Sound Reasons Festival IV Sound Art Installations 05 - 09 January 2016
Vadehra Art Gallery D-53 Defence Colony New Delhi 110024
There will also be an installation at FICA Reading Room D-42, Defence Colony, New Delhi 110024 ARTISTS: Bernd Schurer / Switzerland Raul Keller / Estonia Salomé Voegelin / Switzerland Ish S (diFfuSed beats) / India Manuel Rocha / Mexico Hemant Sreekumar / India
The second leg of Sound Reasons IV, festival for sound art and electronic music will take place from 5 January 2015 to 22 January 2016 with performances and sound installations in Delhi and Bangalore. At the Vadehra Art Gallery and FICA Reading Room in Delhi, six international and Indian artists will showcase their works from 05 - 09 January 2016.
Sound Reasons is a multidisciplinary domain and as a recording label, Studio plus the Sound Art/ Electronic Music festival, it brings together artists from all over the world to interact, exchange and reflect on their practice. It is supported among others, by Pro Helvetia New Delhi.
Curated by Ish S A presentation by Sound Reasons in partnership with Pro Helvetia - Swiss Arts Council and Vadehra Art Gallery
Upcoming dates: 10 January Live performance at Amphitheater, India Habitat Centre, DELHI 10 - 16 January Sound Installation at Experimental Art Gallery, India Habitat Centre, DELHI 12 January Live Performance at Alliance française de Bangalore, BANGALORE 16 - 22 January Sound Installation at 1 Shanthi Road, BANGALORE
For more information: http://soundreasons.in/festival Pro Helvetia Swiss Arts Council D-9 Gulmohar Park Second Floor New Delhi 110049 India Tel. +91 11 41825636 newd...@prohelvetia.in www.prohelvetia.in Pro Helvetia supports and promotes Swiss culture in Switzerland and throughout the world. For Facebook updates click here.

Dear Member / Music Lover,
Please mark your Calendar & block the dates Friday 29th to Sunday 31st January 2016.
Sharing here below the Info / Invite from NCPA / Mumbai:-
[1 of 3] Seminar: “Revival of Sarangi and Interface with Carnatic Violin” At ‘Experimental Theatre NCPA’ on Friday, 29th – 9.30 am to 5.30 pm In collaboration with Indian Musicological Society
The seminar will be inaugurated by violin maestro Shri T.N. Krishnan. The sessions will be addressed by eminent practitioners of sarangi and violin including S/s Ram Narayan, N. Rajam, Dhruba Ghosh, Sriram Parshuram and others. Among various topics, the salient features of instrument-making, bowing techniques, gayaki, tantrakari etc. will be analysed and discussed, providing in-depth insight into these two bowed instruments.
Admission on a first-come-first-served basis. For further information contact Ms Gracy - Phone 26874785.
[2 of 3] Seminar : “The Changing Profile of Indian Music” At ‘Experimental Theatre NCPA’ on Saturday, 30th & Sunday, 31st – 9.30 am to 5.30 pm In collaboration with ITC-Sangeet Research Academy
The seminar will be inaugurated by Sri Partho Chatterjee, trustee, ITC-SRA. Shri Javed Akhtar, the renowned poet, lyricist and writer, will deliver the keynote address. In the last two decades ITC-SRA organised several seminars to assess the changes that have occurred in the performance practices, aesthetic norms, and role of the musicians, media and organizers in promotion of Indian music. Taking this trend forward, there will be deliberations involving musicians (vocalist and instrumentalists across various genres), connoisseurs, media persons, recording companies and music educators to understand the changes that have occurred recently. There will be a special presentation on the role of Sangeet Natak Akademi in the promotion of Indian music. Stalwarts such as Ustd Zakir Hussain, Pt Shiv Kumar Sharma, Pt Hariprasad Chaurasia and Dr Shekhar Sen are expected to participate in the concluding session, being moderated by Pt Arvind Parikh.
Admission on a first-come-first-served basis For further information contact Ms.Usha - Phone 61126000.
[3 of 3] ITC – SRA “Young Talent Programme” At Godrej Dance Theatre on Saturday, 30th January 2016 at 6.30 pm
In collaboration with ITC-Sangeet Research Academy (Western Region) and Music Forum, Mumbai
Young Talent Concert felicitates the rising music stars who are the first prize winners of the All India Radio Competition 2015 and recipients of ITC-SRA awards in the morning inaugural session. The evening performance will feature vocal and instrumental Hindustani and Carnatic music by the award-winning practitioners.
Admission on a first-come-first-served basis
Dear Sir/Madam,
We are happy to inform you about our upcoming event titled "Samantar" scheduled to be held on the 2nd and 3rd of January 2016 at the Chembur Fine Arts Auditorium.
2nd January, 2016:
U. Rajesh (Mandolin) with Selvaganesh (Kanjira) Kaushiki Chakraborthy (Vocal)
3rd January, 2016
T.M. Krishna (Vocal) Niladri Kumar (Sitar)
Tickets for the event will be available at bookmyshow.com and at the venue. Ticket denomination: Rs. 500/300/200/150.
K.J. Somaiya Trust, Somaiya Sanskriti Vihar & Somaiya Vidyavihar present 27th Gyanyagna Tuesday 5th January 6.30 PM to 8.15 PM "MHARO PRANAM" a recital of choicest thumris, bhajans and ghazals by: DHANASHREE PANDIT RAI
Venue : Somaiya Vidyavihar Campus, Vidyanagar, Vidyavihar (E) Mumbai 400 077Entry open to all Swardhara Events is a small-sized cultural organization with grand aspirations. The principal focus of Swardhara is to preserve, promote and present Indian music, culture and art forms in a contemporary, easy-to-assimilate format and make it accessible to people across different demographics and interests. Our upcoming concert – ‘Gaur Baran Radhika’ is a spectacular offering of music, poetry and dance. It marks the collaboration of three exemplary artists, Tushar Bhatia (Composer), Aditi Kaikini Upadhya (Vocalist) and Shambhavi Dandekar (Dancer) coming together to bring forth an enriching experience for the audience. We have launched a crowdfunding campaign on India’s most popular cultural crowdfunding platform Ketto. We believe that crowdfunding is truly an exciting and collaborative platform for organizations and artists to engage with patrons of arts and create an inspired, passionate and community of performing arts enthusiasts. We would appreciate your contribution towards our production - Gaur Baran Radhika. You can contribute as little as Rs. 500/- to help us achieve our goal. Please support our endeavor by clicking on the link given below and supporting our cause. https://www.ketto.org/gaurbaranradhika
Warm Regards, Team Swardhara
SUR BAHAR and SITAR
Pt Chandrashekhar Phanse is very glad to invite you for his concert of both SUR BAHAR and SITAR Your Esteemed Presence is Very Important for the Artist Date Friday, 8th January 2016 Time 07:30 p.m. Venue: S V P School, Shri MaghanLal Pancholiya Sabha Graha, Shantilal Modi Marg off S V Road Kandivali [West] Mumbai
The Kabir Community of Mumbai, in association with Sangit Mahabharati presents the world-renowned PARVATHY BAUL for the first anniversary of Sangit Mahabharati's open-air amphitheatre - KALAANGAN - on Saturday 9th January 2016 at 6:30pm. Parvathy is an unusually gifted singer who is known for her ability to connect her listeners to the Divine. Please do come. Address; SANGIT MAHABHARATI, 10th Road, Juhu Scheme, diagonally opp Amitabh Bacchhan's Prateeksha bungalow



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(Founder Guardian, Manava Seva Kendra, Bengaluru) Source: 365 Day 100 Year Calendar ME SELF BE, JUST BE BELONG don't Be Long
BE Your SELF, Belong to TRUTH
LIFE is SIMPLE, Don't Complicate It
DISCIPLINE is the greatest FREEDOM
To be in BLISS is to BE LESS in I (EGO)
SLEEP when Life TEASES, WAKE when Life TEACHES
PLAY Like a CHILD, PERFORM Like a PROFESSIONAL
paNbu (CULTURE) is paNivu (HUMILITY) plus aNbu (LOVE)
TAKE what is GRANTED and DON'T TAKE it For GRANTED
LIGHT and SOUND are ILLUSION, DARKNESS and SILENCE are TRUTH
Only the BOND with the AGELESS SELF (ATHMA) can give freedom from BONDAGE
Build the EDIFICE called LIFE on the unshakable FOUNDATION of SELF-CONFIDENCE Two important things in life, first knowing ONE's PLACE in creation and second BEING THERE The DOOR to HEAVEN is a PIN HOLE, the SOUL fattened by even the slightest EGO cannot enter itLike the MIRROR reflects the Light of a Lamp don't' Repeat the Words of a GURU, get Lit like a LAMP From THOUGHT comes DOUBT, QUESTIONS and FEAR, SILENCE is the only TRUE FAITH & the only TRUEST KNOWLEDGE Be a SERVANT (dhAsa) in BODY, a FRIEND (sakha) in MIND, a DIVINE BEING (dhEva) in HEART and be the SILENT TRUTH (sathya) beyond all these three ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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