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Remembering Fiddle Govindaraja Pillai
Gangadhar Pradhan Samman Award
Sruti's senior contributors Leela Venkataraman and Dr. Sunil Kothari were honoured with the Guru Gangadhar Samman by the Orissa Dance Academy in February 2017 during the Dhauli-Kalinga Mahotsav in Odisha.
Harikatha Choodamani awards
Upanyasa, Vaideeka and Harikatha Choodamani awards were confered on Dr.NY.Sivaramakrishna Ghanapatigal, Dr.M.V.Ananthapadmanabhachariar and Smt.Girija Ramaswamy respectively by YCPA & SKGS Trust in the Holy Presence of Pujyasri Jayendra Saraswathi Swamigal and Pujyasri Sankara Vijayendra Saraswathi Swamigal during the 83rd Jayanthi Celebration of Pujyasri Jayendra Saraswathi Swamigal
A double celebration for Guru Kalyani Sharma
Mumbai based eminent Carnatic musician, Sangita Kala Acharya, Kalyani Sharma, was recently felicitated by her disciples and others, to mark two milestones in her life—her 80th birthday and 60 years of musical journey. The event 'Guru Vandanam' organised by her disciples in Mumbai, was inaugurated by four leading ladies in Carnatic music—Bhagavathi Mani, Alamelu Mani, Radha Namboodiri from Mumbai and R. Subbalakshmi from Thiruvananthapuram. It was a mixed fare comprising felicitation by her disciples, eminent musicians and reputed sangeeta sabhas, followed by a riveting documentary on her life, and group performances by her vocal, veena and violin disciples, titled Sangeeta Samarpanam.
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Vainika Mudhra Award for R.S. Jayalakshmi at Veenotsav 2017
During the inauguration, the Vainika Mudhra Award comprising a shawl, citation, medal and purse, was presented to vidushi R.S. Jayalakshmi—musician, teacher, and musicologist—by Dr. Pappu Venugopala Rao. The award is given out of the endowment created by Chitravina N. Narasimhan in the name of his father Gottuvadyam Narayana Iyengar and Bapu Rajalakshmi Sundaram.
Varsity affiliation for Haridhos Giri School of Music
NALCO Awards
Guru Dhruba Charan Biswal and Shyamamani Devi were honoured with the NALCO Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra Award 2017 in the field of dance and music respectively. The NALCO Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra Yuva Pratibha Samman 2017 was presented to Lingaraj Pradhan (Bhubaneswar) and Namrata Mehta (Mumbai) for Odissi, Jyotsna Jagannathan (Bangalore) for Bharatanatyam and Jateen Kumar Sahoo (Mumbai) for Odissi music. The annual awards were presented by distinguished guests on 10 September 2017, the concluding day of the 23rd OMC Guru Kelu Charan Mohapatra Award Festival organised by Srjan
Prof. Indira Parthasarathy honoured
JustUs Repertory, founded by Gowri Ramnarayan, celebrated ten years in theatre, by organising Just Fest--a two-day, two-play
festival on 24 and 25 June at the Alliance Francaise in Chennai. Gowri's two plays showcased on the occasion were her first play—Dark Horse (2005) and her latest play titled When Things Fall Apart (2017). Eminent playwright and author Prof. Indira Parthasarathy and theatre personality Na. Muthuswamy (inset) were honoured as part of the celebrations.
Book Release - Ustad Amir Khan
A book titled Ustad Amir Khan: Pioneer of Indore Gharana, an English translation by Meena Banerjee (scholar and critic), was released by musicologist Vijay Kichlu and noted theatre critic Samik Bandopadhyay, on 28 April at the auditorium of Bharatiya Bhasa Parishad, Kolkata. The original book in Hindi is Sangeet ke Dedeepyaman Soorya: Ustad Amir Khan by Hindustani vocalist Tejpal Singh (senior among the Singh Bandhu).
Abhai Awards
Yamini Krishnamurthy and Indira Rajan were conferred the Natya Kalanidhi awards for 2016 and 2017 by Association of Bharatanatyam Artists of India, by Chitra Visweswaran, President-ABHAI on its annual day on 1 May at the TamilNadu Eyal Isai Nataka Manram, Chennai. A number of awards were presented to artists.
Saraswathi Awards 2017
The Saraswathi Award 2017, was conferred on senior Carnatic musician Aruna Sairam on 2 September at the C.P. Ramaswami Aiyar Foundation, Chennai. The award, for lifetime service in music, was presented by Prabha Sridevan and felicitations were offered
by Chitra Visweswaran (awardee 2016). Nanditha Krishna, President of the Foundation, also spoke on the occasion. Carnatic music concerts were held on 1 and 2 September.
Kala Sadhanalaya - Award
Darshana Jhaveri, veteran Manipuri dancer and guru, was honoured by chief guest Pappu Venugopala Rao during `Bhaavaarpanam'—Kala Sadhanalaya's day-long dance festival—organised at the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Hall, Chennai, on
20 August 2017. The annual event is conducted by Bharatanatyam dancer Revathi Ramachandran in memory of her guru Mangudi Dorairaja Iyer.
Charubala Mohan Trust honours senior artists
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Melbourne Trinity Festival
The Melbourne Trinity Festival is one of the largest celebrations of the Trinity outside India. Every year, around May, an enthusiastic group of Carnatic music rasikas meticulously plans the grand event which showcases an ever-increasing number of enthusiastic young performers and veteran musicians. Visiting artists from India are featured in the prime time slots which makes the festival an inclusive and holistic experience.
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Sai Arts 100th Nrityotsav
Sai Arts International celebrated the 100th edition of Sai Nrityotsav on 1 September 2017 at JSS Auditorium in Bengaluru. The festival series organised by Sai Venkatesh and wife Suparna Venkatesh was inaugurated by Helen Acharya. Veteran arts writer and
critic Sunil Kothari was felicitated on the occasion. It was followed by performances by eminent artists, an organisers' meet and exhibition of dance books and artefacts.
Indira Sivasailam Endowment Medal
Lalgudi G.J.R. Krishnan and Lalgudi Vijayalakshmi, were conferred with the eighth Indira Sivasailam Endowment Medal and citation at the Music Academy on 22 September 2017. The award was presented by the Indira Sivasailam Endowment Foundation established by Mallika Srinivasan, Chairman and CEO, Tractors and Farm Equipment Limited, in memory of her mother Indira Sivasailam, along with the Music Academy.
Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Margazhi Festival
Bramha Gana Sabha Season Inauguration
Samudhra Award
Mudhra celebrated the 15th anniversary of Samudhra magazine and 250 weeks of Paalam Free Webcast on 19 November 2017 at the Infosys Hall on Bazulla Road in Chennai. Sudharani Raghupathy, veteran Bharatanatyam dancer-guru inaugurated the function and Nalli Kuppuswami Chetti, chief patron presided over the proceedings. The highlight was the conferring of the title ofGnana Samudhra on Rama Kausalya, for her outstanding contribution as a musician and musicologist, and presenting the Lifetime Achievement Award to Yoga, for his contribution as a photographer in the arts field. The much sought after Music Planner cum Directory 2018 was also released on the occasion.
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Charubala Mohan Trust honours Ravikiran
The title Chitravina Nada Jnana Mani was conferred on vidwan N. Ravikiran by violin maestro Sangita Kalanidhi M. Chandrasekharan, on behalf of Charubala Mohan Trust on 19 November 2017 in Chennai. Narasimhan, President of Asthika Samajan, Thiruvanmiyur presided over the function. It was followed by a grand chitraveena concert by Sangita Kalanidhi designate N.Ravikiran.
V. Govindasamy Naicker Centenary Celebrations
The birth centenary of violin vidwan V. Govindasamy Naicker was celebrated at P.S. School, Mylapore, Chennai on 18 November 2017. The chief guest Sangita Kalanidhi A.K.C. Natarajan recalled his long association with the violin maestro, and spoke about the gurukula system and the music of yesteryear. Srimushnam Rajarao and Sirkazhi Sivachidambaram also offered their felicitations.. A vocal concert by the talented great-granddaughters of Govindasamy Naicker--Srutipriya and Neehaara--was widely appreciated.
Bharatanatyam guru honoured
14 February 2018, ahead of the London Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting to be held in April.
Visakha Music Academy conferred its title Sangeeta Kala Sagara
Visakha Music Academy conferred its title Sangeeta Kala Sagara on Trichur V. Ramachandran, during its 48th annual festival of music, on 26 November 2017 in Visakhapatnam.
Mudhra celebrated the 15th anniversary of Samudhra magazine
Sita Kalyanamu—a Bhagavata Mela natakam book released
The book Sita Kalyanamu—a Bhagavata Mela natakam edited by N. Srinivasan and Dr. N.V. Deviprasad (1st and 2nd from L) was released on 22 December 2017 in Chennai. The first copy was handed over by Nalli Kuppuswami Chetti to V. Ramnarayan (4th and 5th). Madabhooshi Sampath Kumar and Revathy Ramachandran felicitated Melattur Mali (extreme R) and his team. This was followed by the staging of Rukmini Kalyanamu by members of the Melattur Bhagavata Mela Natya Vidya Sangam.
Purnakumbham Album online launch
Purnakumbham, a musical album comprising 30 original compositions of 'Ghatam' Dr. S. Karthick, was released on 23 November 2017 at the R.R. Sabha Hall in Chennai. It marked Ghatam Karthick's completion of 30 years as a musician. His guru, vidwan T.H. Vinayakram, launched the album online and also released three CDs titled Kumbham, Kalasam and Kataksham. Karthick's teachers Prof. Va.Ve.Su, Dr. S. Ramaratnam and vidwan T.H. Subashchandran, blessed him and also received the logo as a mark of the online launch. The release function was followed by Sudha Raja's Sargam Choir singing a few songs from the album, and Bharatanatyam dancers Shweta Prachande and Sudharma Vaithiyanathan dancing to a few songs from Purnakumbham.
Tamil Isai Perarignar on vidwan T.M. Krishna.
The Tamil Isai Sangam has been doing yeoman service in pann research from 1949. This season the pann research conference took place on 24 December 2017, and the panns Narayani and Velavali were discussed. Dr. M.A. Bhageerathi presented a paper on pann Velavali which is the present day raga Gaurimanohari. Mylai Sadgurunada Oduvar presented the kattalais for the pann Nattapadai. Also seen in the picture are Dr. Sirkazhi Sivachidambaram, Dr. Thangarasu, Justice P. R. Gokulakrishnan and T.K.S. Kalaivanan. The Tamil Isai Sangam conferred the title Tamil Isai Perarignar on vidwan T.M. Krishna.
Bharatanatyam dancer and teacher Indira Kadambi receiving award
Bharatanatyam dancer and teacher Indira Kadambi receiving the Vidhya Tapasvi award instituted by Tapas Cultural Foundation, Chennai, from Dr. R. Nagaswamy and N.S. Jayalakshmi on 18 February 2018.
Carnatic musician T.V. Ramprasadh receiving the award
Carnatic musician T.V. Ramprasadh receiving the Dasa Kala Rathna award instituted by Purandhara Daasar Trust, Chennai, from the Bombay Sisters on 10 March 2018.
Lecdem by T.R. Govindarajan
T.R. Govindarajan presenting the Parlandu Award
Ranjani - Gayatri Honoured
Revathi Ramachandran is the new Director of Kalakshetra
Revathi Ramachandran has officially taken charge as Director of Kalakshetra on 20 April 2018. It is a welcome move as the post was vacant for almost eight months.
Revathi Ramachandran, Bharatanatyam dancer, choreographer and teacher, is a direct disciple of Guru Mangudi Durairaja Iyer.
An A Grade artist of Doordarshan, Revathi has performed in prestigious organizations in Chennai and different parts of India. She has travelled widely to many countries including the United States, France, Germany, Australia, the United Kingdom, and Italy for group presentations and workshops.
As recipient of a fellowship from the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Revathi has done research on the traditional art of Bhagavata Mela. She has assisted famous scholars like T.S. Parthasarathy, Dr. Arudra and Dr. R. Nagaswamy in their lectures, by demonstrating Suddha Nrittam and Tiru Tala Jati. Revathi has coordinated the production of a CD-ROM titled 'Bharathanatyam' apart from choreographing and directing teleserials like 'Deiveega Tirumanangal', 'Kodhai Paadiya Paavai' and 'Gnaana Parambarai'. She had the opportunity of performing in the Hindi teleserial 'Noopur' presented by dancer-actor Hemamalini.
Over the years, Revathi has been exploring the richness of classical dance guided by various gurus, including Dr. Padma Subrahmanyam. Her understanding of the art has been further enriched by her training in nattuvangam with Guru Bhagavatulu Seetarama Sarma, veena from Kalpagam Swaminathan and Kuchipudi from Guru Vempati Chinna Satyam.
She is the recipient of several awards including the Nadana Maamani, Yuva Kala Bharathi, Isai Kalai Chelvar, Natya Kala Sikhamani and the Arsha Kala Bhushanam Award.
Every year Revathi diligently pays homage to her Guru Mangudi Dorairaja Iyer by organising a festival in his memory.
Pudukottai Krishnamurthy is no more
"A Great loss to the Music Fraternity,"
said veena vidwan Ananthanarayanan in a Facebook post today. He added:Maha vidwan veena maestro Pudukkottai R.Krishnamurthy passed away today.
My sashtanga namaskarams.
"Please don't miss this great video "
Another veena artiste Ramnath Iyer said:
"Very sad news. A great vainika who combined tradition and modernity in his playing. He had developed special fingering techniques that made his concert very engaging and exciting for the audience. May his soul reach the Almighty."
Prof S. Rajeswari was honoured by Sahana Fine Arts
S. Rajeswari, retired Principal of the Tamil Nadu Government Music College, was
honoured by Sahana Fine Arts in Mogappair. The title of Isai Chudaroli was conferred
on the Carnatic musician by Natya Kalanidhis Shanta and V.P. Dhananjayan on 7
January 2018. The Dhananjayans paid rich tribute to the awardee and described
her as an all-rounder—a concert singer, excellent teacher, musicologist, and
composer who has the special qualification of singing with aplomb and
conducting a Bharatanatyam performance. They also recalled how connoisseurs would
throng to watch Kamala—the doyen of Bharatanatyam—and listen to S. Rajeswari 's
excellent vocal accompaniment. A good crowd attended the event and the Carnatic
vocal concert by S. Rajeswari who was accompanied by Usha Rajagopalan (violin)
and Tanjavur Subramaniam (mridangam). This is the ninth year that Sahana Fine
Arts is conducting a music and dance festival. Next year being the tenth, the
convenor, violinist Arun Karthik, announced that a ten-day art festival would
be held to mark the occasion, which was welcomed with applause by the audience.
Thyagarathna—Kapilai Kadalil Sangamithal—a novel
Thyagarathna—Kapilai Kadalil Sangamithal—a novel based on the life of Bengaluru Nagarathnamma, written by Kalyani Venkataraman, was released on 5 January at Tiruvaiyaru, at saint Tyagaraja's shrine. Bhageerathi, wife of the late Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan and member of the Nagarathnamma Committee, released the book. Published by Nijaguna Foundation, Kollegal, and priced at Rs. 350, it is a translation in Tamil of the Kannada book titled Kapilé HaridaLu Kadaligé written by Prof. Maleyuru Guruswamy of Mysore.
Shri Purandaradaasar Trust honoured Carnatic musicians
Shri Purandaradaasar Trust honoured Carnatic musicians T.V. Ramprasadh, Carva C.A. Rajasekar, and R. Ramesh with the Dasa Kala Rathna awards, organiser S. Rajaraman with the A.R. Kannan Memorial award, mridangist Sengottai A. Rajamani with the R.N. Ganesan Memorial award, vocalist Amritha Murali with the G.N.B. Memorial award and young musicians R.D. Adharsh and M. Anandhulal, on 10 March in Chennai. The Bombay Sisters presented the awards and presided over the sixth anniversary celebrations of the Samajam.
Indira Kadambi received the Vidhya Tapasvi award
Bharatanatyam dancer and teacher Indira Kadambi received the Vidhya Tapasvi award instituted by Tapas Cultural Foundation, Chennai, from Dr. R. Nagaswamy and N.S. Jayalakshmi on 18 February 2018.
22nd edition of the Sangit Kala Kendra Awards function
At the 22nd edition of the Sangit Kala Kendra Awards function, C. Vidyasagar Rao, Governor of Maharashtra, presented the Aditya Vikram Birla Kalashikhar Puraskar 2017 to Prabha Atre, veteran Hindustani vocalist. The Aditya Vikram Birla Kalakiran Puraskars were presented to Anol Chatterjee and Sawani Shende Sataye.
Lalitharam's brilliant presentation on GNB's music
Lalitharam, author and Carnatic music conservationist, made a brilliant presentation (featuring a listening session) on G.N. Balasubramaniam's music on 1 May 2018—GNB's death anniversary— on the occasion of the release of Prince of Music, by V. Ramnarayan, an English translation of Lalitharam's GNB biography Isai Ulaga Ilavarasar. The hall was packed at Raga Sudha, Mylapore, the venue of the event. G.N. Balakrishnan (GNB's brother), received the first copy of the book. Another close relative, T.V. Gopalakrishnan, GNB's disciple Sangita Kalanidhi Trichur V. Ramachandran and Mathangi, granddaughter of another disciple, the late T.R. Balasubramaniam, also received copies.
T.Balasaraswati's 100th birthday
As part of the celebration of T. Balasaraswati's 100th birthday, the Dr. V. Raghavan Centre for Performing Arts (Nandini Ramani, Managing Trustee), honoured veteran dance critic and scholar, V.A.K. Ranga Rao on 13 May at Ragasudha Hall, Mylapore in Chennai. Cleveland V.V. Sundaram, organiser and arts administrator, presided over the function. Revathi Ramachandran (Director - Kalakshetra Foundation), and Roja Kannan (President ABHAI), felicitated the awardee. It was followed by a special concert of padams and javalis rendered by S. Sowmya.
Carnatic music tradition of Sri Lanka
Renowned documentary film maker Amshan Kumar gave a talk entitled 'Carnatic Music Tradition of Sri Lanka' followed by the screening of his documentary on tavil vidwan Yazhpanam Thedchanamoorthy on 5 May 2018 at Arkay Convention Centre under the auspices of Tamil Heritage Trust. The Trust offers monthly programmes celebrating the Tamil heritage besides conducting regular tours and site visits of historical and archaelogical interest.
Ganesa Natyalaya honours the Dhananjayans
Natyacharyas Shanta and V.P. Dhananjayan were honoured with the title and award Shreshta Kalaa Pracharak by Saroja Vaidyanathan's Ganesha Natyalaya, New Delhi on 9 April 2018. The award function was held in the Delhi Tamizh Sangam auditorium, R.K. Puram, and the award was presented by Governor of Goa Mridula Sinha.
Guru C.V. Chandrasekhar receives Utsav Nritya Ratna title
The title of Utsav Nritya Ratna was conferred on Bharatanatyam guru Prof. C.V. Chandrasekhar by chief guest Deborah David, Vice Consul General, U.S. Consulate, Chennai, on the occasion of the International Dance Day celebrations organised by Utsav on 29 April 2018 organised at the Nalli Gana Vihar of Sri Krishna Gana Sabha. Utsav Music was founded in 1999 by Churchill Pandian to take classical arts to the people and to draw in the younger generation. The award function was followed by an interesting presentation of Bharatanatyam (Priyadarsini Govind), Kuchipudi (Bhavana Reddy), and Kathak (Sanjukta Sinha).
Tyagaraja Aradhana in Paris
The Paris Tyagaraja Aradhana was organised by Carnatic Conservatory of Paris (founded by Bhavana Pradyumna)
at the S.R.C.M Centre on 20 May 2018. The aradhana began with the lighting of the lamp and singing of Pillari
Geetegalu and the kriti Guruleka yatuvanti. The group rendition of the Pancharatna kritis was led by Padma Malini
Raghunandan, Bhavana Pradyumna and Srividya Badri Narayan with Venkata Krishnan on the mridangam. The
musical structure and meaning of the kritis were explained in French. CCP students also sang kritis of Tyagaraja and
Purandaradasa. As the event also focussed on 'Guru-sishya', the Carnatic Conservatory of Paris honoured gurus
Malavika and Padma Malini Raghunandan.
Tyagaraja Aradhana in The Netherlands
Tyagaraja Aradhana was conducted at Sri Arunachaleswara Temple in Beverwijk, an hour's drive from Amsterdam.
The three-hour programme had over 40 participants and around 400 spectators. Singers, instrumentalists and the
audience had a unique experience on the occasion. The Madras Chorus that organised the event, is an association of
musicians, singers and music lovers of Delft, educational hub of The Netherlands.
SKGS Chithirai Nataka Vizha Awards
At the 26th Chithirai Nataka Vizha organised by Sri Krishna Gana Sabha in Chennai, chief guest mridanga
maestro Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman conferred the title 'Nataka Choodamani' on S.B. Khanthan, and presented
the 'Poornam New Theatres' Rolling Trophy for the best drama troupe to Vivek Shankar's Prayatna and the 'Iyakunar
Sigaram K.Balachander Award for Excellence in Theatre' to S.N. Parvathi. Also in the picture are Vivek Shankar, Crazy
Mohan, Kathadi Ramamurthy, Nalli Kuppuswami Chetti (President, SKGS, Saashwathi Prabhu and R. Venkateswaran,
Joint Secretary, SKGS).
ABHAI Awards 2018
On the occasion of its 30th anniversary, Association of Bharatanatyam Artistes of India (ABHAI), honoured
several senior artists on 1 May at Vani Mahal in Chennai. A group dance choreographed by Binesh Mahadevan
was presented by 30 dancers to signify ABHAI's 30th anniversary.
The prestigious Natya Kalanidhi awards were presented to veteran dance gurus Sudharani Raghupathy and Padma
Subrahmanyam (in absentia). Senior Bharatanatyam dancers and teachers Jayanthi Subramaniam and J. Suryanarayana
Murthy received the Nritya Perunjothi and Narthaka Nipuna awards respectively. The Gandharva Nipuna award was
presented to veena vidwan Mudicondan S.N. Ramesh. The awards were given away by chief guest Sangita Kalanidhi
Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman.
The award ceremony was followed by a group presentation in Bharatanatyam of a varnam learnt during the summer
workshop conducted by senior dancer-guru Sathyanarayana Raju in 2017.
World Music Day in the Twin Cities
Trinity and Nandhikeshwara festivals in Melbourne
Devoted to her father's legacy
Geetha Bennett (1950-2018)
Felicitations to Mannargudi Easwaran
Disciples, family members and admirers of mridanga vidwan Mannargudi Easwaran gathered in large numbers on 11 August 2018 at the Narada Gana Sabha auditorium, Chennai to celebrate his sixty years of service to music. The congregation underscored the affection and regard his peers, disciples and family members have for this vidwan who has embellished the concerts of many senior and junior musicians. The evening commenced with the screening of a documentary on Easwaran, curated by his senior disciple Mudhra Bhaskar.
The documentary had many clippings from various concerts played over decades and included comments from his family members. The videos of the mridangam classes including senior and junior disciples revealed Easwaran's dedication, sincerity and discipline in his teaching.
Nalli Kuppuswami Chetti, Cleveland V.V. Sundaram, Guruvayur Dorai, Karaikudi Mani, Nagai Muralidharan, Sanjay Subrahmanyan and Rajasubramaniam (elder brother of Easwaran) felicitated Easwaran. Nalli released the brochure on Mannargudi Easwaran and presented the first copy to his guru mridanga vidwan Guruvayur Dorai.
Mannargudi Easwaran thanked all the dignitaries, music vidwans, his peers, family members, music students and rasikas for making the event a memorable one. Neharika Umasankar sang the invocation, and Radha Bhaskar, senior musician and writer, compered the proceedings in a professional manner.
The function was followed by the concert of Sanjay Subrahmanyan who was accompanied by S. Varadarajan (violin), Neyveli Venkatesh (mridangam) and S. Venkatramanan (khanjira). Although the concert started late after the felicitation function, it was wholesome music for the rasikas.
Lalit Arpan Festival of Dance and Music
The 17th edition of the Lalit Arpan Festival conducted in Delhi on 27 and 28 September 2018 was a rasika's delight. It was well organized under the guidance of guru Shovana Narayan, Jyotsna Suri and Harish Narula. The festival commenced with the conferring of the Lalit Arpan Samman on stalwarts like Guru Birju Maharaj (Lifetime Samman), Iqbal Ahmed Khan and Alka Raghuvanshi.
The festival started on a high note with the energetic Kathak performance of young Mrinalini, a student of guru Shovana Narayan since the age of six. Mrinalini's pleasant disposition and confidence as a dancer reflected the hours of practice that led to her commendable presentation. In between the performance, Mrinalini mentioned that she had grown up watching all the previous editions of the Lalit Arpan festival, and was ecstatic to be
finally performing in it.
Next was a Kuchipudi performance by Shallu Jindal, a disciple of Raja and Radha Reddy. Through her graceful movements, professional footwork and abhinaya, Shallu depicted famous stories from Lord Krishna's childhood. Her intricate movements and balance on the brass plate, which seemed effortless, won her several rounds of applause from the audience. She also danced to a Meera bhajan (Sanson ki mala pe simruun main pee ka naam), enunciating the bhakti and rakti between two souls.
On day two of the festival, audiences were treated to Ragini Madan's riveting Kathak performance. Another student of Shovana Narayan, Ragini's style is a blend of the Lucknow and Jaipur gharanas. Ragini, who has been performing in the UK for more than a decade, performed in India after a gap of 12 years. Her passion for and excellence in Kathak were evident in her sweeping movements and dizzying circles. Ragini also went on to enact the sacrifice of Yasodhara, Gautama Buddha's wife, penned by Maithili Sharan Gupt. She powerfully emoted Yasodhara's plight and distress through her darting eye movements and beautiful expressions.
The second performance of the day was by Kristina Dolonina of Lithuania, also a student of Shovana Narayan, who danced at the Lalit Arpan Festival in 2007. The relentless speed of her turns and spins was impressive, and it was heartening to see a foreigner performing an Indian dance form so exquisitely. With a Masters in Hindi from the Jawaharlal Nehru University, she addressed the audience in flawless Hindi. Her abhinaya
piece was an interweaving of two poems by two women in two countries—India's Mahadevi Varma and a Lithuanian poet—similar in their feelings about pain, suffering and divinity. Kristina is actively involved in promoting Kathak in her country.
A fitting finale of the two-day festival was a soulful music soiree by sitar-sarod brothers Lakshay and Ayush Mohan, who said that it was special for them to be performing in Delhi, their own city. Playing an interactive jugalbandi in raga Durga with harmonious understanding, their chemistry was perfect. Towards the end of the show, their strings strummed at lightning speed, reaching a crescendo. It enthralled the audience which broke out in resounding applause.
Overall, the Lalit Arpan Festival set high standards in both dance and music.
(Freelance writer)
Special Lifetime Achievement award
Ghatam maestro T.H. 'Vikku' Vinayakram was presented the Special Lifetime Achievement award by the Music Academy, Chennai on 10 October 2018. The evening opened with a special percussion performance, Guru Laya Samarpanam, by Vinayakram with his prime disciples. Chief guest Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia and special guest of honour, Sangita Kalanidhi Prof. T.N. Krishnan presented the citation and medal to Vikku Vinayakram. He is the third artist to receive the special lifetime achievement award from the Music Academy after dancer Kamala Narayan and Lalgudi G. Jayaraman.
Visakha Music Academy Award
Visakha Music Academy, Visakhapatnam presented the Mangalampalli Balamuralikrishna Endowment Award to Mandapaka Sarada on 7 July 2018. It was followed by her vocal concert featuring compositions of 20th century vaggeyakaras. The Academy presented the M.S. Subbulakshmi Endowment Award to vocalist Amritha Murali on 22 September 2018. The felicitation function was followed by Amritha's vocal recital. S.V. Rangarajan (president), M.S. Srinivas (secretary), and other members were also present.
KGS Confers Choodamani Awards
The Sangeeta Choodamani and Acharya Choodamani titles were conferred on Kadri Gopalnath (saxophone) and Suguna Varadachari (musician-guru) respectively, by G.K. Vasan, president of the Tamil Manila Congress, during the inaugural function of the 63rd Gokulashtami Sangeetha Utsavam on 1 September at Sri Krishna Gana Sabha, Chennai. Sangita Kalanidhi T.V. Gopalakrishnan and Prof. Mysore V. Subramanya felicitated the awardees. Office bearers of YCPA Sri Krishna Gana Sabha Trust were also present.
Journal on Laya in Carnatic Music
Indian Musicological Society, in association with the Music Forum, released a special journal Laya in Carnatic Music, on 21 October 2018 in Chennai. The first copy of the journal was presented by Sangita Kalanidhi Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman to Sangita Kalanidhi Sudha Ragunathan. Dr S. Sunder, Convener, Music Forum, Chennai Chapter; Ganeshkumar, Chairman, Music Forum; Snehal Muzoomdar, president of the Indian Musicological Society; and K.N. Ramaswamy, Director, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan; offered their felicitations. Articles on laya, written by eleven eminent authors, have been compiled and edited by senior mridangist Mannarkoil J. Balaji (2nd from R).
Duddu Radhika's Releases Audio Album
Sri Kartikeya Gana Sabha organised a Carnatic music jam session titled Nada Yogam on the occasion of World Music Day on 21 June 2018 in Hyderabad. The two-hour session was anchored by musician D. Raghavachari (elder of the Hyderabad Brothers). He and Gudipoodi Srihari, senior journalist, released the thematic audio album of musician Duddu Radhika, titled Kovur Pancharatnas of Sadguru Tyagaraja. Radhika is also the founderpresident and managing trustee of Sri Kartikeya Gana Sabha.
Ghantasala Puraskar for Legends
Veteran dancers and gurus—C.V. Chandrasekhar, Leela Samson, Vyjayantimala Bali, Saroja Vaidyanathan, Shanta and V.P. Dhananjayan, and Sobha Naidu—were honoured with the Kala Pradashini - Ghantasala Puraskar on the occasion of the 96th birth anniversary of Gana Gandharva Ghantasala, on 5 October at the Narada Gana Sabha hall in Chennai. The dance legends paid tribute to the musical genius of Ghantasala by performing to some of his songs. The awards were presented by the chief guests V.L. Indira Dutt, Managing Director, The KCP Limited, and G. Viswanathan, founder and Chancellor , VIT University, Vellore. The programme was organised by Parvathi and her husband Ravi Ghantasala, who run Kala Pradarshini.
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Sri Shanmukhananda M.S. Subbulakshmi Sangeetha Pracharya award
Radha Namboodiri, disciple of Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer, veteran musician and guru, receiving the Sri Shanmukhananda M.S. Subbulakshmi Sangeetha Pracharya award from the Sabha's Chairman V. Shankar, on 16 September 2018 in Mumbai. Her disciples presented a concert highlighting the Semmangudi bani.
MDR Book release
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Music students of Saradhi Academy of Art and Culture presented 36 nottuswarams of Muthuswami Dikshitar in a programme titled Guruguham, on 7 September at the Sathguru Gnanananda Hall in Chennai. It was a mega show involving around 60 students of music (vocal, veena, violin, flute, keyboard and guitar). On that day, Saradhi also handed over its contribution to the Kerala Chief Minister's flood relief fund, to the special officer Anu P. Chako.


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Immunization Rates For Kansas Children Increase
Kansas' immunization rates increased in 2007, according to a national report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The annual National Immunization Survey (NIS) provides state-level estimates of immunization coverage among 19 to 35-month-old children.
"One of the goals of the Healthy Kansas initiative is to promote preventative care, including immunizations. We've been working hard as a state to increase the number of children who are immunized, and it's good news that more kids are going to have a healthier start on life," said Governor Kathleen Sebelius.
Kansas children have been immunized at increasing rates for five out the last six years. The rate for the 4:3:1:3:3 series has increased 14.9 percentage points since 2002 to 81.7 percent, putting Kansas above the national average in 2007. The rate for the 4:3:1:3:3:1 series increased 20.9 percentage points for the same time period.
"While I'm pleased with the increase in immunization rates for Kansas children, we still have a system to improve," said KDHE Secretary Roderick L. Bremby. "Vaccines save lives and it's critical that we all work to ensure that Kansas children are immunized on time."
Rates for the 4:3:1:3:3 series (four doses of DTaP vaccine, three doses of polio vaccine, one dose of measles-mumps-rubella vaccine, three doses of hepatitis B vaccine, and three doses of h aemophilus influenzae type b vaccine) increased to 81.7 percent. This marks a 2.7 percentage point increase from 2006.
Rates for the 4:3:1:3:3:1 series (four doses of DTaP vaccine, three doses of polio vaccine, one dose of measles-mumps-rubella vaccine, three doses of haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine, three doses of hepatitis B vaccine, and one dose of varicella vaccine) increased 6.1 percentage points to 76.0 percent for 2007.
Rates for several individual immunizations increased, according to the survey. Pneumococcal rates increased 11.0 percentage points and 0.7 percentage points for the series of four and three doses respectively in 2007. The rate for the hepatitis B series increased 1.5 percentage points, while the varicella vaccine rate rose by 6.0 percentage points.
"Given the up and down nature of these rates, we need to be cautious about attaching too much significance to the numbers from a single year. But it's clear that the trend in Kansas is one of improvement," said Gianfranco Pezzino, director of the Immunize Kansas Kids (IKK) project. "All of the partners in the IKK project are committed to continuing that positive trend."
The IKK project is funded by the Kansas Health Foundation and jointly managed by KDHE and the Kansas Health Institute, where Pezzino is associate director of public health systems. More than 20 organizations, ranging from the Kansas Association of Local Health Departments to the Kansas Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, also are active participants in the project, which has the long-term goal of increasing Kansas immunization rates to 90 percent and sustaining them at that level.
"With the development of a strategic plan for immunization through the Immunize Kansas Kids initiative, I am confident that we can achieve the goal of 90 percent immunization coverage rate for Kansas children," said KDHE Secretary Roderick L. Bremby. "If we can increase by 12 percent by the year 2012, we can have a dramatic impact on getting our children off to a healthy start in life. Twelve by Twelve (12x12) is possible."
Since 2003, KDHE, in collaboration with its partners, has made many changes to the Kansas immunization system, including incorporating recommendations established by the Governor's Blue Ribbon Task Force. The following actions have been implemented to increase the state's immunization rates.
* Implemented a statewide immunization registry (a centralized database of immunization records) to ensure parents and health care providers know a child's immunization schedule so that he or she can be fully immunized. The registry now contains records for more than 1.2 million Kansans documenting more than eight million immunizations. 70 of the 100 local health departments in Kansas and 110 private providers have access to the registry.
* Recommended an accelerated immunization schedule for DTaP (diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis) vaccine to ensure more children complete the series by allowing them to receive the fourth DTaP dose at 12 months, rather than 15-18 months.
* Required hepatitis B and varicella (chickenpox) vaccine for school entry starting in 2004.
* Partnered with Kansas Health Institute and Kansas Health Foundation to implement the Immunize Kansas Kids project, which produced research to determine barriers to childhood immunizations in Kansas.
* Expanded the Immunize and Win a Prize program statewide, to provide an incentive for parents to ensure their child is fully immunized, and to assist those families struggling with financial issues surrounding immunizations.
* Partnered with the Kansas WIC program regarding immunization status of children in the program.

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Five giant balloons will make their Lincoln debuts as part of the 25th annual Star City Holiday Parade Saturday, December 5 in downtown Lincoln:
They will join parade veterans Elmo, sponsored by Union Bank & Trust, and the Capitol Sower, another cold-air balloon, sponsored by the Sowers Club of Lincoln.
The giant balloons are always a crowd favorite, and we are excited to have so many new ones for our 25th anniversary," said Deb Johnson, Executive Director of Updowntowners, Inc., which produces the parade in conjunction with the City. "We also have more marching bands and pre-parade entertainment than ever before, so we hope to see a large crowd cheering on every entry.
This year's parade theme is "Dreams. Memories. Wishes." Pre-parade entertainment begins at 9:30 a.m. and the parade begins at 11 a.m. Other new entries include the following:
"This year's parade also will feature some classic favorites such as floats, walking units, clowns, antique automobiles, dogs and equestrian units," said Johnson.
Mayor Beutler and his wife Judy will ride in a horse- drawn carriage and will be joined by two Special Olympics athletes who will compete in the 2010 USA National Games in Lincoln next July. Governor Dave Heineman and his wife, Sally Ganem, also will ride in a carriage again in this year's parade.
The parade begins at 14th and "M" and continues east to Centennial Mall, north to "O" and west to 10th. The City is offering free parking for the parade in its lots and garages, those marked with the green "Park It" signs. Children are encouraged to bring their letters to Santa with a return address. U.S. Postal Service employees will pick up the letters during the parade, and Santa will write back to them before the holidays.
5 CITY-TV, the City government access channel, is coordinating the television coverage of this year's parade, which will be aired live statewide by KOLN-KGIN-TV. The parade will be re-aired at noon Dec. 7 on My TV, Time Warner Cable channel 110. It also will be shown numerous times on 5 CITY-TV, and a schedule will be available at lincoln.ne.gov (click on the 5 CITY-TV logo).
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Chick-Fil-A CEO Dan Cathy Regrets Jumping Into Marriage Equality Debate
Chick-Fil-A CEO Dan Cathy is acknowledging the mistakes he made my publicly speaking out against same-sex marriage.
Check out his comments to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (via Joe.My.God.):
"Every leader goes through different phases of maturity, growth and development and it helps by (recognizing) the mistakes that you make. And you learn from those mistakes. If not, you're just a fool. I'm thankful that I lived through it and I learned a lot from it. Probably the elements that were stressful for me most is from our internal staff and from operators and how this may be affecting them. The bottom line is we have a responsibility here to keep the whole of the organization in mind and it has to take precedence over the personal expression and opinion on social issues." - Chick-Fil-A CEO Dan Cathy, telling the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that he regrets having inserted his company into the same-sex marriage battle. Earlier this month newly-released 2012 tax documents revealed that Chick-Fil-A had cut virtually all of its donations to anti-gay groups.
What do you think of Cathy's comments and his regrets? What's your current stance on Chick-Fil-A, Instincters?
I have to admit that I've taken it a bit personally since Cathy came out with his "guilty as charged". He actually thinks the world would be a better place without us and that the majority agrees with him. The groups he supports actually support Uganda's killing people for being gay. I just won't be happy until " Chick- fil-A" is out of business.
I just posted that comment about the Jersey Chick-Fil-A and forgot to add something. While I find it nice that they've cut most of their funding to those anti-gay groups, I still don't want to contribute any money to this company whose bigoted CEO will ultimately benefit from any and all customers spending money at their stores.
We used to frequent the Chick-Fil-A in our mall in Jersey, probably 3-4 times per month. Ever since those hateful words came out of his mouth, my partner and I had one weak moment and had a meal there. But after all this time, we've realized that we don't really miss it all that much. We think the food is good (as far as mall food goes), but there are are so many other places we like. Other food tastes better when you know that you're not supporting hate. ;)
You couldn't pay me to eat that crap! It's too late to take back what he said. We all know how he feels, and I will Never support a business that publicly comes out against any type of person. It's wrong period! People need to wake up and stop being complacent! This is prejudice to the max!
To those that think Chick-Fil-A has only donated "a few thousand dollars" to anti-gay causes:
"The WinShape Foundation is an Americancharitable endeavor of the fast-foodrestaurant chainChick-fil-A founder Truett Cathy and his family. WinShape also has a sister foundation that was started by Cathy's daughter Trudy and her husband John called Lifeshape."
"Since 2003, WinShape has donated over $5 million to several anti-gay groups, including Eagle Forum, Focus on the Family, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Family Research Council, Exodus International and the Marriage & Family Legacy Fund. Approximately $2 million was given in 2009 and almost the same amount in 2010. WinShape's financial support of these groups has caused gay-rights advocates to denounce Chick-fil-A and protest against its restaurants and products on various college and university campuses including Northeastern University and NYU. Northeastern University's Student Senate voted on February 28, 2012 to cancel plans for an on-campus Chick-Fil-A restaurant and an online petition against the NYU franchise was also launched that same month.
bottom line started dropping so he started damage control. see this is were the right makes some fatal miscalculation they live in a bubble thinking every one feels like they do or they believe the hate mongers line that Americans over all support this kind of stance when as we all know they only represent 22% of the population. it a hard reality when you realize that the wealth and health of your company is built on excluding 80 of the population while creating very negative press to boot. I'm not saying this changes there minds but money after all is a powerful driver for the right i really think its about there only motivation as all the morality falls to the wayside were money is concerned. not for every bigot but for many of them.
He's still a bigot selling unhealthy food which causes major health problems. For every LGBT person who stopped eating his filth and made healthier choices, he's improved the quality of life and life expectancy for those people he hates.
And, for the bible-thumping, wife-beating, hatred-spewing drones who "hate the sin" (and the sinners) while gobbling bacon, watching football and porn, cheating on their third and fourth spouses, and raising fat kids addled by drugs....keep on eating the filt from Dan Cathy. You'll die sooner and the planet will be a better place. Good luck on your "final reward"!
I have not eaten stepped foot in Chick-Fil-A in over a year, and honestly I have not missed it's presents in my life so in some ways I think he did me a great thing by saying he didn't want my business and it lessened my lunch choices each day down to bringing a lunch or eating fast food I now enjoy bringing lunch and my lunch hour is an hour not standing in a line for 20 mi. and pounding down all that crap in my car on my way back to my cube farm everyday and feeling like I was sick and not to mention the every present expanding waistline ... so ya I say thanks for being so helpful and not wanting my fag money and busniess.


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Call it "noise pop," "neo-psychedelia," or "avant-garde electro-folk," it doesn't really matter; the fresh and experimental approach Animal Collective takes to their music creates a sound all their own.
Members Deakin, Avey Tare, Geologist, and Panda Bear have garnered critical acclaim and gushing blog praise as they continue to redefine their sonic signatures.
Panda's 2007 blissful solo album, Person Pitch, received tons of applause, making numerous indie "Best of" lists, including Album of the Year from major internet publication Pitchfork Media. He, Avey, and Geologist, put together Animal Collective's most recent offering, Merriweather Post Pavilion, which is already being received as a musical landmark for 2009. We were lucky to have Panda share his thoughts on creating music, and how Korg products help him sculpt his work.
Take us back. How did you begin your journey as a musician?
I started taking piano lessons when I was 8 or so. Then I moved on to cello and then guitar and drums and a bunch of other things. I really had a good time singing in a choir in high school, too, and I feel like it informed most parts of my process these days.
When you create music for Animal Collective or your Panda Bear releases, do you have any go-to techniques or formula…or is each recording approached differently?
I think I'm a little afraid, or at least wary, of having go to techniques, and I feel like I'd rather steer clear of repeating things if I can. I'd like to stay in a zone that's sort of uncomfortable creatively speaking, if you know what I mean. I'd say that being in the possession of some kind of mastery and being a beginner are two very similar states of mind. So I'd like to stay as close to those extremes as possible.
Merriweather Post Pavilion is out and receiving great reviews…do you have any favorite songs on the album? Any memorable stories from putting it together?
I've gone through a couple of favorite songs, and it changes all the time – which is a good thing, I would say! "No More Runnin" is the most emotionally resonant for me these days, and I like a lot of Dave's words on that song. There was a tornado one day while we were recording (in Oxford, Mississippi), and it passed maybe only 15 miles or so from where we were. We went outside because we heard the sirens, but it seemed really calm and sticky warm out there. Then lightning struck and the sky lit up, and you could see the massive black triangle off in the distance a little bit.
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Why did you choose the Korg M3?
I started making songs on a Korg 0/1W pro that my family had, and I feel that by using it so much I came to understand how the thing worked inside and out. I guess I felt like I had learned the Korg language, if you know what I mean. So when I first heard about the Korg M3, I was excited because it felt like a familiar face coming back. I was really into the idea of the Karma engine too, and how it could throw surprises and twists and turns into the sounds. I really like how you can manage the sounds in detail and how you can kind of rip the thing apart from the inside out.
I've also really been into the idea of using current equipment and new technologies and devices. I feel like there's a lot of interest in older machines and gear, and I'd rather go the other way and try to embrace what's now or what's new.
Do you have any favorite features of the M3?
I really like the arpeggiator and the Karma engine. I feel like I can get all kinds of sounds just using combinations of those two. I don't use a keyboard at all, although sometimes I'll hook up a guitar with a MIDI pickup, because it's fun to see how things end up melodically and structurally that way.
How did your Korg gear fit into the making of Merriweather Post Pavilion? What do you plan to use live on the upcoming tour?
The other guys used the KAOSS Pads on the record, for sure. I hadn't gotten the M3 until after the recording of that release was over, but I'm planning to use the m3 nearly exclusively to make my new songs. I really like how with the M3 and other devices Korg seems to be looking forward, and I'd like to be that way creatively if I can.
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Wednesday, July 3, 2013
#July3 : The Finale Can Be Anytime today
Today is extremely important thus I will use again live blogging once again to keep with what taking place in the country.
I will be using Storify instead Live Blog Pro which I used yesterday and was actually great. Live Blog Pro only allow few embedding social media services despite it is great and simple.
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- The Islamist7/03/2013 12:46:00 PM
There was a timeReplyDelete
when I believed that the Ihwan were wrongfully oppressed by Mubarak. Now I am not so sure any more.
There was a time
when I admired the Ihwan for their kindness and charity where the government failed. Now I wonder where did that kindness go? Or was it all a ruse just to seize power?
There was a time
when the Ihwan had the unique chance to lead Egypt to freedom, democracy and prosperity. But they choose to release terrorists from jail, they preferred a Khalifat over Egypt, they
destroyed our economy, scared tourists away sending millions into poverty
There was a time
when I believed that Ihwan are committed to peace. Now they have declared Jihad on millions of Egyptians, denouncing them as infidels.
"health min: 18 killed, 559 wounded at Cairo University"ReplyDelete
Wow, the shit is hitting the fan.
- Anonymous7/03/2013 01:28:00 PM
so who did the massacre. Presumably the MB did not kill themselves and given they died one must assume the peacefull anti morsi protesters aided by the poice did. So guys are all revolutionaries happy with this. The old guard, police army judges baradei are now revolutionaries!!!ReplyDelete
- Anonymous7/03/2013 04:49:00 PM
The chant from tahrir "the people and the police are one hand". I think that says it all.....and a very dirty hand at that!!!! SHAMEReplyDelete
- Anonymous7/03/2013 06:12:00 PM
Democracy? what Democracy?ReplyDelete
- Anonymous7/03/2013 07:23:00 PM
Zeinobia: It seems that in the past hour Egyptian security issued a travel ban for Morsi and as I suspected also for Khayrat el-Shater and Mohamed BadieReplyDelete
What a disgusting bunch
- Anonymous7/03/2013 07:45:00 PM
FREE ADVISE TO MB AND ALL THE OTHER SHEEP:ReplyDelete
Hosni Mubarak is enjoying this.ReplyDelete
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- Anonymous7/04/2013 05:22:00 PM
I am very excited for the Egyptian peoples. I sincerely hope they get what they want, a happy and united Country. The United States should take a lesson from Egypt`s playbook and throw their dictator Obummer out of office along with Eric Holder.ReplyDelete
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Nauru experienced political upheaval in 2011, with shifting alliances among lawmakers and allegations of corruption resulting in the country having three presidents in the course of one week. Former telecommunications minister Sprent Dabwido was elected president in November and held the position through the end of the year.
Nauru, an eight-square-mile island in the South Pacific, is the world's smallest republic. It was a German protectorate from 1888 until Australian troops seized it during World War I. The League of Nations granted a joint mandate to Australia, Britain, and New Zealand to govern the island in 1919. Japan occupied Nauru during World War II, and in 1947, the United Nations designated it as a trust territory under Australia. Nauru gained independence in 1968 and joined the United Nations in 1999.
Nauru's once-plentiful supply of phosphate, mined by Australia for use as fertilizer, is almost exhausted. Mining has made more than 80 percent of the island uninhabitable, and the government has squandered much of its accumulated wealth through financial mismanagement. The country currently carries a large foreign debt, and rising sea levels threaten its survival.
With few viable methods of generating income, Nauru relies heavily on foreign development assistance. In May 2011, Nauru engaged in talks with aid donors, including the Asian Development Bank, Australia, and New Zealand, about the creation of a new trust fund, with stricter rules on how funds may be accessed, to better secure the long-term needs of its citizens. Nauru has secured considerable aid from China and Taiwan by switching diplomatic recognition between the two rivals.
Between 2001 and 2008, Nauru served as a refugee detention and processing center for Australia in exchange for rent and aid; the center had been criticized for detaining refugees for years while they waited for processing, adjudication, and settlement. Its closure in 2009 cost Nauru approximately one-fifth of the country's gross domestic product. In May 2011, Nauru offered Australia renewed access to the center, though Australia declined, citing Nauru's failure to sign the United Nations Refugee Convention. In June, Nauru signed the convention in hopes of motivating Australia to reopen the detention camp, though the facility remained closed at year's end.
Intense political rivalries and the use of no-confidence votes have been a source of political instability. In August 2007, Ludwig Scotty was reelected president; he was replaced by Marcus Stephen just months later, in December, following a no-confidence vote. Stephen secured a second term as president in a snap election in April 2008. After Stephen survived a no-confidence vote in February 2010, parliamentary elections were held twice, in April and June. With supporters and opponents of the government tied both times at nine seats each, resulting in a hung Parliament, Stephen declared a state of emergency on June 11 and dissolved Parliament. On November 1, the state of emergency was lifted after Stephen was reelected and former president Ludwig Scotty was chosen to be speaker of Parliament, giving the government a legislative majority. On November 10, 2011, Stephen resigned as president amid corruption allegations, and Frederick Pitcher was chosen as his successor. However, a no-confidence vote on November 15 ended Pitcher's presidency, and former telecommunications minister Sprent Dabwido was elected Nauru's third president in the course of one week.
Nauru is an electoral democracy. The 18-member unicameral Parliament is popularly elected from 14 constituencies for three-year terms. Parliament chooses the president and vice president from among its members. Political parties include the Nauru First Party, the Democratic Party, and the Center Party, but many politicians are independents.
Corruption is a serious problem in Nauru. In 2011, President Marcus Stephen resigned amid allegations that he had accepted bribes from the Australian phosphate company, Getax, in an attempt to gain exclusive control of the phosphate reserves remaining on the island.
The government does not restrict or censor the news media. There are several local weekly and monthly publications; foreign dailies, mostly in English, are widely available. The government publishes occasional bulletins, and the opposition publishes its own newsletters. Radio Nauru and Nauru TV, which are government owned and operated, broadcast content from Australia, New Zealand, and other international sources. There are no formal restrictions on internet usage.
The constitution provides for freedom of religion, which the government generally respects in practice. There have been no reports of government suppression of academic freedom.
The government respects freedoms of assembly and association. There are several advocacy groups for women, as well as development-focused and religious organizations. There are no trade unions or labor protection laws, partly because there is little large-scale, private employment.
The judiciary is independent, and defendants generally receive fair trials and representation. The Supreme Court is the highest authority on constitutional issues, and Parliament cannot overturn court decisions. Appeals in civil and criminal cases can be lodged with the high court of Australia. Traditional reconciliation mechanisms, rather than the formal legal process, are frequently used, typically by choice but sometimes under communal pressure. A civilian official controls the 100-person police force and there have been few reported cases of abuse. Nauru has no armed forces; Australia provides defense assistance under an informal agreement.
Societal pressures limit the ability of women to exercise their legal rights. Sexual harassment is a crime, but spousal rape is not. Domestic violence is frequently associated with alcohol abuse. There are currently no women serving in Parliament. In October 2011, Nauru pledged to decriminalize homosexuality following an audit of their human rights by the United Nations; however, no relevant legislation was adopted by year's end.


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Student or Learner
Is "I just did what is right." grammatically correct?
Some people might say that, but much stronger and natural is keeping it all in the past tense.
"I just did what was right."
Or, you could avoid the problem entirely and just say this:
"I just did the right thing."
Hope this helps!
- Mark
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Meet KDE Developers At FOSDEM
KDE developers are cordially invited to the Free and Open Source Software Development Meeting (FOSDEM) which is taking place in Brussels on February 16-17, 2002. A dedicated KDE room will be made available for development talks as well as presentations. Developers already confirmed for this mini-KDE event include: David Faure, Laurent Montel (KOffice), Richard Moore, Matthias "Kalle" Dalheimer, Richard Dale, Michael Goffioul, Thomas Capricelli (boson), Mickael Marchand (KVim, KEdit stuff) and probably others such as Jono Bacon, Michael Brade, and Rob Kaper. Unfortunately due to exams, some german developers such as Simon Haussman or Ralph Nolden may have difficulties attending. Addendum: Kristof Borrey (of iKons fame) will also be present. Ian Reinhart Geiser (KDE wizard, also known to dabble with exotic CPU architectures and the weather) won't be there afterall.
The place is much bigger than last year. Contrary to a Linux Expo, the FOSDEM is an event held by developers, for developers. You may attend many interesting presentations, mingle, hold discussions with other projects, etc... For a better idea, perhaps check out what David Faure had to say about last year's OSDEM (the old name).
So to meet all these KDE guys and the plenty of others who will be attending, simply join us at the FOSDEM. The official site offers hints on where to sleep in Brussels. Last year, some of us even managed to crash with local developer folks; this might also be possible this year. Finally, if you intend to come, please be sure to register so that the organisers can estimate how many people to expect.
Finally a meeting in Belgium. I was waiting for it :-)
By Storm at Fri, 2001/12/07 - 6:00am
Re: Finally...
maby the Americans will get the spirit too, but judging by how spead out we are I am not holding my breath...
So who will be at LWE in NY this January?
-ian reinhart geiser
By Ian Reinhart Geiser at Fri, 2001/12/07 - 6:00am
LWE in NY
Hey, call me a big dope but where can I find out about LWE? I live not too far from NY (I can easily take a train) and would love to go.
By Shamyl Zakariya at Sat, 2001/12/08 - 6:00am
Re: LWE in NY
By Kent Nguyen at Sat, 2001/12/08 - 6:00am
Re: LWE in NY
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It would be cool to have some developers there. Ironicly it is infinitely easier to get the EU crowd together, than the US/CA crowd.
By Ian Reinhart Geiser at Sat, 2001/12/08 - 6:00am
This is great for Americans
...the opportunity to interact with the KDE movement, which seems to have a lot more momentum in Europe than here. And Amsterdam is so close, too...
By redapd at Sat, 2001/12/08 - 6:00am
Re: This is great for Americans
>: This is great for Americans
Not for us west coasters :/. Having a meeting in say.. asia.. would be easier to goto than Europe.
> which seems to have a lot more momentum in Europe than here
Not really, there is quite a lot of momentum in the US too.
> And Amsterdam is so close, too...
Amsterdam is not Brussles :D
By not the holy them at Mon, 2001/12/10 - 6:00am
Re: This is great for Americans
> Amsterdam is not Brussles :D
No, but it's close.. and foreigners (especially Americans) seem to think that Amsterdam is this paradise city with pretty girls, legalised pot and legalised hookers.
Oh wait, it is. Just like the rest of Holland. :-)
By Rob Kaper at Mon, 2001/12/10 - 6:00am
How about coming to Minnesota?
Nothing ever happens here.
By Anonymous Hero at Sat, 2001/12/08 - 6:00am
Ill be there!
Not like I am life of the party but I will be on the north side of the twin cities from Dec 26th until Jan 1st. If anyone wants to meet for some GeeK Speak I am up for it. Maby even some codeing. If anyone wants to arrange going of for coffie/beer let me know, I can set something up.
By Ian Reinhart Geiser at Sat, 2001/12/08 - 6:00am
Re: Ill be there!
DOH, i ment to respond to the twins cities thing.
Unfortunately I cannot afford to take off time wise at that time, because of a current project. What I ment is I will be in Minisota, so that if any KDE developers want to get together there.
Sorry for the confusion, and the PPC is not all that strange compaired to my BeBox or evil looking ][fx running AUX.
By ian reinhart geiser at Mon, 2001/12/10 - 6:00am
Re: Ill be there!
Ooops, my bad...
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Did You Know Eminem Once Had A Comic Book?
For fans of Marshall Mathers or Marvel Comics, this is old news — but still kind of awesome. Eminem was featured in a comic book with the series' most violent character, The Punisher.
Eminem's lyrics appear within the book as his dialogue, which pits him against The Punisher … and actually has him win. Is that supposed to happen?
Em is in a long line of pop stars turned comic book stars, being joined most recently by Katy Perry. The purple haired pop tart will be immortalized in an unauthorized series from Bluewater Comics, covering her early struggles and subsequent rise to fame.
Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber, who were also subjects of unauthorized comics, have previously sent Bluewater Comics cease-and-desist letters, as their images and names were used without their consent. However, Bluewater told MTV at the time, "We are 100% within our First Amendment rights. We knew our rights on this before we jumped into the biography world. These are 100% biographies on their lives."
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The Mayoral and Trustee candidates running for office in Amityville Village March 19th were each asked to respond to a series of questions, stating their position on three major issues. This is the first in that series. This week's question was: Do you support term limits and/ or two-year terms for members of the village Board?
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When Steve and Leah Smith first bought Tootsie's Orchid Lounge in downtown Nashville, they had no idea how the Tennessee business would change their lives. The historical country music tavern that has helped launch many singing careers as well as inspire hit songs, has been a great adventure for this couple.
"It's probably been one of the best things we've ever done in our lives," says Steve. "It's been a lot of fun and we've met a lot of great people. We enjoy the country music business and have a great time."
Tootsie's was started by Tootsie Bess in 1960 and in 1992 the Smiths became the new owners of the famous lounge that just celebrated its 50th anniversary last year. The celebration in November, which brought a lot of country music stars back to help celebrate, was held at the Ryman Auditorium. The star-studded concert was a love-fest to the legendary lounge, and fans were treated to some stellar performances in a unique tribute to the longtime Music City institution.
"There are very, very few places in the world that have the same history as Tootsie's has; it's right up there with the Opry itself," says Terri Clark, who got her first job in Nashville at Tootsie's playing for tips. "It's a brick in the foundation of country music."
But one thing the Smiths quickly discovered is the challenges of owning an establishment with so much history to it.
"Changing anything at Tootsie's is a challenge," says Leah with a smile. "You're not allowed to change anything. If you move one thing you'll have everyone calling and telling you not to move it because it's been there forever."
Having Their Say
But one thing the Smiths did have a say in was how to customize their dream boat to help celebrate Tootsie's 50th anniversary in their own way. Last year Steve and Leah took their ideas to Sharpe Houseboats and the result was a 20- by 102-foot full body houseboat.
Appropriately named Tootsie's Treat, the custom Sharpe houseboat is the ideal getaway for the couple who loves to host clients and friends.
"We do quite a bit of entertaining on this boat," says Steve. "From radio and television people to country music artists. We never know who we're going to have up here."
When it came time to work out the details on the final floorplan, Steve and Leah had different ideas. They had looked at a couple of other houseboats for ideas, but they both came away with different perspectives of what needed to be accomplished with the design.
"She always wins," jokes Steve. "Actually this time we both got what we wanted. My main concern was I wanted two nice staterooms and her main concern is she wanted a big cuddy for the children underneath. So we figured out a way to make it work."
Obviously having over 100 feet to work with, plus the 20-foot width helps, but the couple went with a 6-inch deeper hull, which created a taller ceiling in the lower cuddies.
"Anyone building a boat, regardless of the length, I would recommend the deeper hull and the extra ceiling height," says Steve. "It just makes your boat feel so much roomier in your cuddies and on your main level. Plus sitting at the dock, your boat looks huge because it's taller than the boats around it."
A Noticeable Difference
The 8-foot, 6-inch ceilings truly make a difference with this design, giving the boat an open look and feel. The width also provides a larger salon area with more seating for the television, which was important to the Smiths. The hidden television cabinet is one feature they're glad they went with because it's out of the way when you're on the boat and not watching television, but accessible when you want it.
Other key layout features in the salon area include moving back the outside staircase so it's near the galley. By changing the location you now have a full view of the lake through the large salon windows. But moving the staircase back did more than improve the view; it also created even more storage space overall in the galley.
"There is great storage inside under the side stairs, plus the pantry is probably my favorite thing about the kitchen," says Leah. "You won't find this kind of storage space on most houseboats."
Other than his input for a large stateroom, Steve also wanted a half bath in the cabin in addition to the two full baths, but other than that he left his wife to design the boat from bow to stern, at least the interior features. "Now the exterior, that was left up to me; however, she wouldn't let me put my diving board on this one," says Steve. "She says it was too loud. But as far as the colors and decorating, she did all of that."
"Debbie Sharpe helped me out a lot," adds Leah. "It's kind of a neat process working with her. You just go in a room and start picking things out, I loved it."
With help from Debbie, who is the interior decorator at Sharpe, the art and décor that Leah was going for all came together nicely, creating a less formal setting.
"I just wanted it to be casual, not too formal so you can come in, put your feet up on the coffee table and eat popcorn," explains Leah. "You still want it to be livable, even though it's pretty."
Going With Sharpe
With a lot of houseboat manufacturers in the area, you might think the decision of which builder to go with would be a difficult process, but for the Smiths, going with Sharpe was an easy decision.
"I'd say Sharpe is the king of the houseboat builders today, definitely in this area," says Steve. "We worked with Brent [Fothergill] and Joe Sharpe really close and both of these guys did everything they could to help us tremendously."
Adds Leah, "At Sharpe, they really know what they're doing."
Sharpe Houseboats first entered the houseboat market in 1998 and has stated since day one that a happy customer is going to be their best salesperson in the marketplace. That's particularly good news for the Somerset, Ky.-based manufacturer when it came to working with the Smiths.
"When we had the chance to work with Steve and Leah we were very excited," recalls Joe Sharpe, president of Sharpe Houseboats. "Being experienced boaters, Steve and Leah knew what they wanted in their new floating home on the water and both were great at making a decision. And both are great supporters of our company and we have been lucky to continue a friendship that goes beyond boating with them."
Besides the great relationship between Sharpe Houseboats and the Smiths, there was also another person who deserves some recognition for helping make the experience as smooth as possible, and that would be broker Tony Ashley from Middle Tennessee Houseboat & Yacht Sales. Both Joe Sharpe and the Smiths recognized him as being very instrumental in the building process.
"Tony helped us a lot," says Steve. "Before when we built a boat we didn't have a broker go with us, but with Tony being involved it took a lot of pressure off of us. He did a good job working with Joe and Brent."
"If we ever have any problems you can call Tony and he'll help you through it and that means a lot right there," adds Leah. "We hear great things about Tony from everybody on the lake because he's one hard-working guy."
Why Pates Ford?
Located on Center Hill Lake in Smithville, Tenn., less than two hours from where the Smiths live, is a marina that is quickly becoming more and more popular. Although the Smiths didn't initially plan on docking their first houseboat here, there's no other place they'd rather be than at Pates Ford today.
"It's about and hour and a half drive. We could have taken 30 minutes off our drive by going to a different marina, but it's worth the extra time to be here," explains Leah. "It's just so much nicer up here and it's not nearly as congested or busy as it is on the other side of the lake.
James and Teresa Bradshaw are the managing partners at Pates Ford Marina and for James he knew the Smiths would be a good fit for the area, even though at first they were determined to be closer to Nashville.
"He bought a boat here years ago and when he made the deal he said he needed to leave the houseboat in the slip for just 30 days. I told him that if he stayed here 30 days he'd never leave," recalls James. "Now over 10 years later, he's still here and he's the owner of the dock. I knew he'd never leave."
James was one of five investors who bought the marina in 1999 when it had 84 slips total with just a handful of smaller houseboats. But then about a year and a half into it, two of the partners got out, and left James and the other two to run it. Even with two fewer partners they continued to build and today there are approximately 240 slips, with about 100 houseboat slips.
The two remaining partners were ready to retire in 2009 and ended up selling the marina to Steve and Leah. But a few days later after selling, James came back as a partner.
"I didn't know what I was going to do when I retired anyway and I figured I needed something to do so I'm back into it full time now," says James, who lives with his wife on a 92-foot houseboat next to the marina store.
Adds Leah, "James and Teresa are such great people that they make you feel welcome and so much so we became partners with them at the marina."
Steve didn't waste any time as he quickly went to work by building a new marina store, followed by a new restaurant called FISHLIPZ GRILL.
"Before we just had a little store that hardly had enough room for a Coke machine," says James. "The restaurant had three outside tables and it could maybe sit 50 inside. We started on the new restaurant in April 2010 and the garage doors help extend our season."
The garage doors aren't the only unique feature on the new restaurant that looks like it belongs more in Florida than in Tennessee.
"Once we got into taking the old down, Steve is the kind of guy that's ready to just do it and I'm all for that," says James. "New blood is good, but we're kind of the talk of the lake now with our six colors of paint that makes FISHLIPZ GRILL look like it belongs in Key West."
Tootsie's Treat 2? The drive for making things bigger and better didn't stop with just the new look of Pates Ford Marina. Having an unquenchable drive has led to successful projects like creating a new Tootsie's in Panama City, Fla., nearly three years ago that Steve admits is quite a lot different that the one in Nashville.
"It's not historical of course, but when you go inside you feel like it's been there 50 years," says the owner. "We've done everything we could to put the same charm into it."
But having that drive also means looking ahead to possibly another custom-built houseboat in the near future.
"I wanted the interior colors to be neutral so we can sell it and build another one," says Leah with a smile. "I'm ready to go build another one and Sharpe is the ultimate place to go to build a boat."
Adds Steve, "There was a houseboat behind us in the production and this one was just about done and she walks back and says that she wanted that boat! I was shocked."
With plenty of room for entertaining as well as family fun for Steve, Leah and their four sons ranging from ages five to 30, what more could they possibly want in a houseboat that currently has a total of seven beds onboard? Well for starters, Leah would like the 102-foot boat to be a little bit longer.
"I'd like to add five or six feet onto the next one," says Leah. "I'd like to do a large scheme with the bedrooms and honestly I just enjoy the process of building a houseboat and I'm ready to do it again. There's nothing quite like building a new boat. It's very exciting and you get to go pick everything out piece by piece and then watch them put it together. It goes together so quickly that it's kind of like magic. It's awesome."
The next version of Tootsie's Treat could quite possibly be in the works, but only time will tell. But what the Smiths do know for sure is they now have a great Sharpe houseboat and the perfect place to dock it at Pates Ford Marina.
They can also appreciate their great connection with the country music industry thanks to their involvement with Tootsie's Orchid Lounge where a lot of dreams, including their own, originated.
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Monday, March 06, 2006
Crumbly pistachio cookies
The recipe yields 24 delicious, elegant, nutty, crumbly, lemon-scented cookies that are gorgeously jade green in colour and are lovely with a good cup of coffee or tea.
Just try not to choke on the icing sugar:)
Very crumbly lemon and pistachio cookies
Adapted from donna hay magazine, Issue 22
250 grams butter (at room temperature)
3 Tbsp caster sugar
150 grams unsalted/green pistachio nuts, finely chopped
500 ml plain flour, sifted (I used type '00')
a small lemon (both grated zest and juice)
icing/confectioner's sugar for dusting
Using a wooden spoon, cream the butter with sugar in a bowl.
Add the pistachio nuts and lemon zest, mix thoroughly.
Sift in the flour and mix until you have moist crumbly mixture. Add the lemon juice in the middle of mixing.
Take tablespoonfuls of the crumbly mixture and press into a ball between your hands. Flatten the balls slightly and put onto a baking tray. (The cookies do not spread much at all, so no need to leave too much space between them.)
Bake at 180˚C/360˚F for 15-20 minutes, until the cookies are dry and slightly golden.
Do not brown!
Take out of the oven and transfer to a wire rack to cool.
Dust generously with icing sugar.
* In the UK, a packet of butter tends to be 250 grams, back home 200 grams, and in the US a stick of butter is 113 grams.
15 comments:
- Tania said...
Mmm ... These look delicious! Did you use salted pistachios or unsalted?
- 11:02 pm, March 06, 2006
- Pille said...
Tania - thanks for the question! I used shelled unsalted pistachios, which in the UK are sold as "green pistachios". I've specified this in the recipe now as well.
- 11:18 pm, March 06, 2006
- K & S said...
these look great! a nice glass of milk would go so well with them.
- 1:00 am, March 07, 2006
- bea at La Tartine Gourmande said...
Ah, I could just so much have one of those cookies now. I love pistachios, and after seeing so many recipes using them, you now convinced me I have to try!
- 1:15 am, March 07, 2006
- Pille said...
K&S - I forgot about the milk, but yes, you are right that it'd be nice. I've just had yet another two with my breakfast cuppa. Yummy:)
Bea - I hadn't used pistachios in my cooking until last summer. I've now tried a marengue roly-poly, macaroons, an Indian yogurt dessert and now these cookies. I think I like cookies most:) Sam&Sam Clark's pistachio tart as tried by Melissa is next one on my list.
- 2:44 pm, March 08, 2006
- Papilles et Pupilles said...
They looks great !
- 4:50 pm, March 09, 2006
- MM said...
Oh yeah, baby, yeah ... make the pistachio tarts please! I made these really phenomenal pistachio shortbreads from a Donna Hay recipe years ago and I am still trying to find it now!
I adore pistachios ... I want some of those cookies!
- 6:00 pm, March 09, 2006
- Jasmine said...
They look great! I love the green studding in the creamy-white crumb.
- 6:18 am, March 10, 2006
- Paz said...
Verrrrrrry nice! Yum!
- 6:56 pm, March 10, 2006
- Pille said...
papilles et pupilles - thank you!
MM - please help yourself to some, I'm not greedy:)
Maybe you can send a "looking for a recipe" cry out in the blogosphere - someone is bound to have all the DH mags. I've only got three so far, but they're a treat to the eye..
Jasmine - thank you! I totally agree and was careful not to pulverise the nuts too much, as I wanted some bright green studs in my cookies.
Paz - thank you! You always find something nice to say - much appreciated:)
- 7:35 pm, March 10, 2006
- Dagmar said...
Mmm, they look delicious!
- 2:09 pm, March 11, 2006
- valentina said...
I've made this recipe before and it was quite a success. I loved the fact that it wasn't too sweet.
- 11:48 am, March 12, 2006
- Pille said...
Dagmar - they taste delicious, too!
Valentina - I think that's it. The butter and nuts give such a great flavour already, so there's no need for the sweetness of sugar as well. I'm planning to make another batch this weekend for a friend as a gift.
- 2:53 pm, March 13, 2006
- keiko said...
Hi Pille - these cookies look so yummy and pretty. The crumbly texture must go well with the flavour, is it very lemony?
- 3:10 pm, March 14, 2006
- Filipa said...
Hello! I've made this cookies and they are delicious! If you want to take a look go to my blog. I'm Portuguese and it's probably that you will not understand a word what i've wrote but you can look at the pictures :)
I love your blog, your recipes are fantastic!
- 1:01 pm, June 23, 2008