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Vol.18 No. 1 January - 2017

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The elliptical Linga, the

abstract symbol of Shiva, fromwhich it derives its nomenclature,Shivalinga, is the most commonrepresentation of Ishwara inHindu temples.

With the recent excavationand restoration of the 2,000-year-old Someshwara temple atLakshmeshwara in Gadag District,one of the rarest aspects of Shivahas been unearthed anywhere inthe country.

PULIGERE UTSAV 2016

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Ancient Indian thought holdsthat when un-manifest energybegins to manifest itself, the firstform is always the Linga. Not onlyhas this symbolism been given ago-by in the entire Someshwaratemple complex, the veryrepresentation of the main deity,Shiva, is in the form of an image,which is uncommon in itself.

Although inscriptions saythe deity is “SwamyambhuSomeswhewara”, which isidentified with the Shivalinga,the main deity here has Shivasitting on the Nandi, along withParvathi, his consort.

The only temple in Karnatakato have such an image of Shiva,intertwined with Nandi, withParvathi astride behind him, couldbe construed as representative ofthe Shiva-Shakti

Ardhanaeeshwara principleitself. Such is the uniquenessof the deity.

Excavated and brought toform by the ArchaeologcialSurvey of India through thelargesse of Infosys Foundation,the temple found itself as a hostfor a cultural event in March last.

The second edition ofPuligere Utsav will be held atthe Sri Somehwara temple,Lakshmeshwara, Gadag District,from January 6, once againbringing some of the finestartistes to a regional stagewith national status.

Bigger and better than lasttime, the Utsav will feature over130 artistes, most of them drawnfrom the North Karnataka area,to ensure regional participation.

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The Utsav had presentedabout 120 artistes last year.

The three-day event willfeature artistes such as MarutiBhajantri (shehnai), KaivalyaKumar Gurav (Hindustan vocal),Shrinivas Joshi (sitar), GanapatiBhat Hasanagi (Hindustani vocal),Jayateerth Mevundi (Hindustanivocal) and Mohasin Khan andRaghunath Badi in a sitar and flutejugalbandi.

Natyadeep Cultural Team,Sirsi, Nritya Niketana, Udupi,Nrutyanjali Nrutya Samsthe,Pune, and Bharatanjali Academyfor Performing Art, Davangere,are among the dance troupes whowill perform.

The 2000-year-oldSomeshwara temple,archaeologically excavated by the

Foundation, belongs to the schoolof Chalukyan architecture, thehuge temple complex housingmany smaller ones, Shiva beingthe presiding deity.

Historically, Lakshmeshwarais known for its rich cultural andliterary history traditions. Jainreligion and culture too flourishedin the region.

The Utsav drew thousandslast time, and is being held for thesecond time due to publicdemand, made to the templetrustees by villagers, as this wasexpected to woo tourists also.

The Pallakki Utsav of LordSomeshwara with Mela Kolata bySri Virupkshappa G. Guranavarand troupe will be a highlight ofthe Utsav, the illumination of theentire temple complex adding tothe festive air.

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Concerts of morning ragas onall days will herald the day’sfestivities, just as it did last year.

The Sri Someshwara TempleTrust successfully organized theevent earlier this year, as well asthe Pallakki Utsav, involving thepublic, drawn from nearbyvillages.

Landscapes ofLakshmeshwara, an artistes’camp sponsored by theKarnataka Lalithakala Academywill capture the environs ofLakshmeshwara on canvas.

Infosys Foundation seekspublic cooperation in keeping thetemple and its surroundings cleanand hygienic, as the sanctity of theUtsav will be maintained, besidesthat of the temple.

The focus of the Utsav isto encourage artistes from theregion, especially those whohave remained there to practicetheir art.

That Lakshmeshwaracould turn into a touristdestination, given the historicimportance and beauty of theSomeshwara temple, is afallout expected of the Utsaveventually.

Bhavan’s Bengaluru Kendrais as usual, supporting the entireevent with the cooperation of thevillage authorities and the templetrust.

Admission to all events isfree.

- Jyothi Raghuram

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Buddhist monks offering flowers to the Buddha

DAZZLING SHOW ATBUDDHIST MONUMENT

Andhra folk dance : Veera Natyam

Andhrafolk

dance :Garagalu

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‘Deepa Tarangini’ by Rama Nataka Niketan, Secunderabad.Direction : Manjula Ramaswamy

Culturalprogramme

by

Infosys team

Nadaswara concert by Sheik Yakub Saheb, Sheik Bade Saheb and party.

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Veena-Violin concert by D. Srinivas (veena), K. Venkata Krishna (violin)Parupalli Phalgun (mridangam) and R. Srikkanth (kanjeera)

Kuchipudi dance recital ‘Bhama Kalapam’ byVedantam Radheshyam and group

Dance ballet ‘Chandalika’ by Nataraja Music & Dance Academy, Visakhapatnam.Direction : B.R. Vikram Kumar

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Folk dance ofTelangana:

Dappu

Folk dance of Telangana :

Gussadi

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Folk dance of Telangana : Lambadi

Cultural programme by Infosys team

Vocal duet by V. Saraswathi and V. Krishnaveni,mridanga : B.V.S. Prasad, ghatam : S. Hanumantha Rao,

violin : R. Dinakar.

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Dance ballet‘Vasavadatta’

by

RindaSaranyagroup,

Hyderabad

Direction :Yashoda

Dr. SudhaMurty,

Chairperson,Infosys

Foundation,inauguratesthe art camp

Dr. SudhaMurty, takesto the canvas

at the artcamp

inaugural

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An aerial view of the monument at Anupu

Artists with their works

Paintingsat theartistcamp.

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INAUGURATION OF 17TH BATCHPOST GRADUATE EXECUTIVEMANAGEMENT PROGRAMME

Sstudents of the 17th batch of Post Graduate Executive Management Programme posefor a photograph with Sri. H.N. Suresh, Director, BVB, after the inauguration.

Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (BVB) incollaboration with BharathiyaJyothisha Samsthan will commenceacademic course in Astrology fromthe first Saturday of January 2016.

The course, titled “JyotishyaPravesha”, will be held for tenmonths in English, on everySaturday and Sunday.

Interested may contact DeputyDirector, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavanover phone on 22201959 /22267421 / 22267421 or call9845534572.

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Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan’sM.P. Birla Institute ofManagement, Bengaluru,conducted a symposium on‘Demonetisation and itsRamification’ on 16thDecember 2016. Dr. M R

Narayana, Professor ofEconomics at the Centre forEconomic Studies and PolicyInstitute for Social and EconomicChange, Bengaluru inauguratedthe symposium and deliveredkeynote address.

Seen in the above picture are CA Sri Rudramurthy B V Dr. N SViswanath Director & Principal MPBIM, Smt. Susheela Subrahmanya

Chief Editor Southern Economist, Dr. M R Narayana, Dr. A TBhashyam Director Bhavan's Priyamvada Birla Institute of

Management,Mysuru, Dr.S Bisaliahformer ViceChancellor

University ofAgriculturalSciences &

SeniorProfessor

MPBIM andCA Sri.Nithin

Mahadevappa

KARNATAKA RAJYOTSAVA CELEBRATED AT BHARATIYA VIDYABHAVAN'S M.P. BIRLA INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT, BENGALURU

Dr. G.Krishnappalitterateur,

Dr. ShankarBidri IPS

(Retd.)FormerDirector

General ofPolice light

the lampmarking the

inaugurationof Karnataka Rajyotsava. Sri. H N Suresh Director Bhavan's Bengaluru Kendra,

Dr. N S Viswanath Director & Principal and others are seen

SYMPOSIUM ON DEMONETISATION ANDITS RAMIFICATIONS AT MPBIM

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2017 Calendar

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2017 Calendar

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BVB-INFOSYS FOUNDATION CUTURALOUTREACH PROGRAMMES : OCT, NOV, 2016.

Some 75 cultural

programmes were held and816 artistes performed at theBVB-Infosys Foundationoutreach cultural programmeacross India.

ANDRAPRADESH -TELENGANA.

Kopulu Kolatam is thename of an alluring and charmingdance form practiced by theyoung women of the southernstates of India.This folk danceform comprises fifty types of

“Kopulu Kolatam” by Smt.G.Lalitha & group, held on Nov 5, at Hyderabad

commonly used steps. They arecalled kopulu.

Kopulu Kolattam iscelebrated during villagefestivals in various regions ofSouth India with different nameslike Kolannolu, Kol Kolannolu,Koladi etc.

This ancient dance formhas great religious significance.This Kopulu Kolattam is a feastto eyes and ears.

Chekka Bhajan is anancient folk form performed in

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“Chekka Bhajana” by G. Manjula & Group,held on Nov 26, at Hyderabad

villages. The villagers gather atRama temples in the eveningsand perform Chekka Bhajanfor devotional songs.

They hold a pair ofChekkalu or Chidatalu. Chekkameans a pair of wooden pieceswhich are one foot long and threeinches wide. At the end of eachpiece, two round brass or ironpieces are fixed. Bells may alsobe placed in centre. They are heldagainst each other in the palms toproduce jingling rounds to thetune and rhythm of music.

All the members of ChekkaBhajana group stand in a circlewith their teacher in the centre.

WEST BENGAL /AGARTHALA

Vocal & sitar recital –performed by NabhodeepChakraborty, (vocal)

Sitar recital by Satyak Sen Gupthaheld on Oct 22.

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Bharatanatyam

Guitarrecital

Satyak SenGuptha (sitar) &Arkendu Mitra (tabla).

Kathak,Bharatanatyam,Hindustaniclassical & guitar -- Kathak by students of

Kathak

Rani Karnaa,Bharathanatyamby studentsofChandanaGupta,Hindustaniclassicalmusic by

Hindustani classical music held on Nov 5, at Kolkatta

studentsof Dr.MoitrayeeSinha& guitarby studentsof SubirDubey.

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Bharatanatyarecital on Nov 6,at West Bengal.

Mukundraj Godbole &Jayashree Kulkarni

“Bhakti Swar” – Variousabhangs based on well-known

Kalagi Tura (Bhedik Lawani) by ShahirBharat Bhagawat Thorat troupe

held at Pune on Sep 2.

“Bhakti Swar” by Ninad Shulkla & troupe , held on Nov 18, at Pune.

ragas was presented byvisually-challenged artistNinad Shukla, discipleof Dr.Vijay Sathe of MewatiGharana.

Bharathanatyamby students ofdifferent gurus ofWest Bengal.

MAHARASHTRA“Bhakti Rang” –

It was performed on theoccasion of Kartikaekadhashi. Various songs,abhangs of renownedsaints, Sant Jnananeshwar,Tukaram, Janabai werepresented by vocalistShripad Bhave,

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KERALA

Nattuthudippu - an artform practiced by Adivasis,is a music - dance instrumentcombination. Muthuvans arereluctant to participate inprogrammes held outside theirGothram.With assistances from

Nattu Thudippu” by Muthuvans held on Oct 28, at Kottayam

Preparation of ‘Kalam’ by Sarath Sarma held on Nov 29, at Kottayam

the forest department, thisprogramme could be held outside.

Kalamezhuthu and Pattu - Preparation of ‘Kalam’ bySarath Sarma and ‘Pattu’with lecture demonstration of‘Subhadraharanam’ byEttumanoor Kannan.

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DR. MATHOOR KRISHNAMURTIMEMORIAL CULTURAL EVENTS -

BVB - KALABHARATHI STUDENTSCULTURAL PROGRAMME - NOV 12, 19, 20. 2016

Veena by students of Vani Yadunandan

Keyboard by students of Prasanna Kumar

Hindustani vocal by students of Rajeshwari Bhat

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BVB - CULTURAL PROGRAMMES - NOV 19, 2016

Mridanga by students of T.A.S. Mani

Tabla by students of Chandrashekar

Bharatanatya

by

students of

of Parvathy

Bhalakrishna

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BVB - CULTURAL PROGRAMMES - NOV 20, 2016

Carnatic vocal by students of H.V. Gayathri

Flute by students of Dwaraki Krishnaswamy

Violin by studentsof Tharun

Sugama Sangeethaby students of

Kasim Mallige Madav

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BHAVAN-INFOSYS FOUNDATIONPROGRAMMES AT IIWC, BENGALURUSEP, OCT, NOV, 2016.

Harikatha by Eashwaradasa KooppesaraTopic : Seetha Kalyana on 14th Oct.

Carnatic music by H.V. Shruthi & party on Sep 16.

Veena recital by Manjula Surendra and party on 11th Nov.

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BHAVAN-INFOSYS FOUNDATIONOUTREACH CULTURALPROGRAMMES : OCT & NOV.

Bharatanatya duet byChaitra R Jagadish and

Pruthvi Parthasarathy on Oct 23,at Ponnaiah Lalitha Kala Academy,

Banashankari, Bengaluru.

Kathak recital byNeha Seshadrinath

on Oct 23, at Ponnaiah Lalitha KalaAcademy, Banashankari, Bengaluru.

Venu-Veena-Violinvenu : A.P. Sarvotham, veena : V. Gopal, violin : Sathyaprakash

on Nov 19 at Samagana Sangeetha Sabha,Sahakaranagar, Bengaluru

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KOUSALYA BAI ENDOWMENT PROGRAMME ON DEC 18 AT BVB.

Devotional songs by Bhavan’s Kalabharati students

Five-year Diploma Course(Both in theory and practical)

Mohiniattamwill commence from 7.1.2017 at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan.

The classes will be on Saturday 4.00 p.m. to 6.00 p.m.

Guru Smt. K.P. Shruthiwill conduct the classes

Bharatiya Vidya BhavanKalabharathi : Mohiniattam

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PROGRAMME :

JANUARY - 2017

Fri, Sat & Sun - 6.30 p.m.06, 07, & 08. - Infosys FoundationPuligere Utsav - 20173 days Sangeetha- Nrutya - ChitraSambrama at Someshwara TempleVenue : Lakshmeshwara, GadagDist. (more details pl see Page 1-3)

Fri 6.00 p.m. -13. Carnatic Vocal music bySmt. Archana Kulkarni(in association with InfosysFoundation)Venue : Indian Institute ofWorld Culture, Basavanagudi,Bengaluru.

Sat 6.30 p.m. - Khincha Hall14. Horizon series -Bharatanatya group dance byNritya Vidhushi Padmini Shreedharand her ensemble Artistic Director,Nritya Gana Academy ofPerforming Arts.(in association with IndianCouncil for Cultural Relations)

Sun 6.00 p.m. -15. BVB -Infosys FoundationOutreach programme :Bharatanatya dance recitalArtist : Ms. Navyashree K.N.

Ms. Prathibha KiniVenue :Samskruthi ,No.1, 17 Cross,15th Main,5th Phase, J.P.Nagar, Bengaluru

Sun 6.00 p.m. - Khincha Hall15. BVB- ICCR presents

Music and Dance by 15 memberArtists from Vietnam

Sat 6.00 p.m. - KRG Hall21. Nanjangud SrikantaiahJanakamma Memorial EndowmentSangeetha Sanje bySmt. Apoorva Lakshmi

Thu 6.00 p.m. - Khincha Hall26. Hindustani Vocal byPt. Venkatesh Kumar.

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