Chennai: As part of the monthly Sunday Kutcheri in the Park organised by Sundaram Finance, 14-year-old V Deeptha (disciple of vidwan B Umashankar) presented a lively mikeless kutcheri at Nageswara Rao Park in Mylapore, today, between 7 am and 8 am.
Applauded by an informal audience comprising of morning park walkers and kutcheri regulars, Deeptha presented compositions that included Thyagarajar’s Parakuni Kelara (Kiranvavalli/Aadhi), Shyama Sastris Himachala Tanaya (Anandha Bairavi /Aadhi), Muthuswamy Dikshithars Nanda Gopala (Yaman Kalyan/Aadhi), Puranadara Dasars Innudaya Bharathe (Kalyana Vasantham/ Kanda Chapu), Papanasam Sivans Muruganey Bhaji Manamey (Johnpuri /Aadhi) and Barathiyars Malarin Mevu (Jog/ Aadhi), a press release said.
Deeptha was accompanied on the violin by Parur Ananthalakshmi and on the mirudangam by A Rohith.
Sundaram Finance senior general manager N Sriraman presented certificates and mementos to the artistes.
Launched in February 2006, the idea of the Sunday Kutcheri in the Park, that takes place on the first Sunday of every month, is to provide opportunities to young budding talent aged below 15 years to present in front of an informal park audience amidst chirping birds and falling leaves. Over 1300 children have been part of the Kutcheri in the Park series.
Sundaram Finance conducts audition to select the artistes to present the Mikeless Kutcheri.
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