Vol.17 No. 10 October - 2016
LEARNING , EAST TO WEST
Bhavan’s Bengaluru Kendra
has plunged into a range ofactivities these past few years,fanning out even beyond theborders of Karnataka, to set itscultural footprint as far as theNortheast. Yet the Kendra haskept going with its well entrenchedfocus areas with equal interest,
classical music and dance classesbeing one among them.
Journalism and Samskritamclasses, once synonymous withthe Kendra itself, will bere-introduced from this month,re-emphasising the dynamics ofBhavan’s thrust areas.
Traversing from East toWest in its belief of spreadingthe fragrance of India globallywhile welcoming the best fromthe West, western music classeswill be introduced this month,
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bringing a much-needed exposureto this genre of classical music toyoungsters who are learningIndian classical music atBhavan. Opening up a learningopportunity to those interestedin its western counterpart will bea major fallout of these newclasses.
Violin, keyboard, guitar andflute will be taught for the three-year diploma course in westernmusic, the comprehensive syllabuslaying equal emphasis on theory.
The certificate course inSamskritam will be conductedby Vyoma Linguistic LabsFoundation, classes for which willbe held at the Bhavan premises.
With the commencement ofthe post-graduate diploma coursein journalism, straddling bothKannada and English, mediastudies will make a re-entryinto Bhavan.
The course, with journalistSri N. S. Sridhara Murthy as
coordinator, will coversix areas of study,hands on trainingforming an importantpart of the curriculum.
For details, [email protected],www.bhavankarnataka.com,or 22267303,22267421.
Jyothi Raghuram
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Bhagavad Gita is not
confined to any caste or religion,but is a practical guide to facethe vicissitudes of life and emergeunscathed, Sri Jayendraswamijiof Kailash Ashram said.
Delivering the convocationaddress at the BVB-SandipaniGurukula Bhagavad Gita diplomacertificate distribution function atthe Bhavan on Sept. 18, theSwamiji said the Gita was the onlywork in world literature whichlooked at human life in all itsdimensions, offering solace andsolution that was at once universaland tailored to individual needs.
“Mahakavyas”, roughlytranslated as classics in thewestern context, remains a vibrantbody of work even today,
GITA : BEYONDSECTARIANISM
with a sizeable readership,understanding, and popularityin India, whereas western classicshave been forgotten and castaside.
This speaks of the utilityvalue, timeless and universalappeal of ancient Indian epics,enhanced by the literary,spiritual, scientific, metaphysical,and psychological contentand sense in them, he said.
The Bhagavad Gitacourse is conducted byRohini Chakravarthy,the Gurukula Founder,in association with BVB.
Swamiji handing over the certificates
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Kalia kelaat
Bhubaneshwar
Oshakathi danceat
Bhubaneshwar
Pala danceat
Bhubaneshwar
CULTURAL REACH OUT- JULY, AUG., SEPT.
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Puppet showat
Bhubaneshwar
UdrarPadhatiyaSangeet
atBhubaneshwar
Baindla katha at Hyderabad
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CheriyalPaining
atHyderabad
Dappudance
&Gusadidance
atHyderabad
Dappu dance & Gusadi dance at Hyderabad
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GollaSuddulu
atHyderabad
Folk singing at Jaipur
BaatposhiGissagoi
at Jaipur
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Musicat
Kolkata
Balya danceat
Pune
VrindavaniVenu
atPune
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The inaugural of the birth
centenary celebrations of M. S.Subbulakshmi was celebrated byBhavan along with the IndiraGandhi National Centre for theArts (IGNCA) with a musicaltribute by Dr. Deepti Navaratna,Executive Director, IGNCA,on Sept. 16.
The event assumed specialsignificance with the Chief Guest,Sri H. N. Ananth Kumar, Ministerfor Chemicals, Fertilizers andParliamentary Affairs announcing adonation of Rs. five crores by theUnion Ministry of Culture for theauditorium coming up in memoryof MS at the IGNCA premises.
“The building, a tribute byKarnataka for the great musician
and humanitarian, must becompleted this year and bethrown open by the time thecentenary year of MS culminates”,he said.
“Sadbhakti”, the musicaltribute, featured songs of MSin various Indian languages.
IN MEMORY OF MS
M.S. Subbulakshmi
SadbhaktibyDr.
DeeptiNavaratna
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Exotic Doll Show
Dasara is a special occasionfor Bhavan—there is invariablysome programme got up toconnect directly to the festival,every year. Aptly, a doll show,depicting the central scene of“Putra Kameshti Yaga” will beon from Oct. 1 to Oct. 10,the speciality being thedramatization of the scene withlife-size dolls, complete withglossy attire and royal backdrop.
Put up by Smt. AnuVisweswar, an ardent loverof dolls, and a veteran in getting
WATCH OUT FOR
OCT 1 & 2.
up thematic traditional doll shows,the giant-sized exhibit willshowcase the characters ofDasharatha, Kausalya, sageVashishta and Rishyashrunga
Anu Visweswar
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among others The Putra KameshtiYaga scene captures theappearance of Agni to grant aboon to the childless Dasharatha.
The episode has beenconceptualized with minutedetailing, Smt. Anu stitching thecostumes herself, using pure silkand Kanjeevaram fabrics, flowingtissue and brocade forming thebackdrop for the tableau, re-painting of the faces of the 200-year-old dolls which is a familyheirloom, and intricate hairdos;only the jewellery has beensourced from outside. This truework of love is in the Dasara spiritof continuing a hoary tradition.
The exhibition will beinaugurated on Oct. 1 at 5 pm,and is on between 10 am and 6pm every day.
BVB and Nupura School ofBharatanatyam jointly presentNitya Nritya 2016, a music anddance festival with an interestingacademic component, at Bhavan,on Oct 1 and Oct. 2.
The two-day session atBhavan will see lecturedemonstrations by dancers whohave been working in differentfields with dance as the fulcrum,such as the one by TripuraKashyap whose subject is
Anil Iyer
Prashanth Shastry
Nitya Nritya 2016
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“Therapeutic Dance inEducation”, “Experimentswith Movement and Education”by Preeti Sunderraj, and“Personality DevelopmentThrough Movement” byChitra Arvind. The sessionsbegin at 10 am.
JR
Tripura Kashyap Rohit Eswer
Chitra Arvind Ajay Viswanath
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SIXTH CONVOCATION OF BVB-GANDHI INSTITUTE OFCOMPUTER EDUCATION AND INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY : SEPT 3, 2016 AT BVB
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JUSTICE K.R. GOPIVALLABHA IYENGARENDOWMENT PROGRAMME: AUG 1, AT BVB
Vanamaali :
Bharatanatya
feature by
Kalakshetra
Foundation
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PROF U S KRISHNA RAO AND SMT. CHANDRABHAGA DEVIENDOWMENT: BHARATANATYA - AUG. 21, BVB
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The 18th Batch of the MBA course of M.P. Birla Institute of Management,at BVB, was inaugurated on Sept. 7. Dr. G.S.D. Babu, Director, M.P. Birla
Foundation of Fundamental Research, inaugurated the programme.Sri. N. Ramanuja, Chairman, Bengaluru Kendra, presided, in presence of
Institute Director Dr. N.S. Vishwanath.
MBA COURSE INAUGURAL
BHAVAN - HK KEJRIWAL FOUNDATION :VEDIC RECITATION: SEPT 14, AT BVB
Vedic Recitation by Vidwan Sri. Rajagopala Sharma Ghanapati,Sri. Ganesh Ghanapati and group
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BHAVAN-INFOSYS FOUNDATIONPROGRAMME AT IIWC, AUG 26.
Sugama Sangeetha by Ashish G Nayak,Sreemanth Kumar Neelur (tabla) and
Suresh Nayak ( harmonium)
BHAVAN-INFOSYS FOUNDATIONOUTREACH CULTURAL PROGRAMMEAT SEVA SADANA, AUG 20.
Flute recital by Sri. Raj Kamal and Party
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PROGRAMME :OCTOBER - 2016
Sat 5.00 p.m. - KRG Hall01. Dasara GombeInaugurationTheme : Putra Kamesthi YagaDirection : Smt. Anu VisweswarThe Doll show will continue forpublic viewing till Oct. 10, 2016
Sat 6.30 p.m. - Khincha Hall08. Horizon series -Bharatanatya recital byDr. Vasundara Doreswamy(in association with IndianCouncil for Cultural Relations)
Fri 6.00 p.m. -14. Harikatha bySri Eashwaradasa KooppesaraTopic : Seetha Kalyana(in association with InfosysFoundation)Venue : Indian Institute ofWorld Culture, Basavanagudi,Bengaluru
Sat 6.00 p.m. - Khincha Hall15. RangapraveshaKu. BhoomikaM. GowdaDisciple ofGuruRaghunandan S.
Sat 10.00 a.m. - Khincha Hall01. BVB-Nupura jointlypresents Nitya Nritya Programme.Lecture demonstration inManipuri and Bharathanatya bySri Prashanth Shastry
Sun 10.00 a.m. - Khincha Hall02. BVB-Nupura jointlypresents Nitya Nritya Programme.Lecture demonstration inOdissi Bharathanatya bySri Rohith Eswar
Sun 11.00 a.m. - Raj Bhavan02 Gandhi Jayanthicelebration : in association withDoordarshan and All India RadioChief Guest :Sri. Vajubhai Rudabhai ValaGovernor of Karnataka
Sat 6.00 p.m. - Khincha Hall22. Pt. Rama Rao NaikEndowmentCarnatic music concert byVid. R K Padmanabha
Sun 6.00 p.m. -23. BVB -Infosys FoundationOutreach programme :Bharatanatya duet byMs. Chaitra R Jagadish andMs. Pruthvi ParthasarathyKathak recital byMs. Neha SeshadrinathVenue : Ponnaiah Lalitha KalaAcademy, No. 8, 3rd Main, 8th Cross,CKA Layout, BSK 3rd Stage, Blore.
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