On funds for music fests - a rasika comments

Rasika R. Ranganathan has responded to a KutcheriBuzz report on the funds crunch that mandalis face in Bangalore.

This is what he wrote -

I read your news item "Bangalore music season opens, seeks funds for concerts".

 

Yes, it is indeed difficult to organise music festivals- be it the December season in Chennai or the Ramanavami festival in  Bangalore. Without financial help from corporates, banks, philanthropists etc. 

Of late. their help is also dwindling. During the recent December season in Chennai, I read a news item that sponsors were not forthcoming. Chennai sabhas face this problem in spite of their charging  for all concerts. The same is true of Sri Ramaseva Mandali in Bangalore. 

They have been conducting Ramanavami festival  every year  for a month or even more. Their programmes are ticketed.Surprisingly, they do not have their own hall after so many years (like Sri Parthasarathi Swamy Sabha in Chennai).

 

In such situations, organisations in and around same areas  can pool their resources and conduct the festivals (This is only my wishful thinking).

Or there is no need to conduct such month long festivals. Many sabhas in Bangalore face financial crunch to organise monthly programmes.