Rich tributes were paid to the musical trinity — Thyagaraja, Muthuswami Dikshitar, and Shyama Sastri — for their outstanding contribution to music by speakers and musicians at the inauguration of Carnatic Sangeetha Mummoorthigal Jayanthi Music Festival here on Wednesday.
The week-long festival is being organised by the Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Peeta Carnatic Sangeetha Seva Trust at Sri Thyagarajaswami Temple here.
Nandini Ramani, member, Expert Committee of the Union Ministry of Culture, inaugurated the festival. The celebration of the jayanthi at the birth place of the trinity was a fitting tribute to the great musicians. She assured all support from the Union Ministry of Culture for promoting music through such programmes.
Madippakkam S.Swaminathan, president of the trust, spoke on the popular kritis composed by the triumvirates. The trust has been organising the annual music festival for the past 31 years as a homage to the gifted musicians, he said.
Noted musicians Bombay Sisters C.Saroja and C.Lalitha were honoured with the title ‘Mummoorthigal Seva Rathna’ by T.S.Raghavan, former Chairman and Managing Director of Indian Bank. Mr.Raghavan also released a souvenir. Ms.Saroja glorified the trinity whose compositions made her popular in the world of music.
Nagaswaram concert by Shaik Mahboob Subhani, Kalishabi Mahboob, and Feroze Babu, vocal by the Bombay Sisters, and mandolin concert by U.Srinivas and U.Rajesh followed the inaugural function.
The festival will conclude on May 6 with the recital of Pancharathna Keerthanas .
