On Friday, the underground section of the Metro Rail was being inaugurated at Vidhana Soudha and the road along the Majestic Circle and the City Railway Station was crowded. The vehicles crawled on the Race Course Road, but Hare Krishna Road on the other side leading to Seshadripuram College was peaceful.
Senior vidwan T. V. Sankaranarayanan presented a vocal concert for Sree Seshadripuram Ramaseva Samithi at the college.
Accompanying him were N.C. Madhav on the violin, Salem Srinivasan on the mridangam and Y.C.S. Madhubabu on the kanjira.
His concert had the masterpieces of his uncle and guru Madurai Mani Iyer. While presenting the Devamanohari kriti of Mysore Vasudevachar, TVS informed the audience that his 'mama' used to sing the rare composition occasionally.
Another Madurai Mani Iyer special 'Maa Janaki; in Kambhodhi was the main kriti of the concert. The swarakalpana brought back the memories of typical sarva laghu patterns of Mani Iyer. Choosing the traditional ragas Purvi Kalyani, Todi and Kanbodhi, TVS presented a vibrant concert.
The organisers of the Samithi sum up the renderings of each concert just after the Tani avartanam. Obviously, the member who spoke about the concert remembered Madurai Mani Iyer well and thanked TVS for the wonderful concert.
- Report and photo: R. Revathi
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