About the Event
DR. M. LALITHA PRESENTS `MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS IN DIVINITY’ – A SERIES OF THEMATIC MULTIMEDIA PRESENTATION
Under the Production Grant, supported by the Ministry of Culture, Govt of India, Violinist Dr M Lalitha Senior Violinist, Musician & Fulbright Fellow, (of the Duo M. Nandini), will be presenting a series of episodes on `Musical Instruments in Divinity’- a thematic Multimedia presentation featuring different instruments each month. This month as part of the fourth episode on Thursday July 24th 2014 the instruments to be featured will be `Mridangam and Mridanga or the Khol’ at the Raga Sudha Hall, Mylapore from 6.30 PM. Sri. S. Santhanagopal, Branch Head, Printer & Publisher, The Times of India Group, Chennai, will be the Chief Guest while Mridangam Maestro Guruvayur Sri. Durai will be the Guest of Honor. Special Performances by Dr. M. Lalitha and M Nandini – Violin accompanied by Sri K. R. Ganesh – Mridangam and Nama SanKirtan by the Gaudiya Vaishnava Societies of Bengal by Samrta Krishna Das – Vocal, Sadachar Das – Kartan & Vocal accompanied by Jayanandahari Das on the Mridanga / Khol of Hare Krishna Movement, Chennai.
Dr M Lalitha will deal about the History, evolution of the instrument, Mythological, Sculptural evidences, its usage in temple rituals, similarities in global musical cultures, references in Literature and in musical compositions.
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