On May 24, a thematic presentation in honour and memory of the legendary Sri Thyagaraja, organised by Sarvani Sangeetha Sabha Trust will take place.
Titled ‘Thyagaraja Atma Darshan’ it will feature vocals by Poorna Rao, V. N. Shankar, K. R. Kannan and P. Sivamyandan, accompanied by C. K. Patanjali on the flute, Kiruba Murali on violin, S. Vijendran on mridangam, and Venkata Subramaniyan on ghatam.
At Ragasudha Hall, 85/2 Luz Avenue, Mylapore from 6.15 p.m. onwards. Ph: 28151417.
Tyagaraja’s jayanthi alone is observed with lot of fanfare. It is a pity that the jayanthi events of Dikshitar and Sastry are put in the back burner. I wonder why any sabha is hosting the jayanthis of the latter.