By Dr. Rama V. Bennur
November of 2018 was unique with regard to music. Apart from celebrating the Kannada Rajyotsava, three music conferences marked the beginning of this month. While two conferences were held in Bengaluru, one was held in Mysuru. Karnataka Ganakala Parishat’s annual music conference and Veenatattva Prakashika-2, the second international Veena conference were held at Bengaluru. It was a moment of joy for Mysuru music lovers as two reputed musicians from Mysuru were the conference Presidents held at Bengaluru. Mysore A. Chandan Kumar was the President of Young Musicians Conference of Ganakala Parishat and Dr. S. Vijayaraghavan was the President of Veena Conference. Samskara Bharati, an all India cultural organisation aimed at preserving Indian culture, tradition and all art forms, held its Rashtriya Yuva Sangeetotsava from Nov.1 to 4 at Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Aashrama of Mysuru. This young musicians conference was aimed at bringing all young artistes of India together with the theme of ‘Universal Harmony and Environmental Conservation.’ This conference, which was held in association with Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Ashrama, did attract many youngsters from different parts of India. It was indeed a rare opportunity to listen to various forms of Indian art.
