Goshti Ganam: A fitting tribute to Thyagaraja

Sri Thyagaraya Gana Sabha played host to the annual music fest, Thyagaraja Aradhanotsavam, organised by Voruganti Anandamohan’s Sangeeta Ksheerasagara, the event was a fitting tribute to Thyagaraja. The Goshti Ganam started with Vighneswara’s invocation “Ganapthini Sevimpa Rarey” (Sourasthra)followed by Thyagaraja Pancharatna Keerthna, “Jagadananda Karakas” (Nata), “Dudukugala Nanney Dora” (Goula), “Sadhincheney Oh! Manasaa” (Aarabhi), “Kanakana Ruchiraa” (Varali) and “Endaroh Mahanubhavulu (Sri), which is rendered with enthusiasm and devotion.

Nallan Chakravarthy Murthy lead the team of Goshti Ganam while senior Musicians Dr S Umadevi ,Dr Radha Saranga Pani, Dr Neetha Chadrasekhar, Aruna, Padma, Yerramilli Rama Prabha, TV Vijayalaakshmi, Dr Girja Seshumamba, Duddu Radhika, Dr K Venkatachari, N Ramamurthy, KR Chidambaram, Mani, Sasirekha, Krishnakumari,Savitha, and young talents like Vinaya Krishna, Tangirala Nihaarika, Thangirala Lavanya took part in the event. B Pavan Singh, Oruganti Rajasekhar, Achyuta Kumari, NC Anantahakrishna ( violin), Eemani Lalitha Krishna, Meduri Padmavathi (veena), TP Balasubramanyam, RaviKumar, B Janardhan, Ch Ramakrishna, Venkatesh (mridangam) gave good instrumental support .

Short duration concerts enthral audience Young and budding flautist Emani Pornima played, “Pariyachakama” (Vasnaspathi) and “Mara Vairi Ramani” (Nasikbhushini) elegantly, while blossoming musicians, Narendra Saradhi and KR Chidambaram showed their mettle in rendering famous krithis, “Eavarikai Avatharamettitivoh” (Devamanohari), “Tulaseedalamulachey” (Mayamalavagoula) in an appealing manner. Later senior musicians Dudddu Radhika, TV Vijayalakshmi, PV Subbarao, KLN Raju gave a seasoned display. They rendered “Makelaravichaamu”(Ravichandrika), “Ramanannu Brovaraa” (Hari Kambhoji), “Chalamelaraa” (Marga Hindolam), “ Brova Bharamaa” (Bahudari), which drew thunderous response from the audience.

By:Chivukula Rama Mohan