By Dr. Padmavathi Narasimhan
In collaboration with Kalabhimanigala Balaga, Mysuru, Sri Nadabrahma Sangeetha Sabha had organised a special programme on the occasion of 50th birthday of Chitravina N. Ravikiran. The programme was titled ‘Pancha Maha Purushara Paramukti Marga - Vadya Goshti Mattu Nritya Sambhashane,’ a rare event, wherein Sri Tyagaraja, Muttuswami Deekshitar, Shyama Shastri, Purandaradasa and Oottukkadu Venkata Subbiah were remembered through a composition each through Ravikiran’s music and Smita Madhav’s dance. Ravikiran was accompanied on violin by his disciple Apporva Krishna and on mridanga by B.C. Manjunath. Many Sangeetha Sabhas in Mysuru came together to felicitate Ravikiran on the occasion.
