Celebration at music school
A group of about 45 students belonging to the 2003-04 and 2004-05 batches, who had completed their courses in the Government Music School run by the State Department of Art and Culture, presented their maiden performances during the annual day celebrations of the school held in Tiruchi (city) recently. The students belonged to the disciplines of Kuralisai, Nagaswaram, Tavil, Thevaram and Bharatanatyam.
The students who had completed the nagaswaram course performed four Tamil keertanas. The outgoing students of the tavil discipline accompanied the nagaswaram students. The students of the Thevaram course rendered the hymns of Saiva saints. The Kuralisai students rendered the Tamil kirtanas of renowned composers like Gopalakrishna Bharathi. The students who had completed the Bharatanatyam course performed classical and folk dance. The four groups, Sruthi, Layam, Ragam and Talam, participated in the inter-group cultural competitions. Sruthi won the overall championship.
Felicitated
M. Vesline Michael, a student of the Thevaram discipline, who had won the first prize in the cultural contests conducted by the Chennai-based Tamizhisai Sangam in Thevaram Isai, was felicitated. Three teachers of the schools were conferred titles by different organisations. M. Sivavadivel of nagaswaram discipline won the `Kalaiselvamamani' and `Chidambaram Radhakrishna Pillai' titles, D. Sivagurunathan teaching tavil in the school was conferred the `Tavilisai Kalarathna' title and the Thevaram teacher, S. Saravana Manikkam, was conferred the `Sivanarul Selvar' title.
SYED MUTHAHAR SAQAF
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