Vazhuvoorar Academy Of Arts & Culture

தங்களுக்கும் தங்கள் குடும்பத்தினருக்கும் எங்கள் மனமார்ந்த தமிழ் புத்தாண்டு நல்வாழ்த்துக்கள்...!!! 🙏

Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi in association with Bharathiar Palkalaikoodam, Puducherry in the name of ‘PRAATIGYA’ presented a series of experiences shared by stalwarts in the field of performing arts.

The renowned Bharathanatyam Guru ‘Padmashri’ Smt. Kanaka Srinivasan participated in this grand event and showcased the intricate nuances of the ancient Vazhuvoor tradition of dance.

She further delighted the audience speaking on the contributions of her illustrious Guru ‘Padmashri’ Vazhuvoor Sri Ramaiah Pillai.

Smt Kanaka Srinivasan’s disciple and great grandson of Vazuvoor Sri Ramaiah Pillai, Vazhuvoor Sri S. Ramakrishnan rendered live demo of one of his Guru Smt Kanaka’s popular dance item the sacred ‘Sri Rudram’.

Smt. Kanaka Srinivasan lecture demo on Vazhuvoor tradition of dance Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi in association with Bharathiar Palkalaikoodam, Puducherry in the name of ‘PRAATIGYA’ presented a series of experiences share...

Fabulous works on canvas and metal by several notable artists displayed in today's (22.03.2026) exhibition at Cholamandal Artists Village, Injambakkam, ECR. All are welcome...!!!

KEEP UP THE ENTHUSIASM AND LOVE FOR ART ALIVE...
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Art by Mr. James Manickam titled 'SMILING WOMEN' displayed in today's (22.03.2026) exhibition at Cholamandal Artists Village, Injambakkam, ECR. All are welcome...!!!

Dhruva Nakshatram celebrates the life and legacy of mridangam maestro Palani Subramania Pillai.

Written by Lalitha Ram, it is a tribute to one of Carnatic music’s most influential percussionists.

Click the link, to read more: https://www.sruti.com/printeditions/special-publications/dhruva-nakshatram



[Carnatic music, mridangam maestro, Palani Subramania Pillai, Indian classical music, percussion legend, music biography, Carnatic percussion]

மதங்களை கடந்து மங்கல இசை ரசிகர்களின் மனதை கவர்ந்த

பத்மஸ்ரீ ஷேக் மகபூப் சுபானி இசை உலகை விட்டு மறைந்தார்...

ஆழ்ந்த இரங்கல்கள்!!! 🙏🙏

Guru Vazhuvoor Sri R. Samraj learnt to compose jati-s for dance from his illustrious father Vazhuvoor Sri B. Ramaiah Pillai. The jati korvai-s of Vazhuvoor School are very intricate. While the Nattuvanars of other schools recite the jati-s ‘samam’ to ‘samam’, Nattuvanars from Vazhuvoor School recite them from ‘samam’ to ‘edam’.

It was evident during many of Guru Samraj performances that even the most knowledgeable audiences froze in midair as they found it difficult to keep track of the tala structure in the natya jati-s rendered by him.

Guru Samraj himself has composed numerous such jati-s appropriate for the dance sequences. His sonorous and majestic rendering of the sollukattu added to its beauty and kept the audience spell bound. Perhaps he was the only one after his illustrious father in those days to have been gifted with rendering these natya jati-s to its original glory.

VAZHUVOOR R. SAMRAJ RENDERING JATIS Guru Samraj learnt to compose jati-s for dance from his illustrious father Vazhuvoor Ramaiah Pillai. The jati korvai-s of Vazhuvoor School are very intricate...

In his celebrated epic 'Malavikagnimitram', Kalidasa quotes a sloka from Natyasastra and showcases this principle through the character of Malavika, who perfectly balances technique with emotion to win the admiration of the court as below:

"Yatho Hasta thatho Drishti....

Yatho Drishti thatho Manah.....

Yatho Manah thatho Bhaava.....

Yatho Bhaava thatho Rasa....."

The English transliteration of the same goes like this:

Where the hand (hasta) goes, the eyes (drishti) should follow....

Where the eyes follow, the mind (manah) goes....

Where the mind goes, the emotions (bhaava) are generated....

Where the emotions are, the flavor/experience (rasa) is created....

Please watch the legendary Guru Vazhuvoor Sri Ramaiah Pillai explaining on this topic and interestingly the antiquity of most ancient Vazhuvoor baani, its uniqueness and salient features here.......

Vazhuvoor Ramaiah Pillai Speaks We are pleased to share excerpts from a documentary film from the Archives of Doordarshan titled ‘Dances of India’ directed by Prakash Jha. This was telecast...

நாட்டிய மேதை வழுவூர் உயர்திரு சாம்ராஜ் அவர்களின் மருமகனும், பிரபல மிருதங்க கலைஞருமான திருவாரூர் திரு பக்தவச்சலம் அவர்களுக்கு 'பத்மஸ்ரீ' விருது வழங்கப்பட உள்ளது என்ற செய்தி கேட்டு மகிழ்ச்சியடைந்தோம்.

அவருக்கு எங்களது குழு சார்பாக மனமார்ந்த வாழ்த்துக்களை தெரிவித்துக் கொள்கிறோம்.

மிகவும் தாமதித்து வழங்கப்பட்டாலும், தகுதி வாய்ந்த இத்தகைய இசைக் கலைஞர்களை கருத்தில் கொண்டு கௌரவித்த நடுவன் அரசிற்கு எங்களது மனமார்ந்த நன்றியை தெரிவித்துக் கொள்கிறோம்.

பத்ம விருதுகள் பெற இருக்கும் அனைத்து கலைஞர்களுக்கும் எங்களது மனமார்ந்த வாழ்த்துக்களை தெரிவித்துக் கொள்கிறோம்.
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