai
2. Peacock Dancing - Raaga Reethi Gowla
3. River Ganga - Raaga Gangeshwari
4. Himalaya heights - Raaga Haricharan
5. Indian folk songs - Raaga Bihag
6. Kashmir to Kanyakumari - Raaga Sindhubhairavi

Anna Hazzare Hunger Strike against corruption Comes to Main Stream

It is very uncommon that protests against Corruption comes to main stream. The retired soldier and the one man army-- Anna Hazzare -- who moved several governments in Maharashtra and in the centre now  has now come to main stream with Hunger Strike!.

Can you believe it ?.

The non violence and ahimsa principle has still glorious power, thats what Shri Anna Hazzare is showing us. Right Quadrant has written a wonderful ariticle on the influence of Mr. Anna Hazzare and Cricket world cup. Thousands of young people had gathered at Jantar Mantar on Thursday. Youngsters in shorts and sunglasses pushed forward to get a glimpse of the person at the centre. Read For More Details

Athirathram 2011 Vedic Yajna

Thanks to all for all the mails I received for the previous post on Athirathram 2011 Panjal. Its a great pleasure for all of us, who are eagerly waiting to witness the Vedic yajna, or sacrifice and one of the oldest surviving ritual - Athirathram. Athirathram recreates the Vedic rituals and yajnas performed during the Vedic age. Athirathram is conducted for 12 days by selected Namboothiri families of Kerala.

It is also expected that Frits Staal, professor pf philosophy and South Asian Languages at the University of California, Berkeley is coming to attend the rituals. The preperations have been going on by the main priests (Namboothiris).

Practicing of taittiriyam of Yajurveda by Poothillathu Ramanujan Somayajippadu, who is the ‘Yajamanan’ for the Athirathram and Kapra Sankaranarayanan Akkithiripad, ‘Yajamanan’ of the previous Athirathram. Practicing of Kaushithakam, Rig Veda by Cherumukku Vallabhan Somayajippadu and Naras Parameshwaran Namboothiri!

This year Athirathram is organised in Panjal, Thrissur, Kerala from April 4 to April 15, 2011.