Ramakathamritham - Post 2
Katha-Amritham……..A brief history
Katha-Amritham is a series of festivals which is bent on singing the praises of the divine Charitram of Bhagavan Sriman Narayana, of the Charitrams and Anubhavams of his numerous bhagavathottamas.
This is a humble attempt by kathakalakshepam artiste Sri. Neelanjan to further the Bhakti Movement by facilitating the first two forms of Bhakti – Shravanam & keerthanam of the pastimes of the Lord and the Charitram of his numerous devotees / bhagavathottamas.
The Launch of the Katha-Amritham Series, “Ramakathamritham” is in the form of a 3-day festival to sing the praise of the Ramayana. This is currently being planned to be organized in Hosur. The first edition of the festival is in the memory of Sri. Neelanjan’s Father and Guru, (Late) Sri.D. Srinivasan
Ramakathamritham
“Ramakathamritham” is a three day festival to sing, listen and experience not only the glory of the Ramayana, but also the relevance of it in today’s life.
The Ramayana (Sanskrit: रामायण, Rāmāyaṇa), is an ancient Sanskrit epic. It is ascribed to the Hindu sage Valmiki and forms an important part of the Hindu canon (smṛti).
The Ramayana is one of the two great epics of India, the other being the Mahabharata.[1] It depicts the duties of relationships, portraying ideal characters like the ideal servant, the ideal brother, the ideal wife and the ideal king.
The name Ramayana is a tatpurusha compound of Rāma and ayana ("going, advancing"), translating to "Rama's Journey". The Ramayana consists of 24,000 verses in seven books (kāṇḍas) and 500 cantos (sargas),[2] and tells the story of Rama (an incarnation of the Hindu preserver-God Vishnu), whose wife Sita is abducted by the demon king of Lanka, Ravana. Thematically, the epic explores the tenets of human existence and the concept of dharma.[3]
Verses in the Ramayana are written in a 32-syllable meter called anustubh. The epic was an important influence on later Sanskrit poetry and Indian life and culture, particularly through its establishment of the shloka meter. Like its epic cousin the Mahābhārata, the Ramayana is not just an ordinary story: it contains the teachings of ancient Hindu sages and presents them in narrative allegory with philosophical and the devotional elements interspersed. The characters Rama, Sita, Lakshmana, Bharata, Hanuman and Ravana are all fundamental to the cultural consciousness of India. (Courtesy-Wikipedia)
Ramakathamritham will include discussions/discourses (Pravachan), musical discourses (Sangeetha Upanyasam / Kathakalakshepams), Namasankeerthanam, Carnatic Concerts all converging on the central theme – “Relevance & Importance of the Ramayana in today’s life”.
Organizer profile
Neelanjan Dev Bharadwaj is the great Grandson of Maha-mahopadhyaya Vaikuntavasi Sri U Ve Vedantachariar (erstwhile principal of The Thiruvaiyaru Sanskrit College and eminent Sri Vaishnavite Scholar), son and disciple of (Late) Sri U.Ve.Srinivasachariar. He has been trained in the art of Kathakalakshepam and has been performing since 2009.His performances include –
1. Bhagawathathil Sharanagati – May’09 - Sri Lakshminarayana Swamy Temple, Agraharam, Konerirajapuram, Tanjore.
2. Bhagawathathil Sharanagati – July’09 – Sri Raveendran’s Residence- Chennai
3. Sundara Kaandam – July’10 – Sri Vijaya Vinayagar Sathsangam, Hosur
4. Indraya Vaazhkayil Sundara Kaandam – Dec’10 -Sri Subha Siddhi Vinayagar Temple, Mayur Vihar Phase 1 Pocket 4, New Delhi
5. Bala Krishna Leela – Dec’10 – Sri Bala Venugopalakrishna Swamy Temple, Alaknanda, New Delhi
6. Ganga Avataaram –Dec’10 - Residence of Sri. Srinivasamurthy – Indirapuram, Ghaziabad, UP
7. Bala Krishna Leela – Dec’10 – Sri Uttara Guruvayurappan Temple , Mayur Vihar, New Delhi
8. Indraya Vaazhkayil Sundara Kaandam – Akhanda Nama Sankeerthana mela, Kadayanallur
Katha-Amritham is a series of festivals which is bent on singing the praises of the divine Charitram of Bhagavan Sriman Narayana, of the Charitrams and Anubhavams of his numerous bhagavathottamas.
This is a humble attempt by kathakalakshepam artiste Sri. Neelanjan to further the Bhakti Movement by facilitating the first two forms of Bhakti – Shravanam & keerthanam of the pastimes of the Lord and the Charitram of his numerous devotees / bhagavathottamas.
The Launch of the Katha-Amritham Series, “Ramakathamritham” is in the form of a 3-day festival to sing the praise of the Ramayana. This is currently being planned to be organized in Hosur. The first edition of the festival is in the memory of Sri. Neelanjan’s Father and Guru, (Late) Sri.D. Srinivasan
Ramakathamritham
“Ramakathamritham” is a three day festival to sing, listen and experience not only the glory of the Ramayana, but also the relevance of it in today’s life.
The Ramayana (Sanskrit: रामायण, Rāmāyaṇa), is an ancient Sanskrit epic. It is ascribed to the Hindu sage Valmiki and forms an important part of the Hindu canon (smṛti).
The Ramayana is one of the two great epics of India, the other being the Mahabharata.[1] It depicts the duties of relationships, portraying ideal characters like the ideal servant, the ideal brother, the ideal wife and the ideal king.
The name Ramayana is a tatpurusha compound of Rāma and ayana ("going, advancing"), translating to "Rama's Journey". The Ramayana consists of 24,000 verses in seven books (kāṇḍas) and 500 cantos (sargas),[2] and tells the story of Rama (an incarnation of the Hindu preserver-God Vishnu), whose wife Sita is abducted by the demon king of Lanka, Ravana. Thematically, the epic explores the tenets of human existence and the concept of dharma.[3]
Verses in the Ramayana are written in a 32-syllable meter called anustubh. The epic was an important influence on later Sanskrit poetry and Indian life and culture, particularly through its establishment of the shloka meter. Like its epic cousin the Mahābhārata, the Ramayana is not just an ordinary story: it contains the teachings of ancient Hindu sages and presents them in narrative allegory with philosophical and the devotional elements interspersed. The characters Rama, Sita, Lakshmana, Bharata, Hanuman and Ravana are all fundamental to the cultural consciousness of India. (Courtesy-Wikipedia)
Ramakathamritham will include discussions/discourses (Pravachan), musical discourses (Sangeetha Upanyasam / Kathakalakshepams), Namasankeerthanam, Carnatic Concerts all converging on the central theme – “Relevance & Importance of the Ramayana in today’s life”.
Organizer profile
Neelanjan Dev Bharadwaj is the great Grandson of Maha-mahopadhyaya Vaikuntavasi Sri U Ve Vedantachariar (erstwhile principal of The Thiruvaiyaru Sanskrit College and eminent Sri Vaishnavite Scholar), son and disciple of (Late) Sri U.Ve.Srinivasachariar. He has been trained in the art of Kathakalakshepam and has been performing since 2009.His performances include –
1. Bhagawathathil Sharanagati – May’09 - Sri Lakshminarayana Swamy Temple, Agraharam, Konerirajapuram, Tanjore.
2. Bhagawathathil Sharanagati – July’09 – Sri Raveendran’s Residence- Chennai
3. Sundara Kaandam – July’10 – Sri Vijaya Vinayagar Sathsangam, Hosur
4. Indraya Vaazhkayil Sundara Kaandam – Dec’10 -Sri Subha Siddhi Vinayagar Temple, Mayur Vihar Phase 1 Pocket 4, New Delhi
5. Bala Krishna Leela – Dec’10 – Sri Bala Venugopalakrishna Swamy Temple, Alaknanda, New Delhi
6. Ganga Avataaram –Dec’10 - Residence of Sri. Srinivasamurthy – Indirapuram, Ghaziabad, UP
7. Bala Krishna Leela – Dec’10 – Sri Uttara Guruvayurappan Temple , Mayur Vihar, New Delhi
8. Indraya Vaazhkayil Sundara Kaandam – Akhanda Nama Sankeerthana mela, Kadayanallur
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