TM Krishna: Concert for Hope

Concert for Hope
This performance by pre-eminent Carnatic vocalist TM Krishna was held at the Amphitheatre, TMA Pai Park, Manipal, Karnataka, on 30 March, 2019.
The concert marked the second anniversary of the Student Support Centre (SSC), a unique mental health resource for college students (ssc.manipal.edu).
This event was organized by the Dr TMA Pai Endowment Chair in Indian Literature, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), India.
TM Krishna was accompanied by Akkarai Subhalakshmi (violin), Chandrasekara Sharma (ghatam) and HU Jayachandra Rao (mridangam).
SSC expresses its gratitude to TM Krishna, the Co-Musicians, and MAHE.
About SSC:
The Student Support Centre (SSC) at the Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) is a confidential service devoted to supporting the emotional well-being of students at Manipal. Keeping in mind that going to large hospitals distresses students and dissuades them from seeking help, SSC is located in a quiet residential area that ensures privacy and accessibility. SSC offers psychotherapy sessions with qualified clinical psychologists, and arranges for consultations with visiting psychiatrists from Kasturba Hospital when required, and with the consent of the student. All services at SSC are covered by student insurance (Medicare) or through university funds - there is no charge to students. SSC has set up a Student Advisory Board comprising of student leaders from all its institutes to ensure a peer-referral system and a student-friendly approach. The centre also conducts awareness campaigns and outreach sessions. Modeled along the lines of counseling and wellness centres at the best universities in the world, the Student Support Centre at Manipal is among very few such services in India.

[@ramanathansubbarathnam6398]

What a beautiful thanam in Kamas with Akkarai simply showing her brilliance. So with the two thillanas following the thanam. Mridangam and Ghatam are lifting the concert. Such concerts are to be heard in person for full enjoyment.

[@bhargavram3480]

that 'jalajAbha ..." starting from 51:08 is pure magic. Just look at how Vid. Jayachandra Rao reacts to it... And mridangam was aptly silent during that sublime moment.

[@muraliangappa9507]

Totally enjoyable concert

[@kalavathyranganathan4678]

Excelent KRISHNA.!!!

[@vasubnbn790]

excellent concert as usual. thanks a lot.

[@kalavathyranganathan4678]

Excelent Krishna!!!!

[@kalavathyranganathan4678]

Best Concert and Best Team.

[@ashapisharam4566]

Just too good.. ecstasy unlimited...Truly blessed are we, the listeners...

[@kalavathyranganathan4678]

What a Voice.!!!!!

[@kalavathyranganathan4678]

Beautiful "Hamsadhwani.!!!!!! Alapana by Vocalist and Violinist.!!!

[@mgchandrakanth]

This is a very melodious serious concert and we need to have immense patience to listen and appreciate. After the first composition of Dixithar in Goula, Vidwan TMK sings a beautiful vachana of Basavanna ""Tande neenu (u r the father), tayee neenu (u r the mother), bandhu neenu (u r my relative), balaga neenu (u r my friend), neenallade mattaru illaiah (other than you, there is none for me), kudalasangama deva (lord kudala sangama), halalladdu (you may dip me in milk), neeralladdu (you may dip me in water). Perhaps this is the first time, I am listening to a Carnatic musican of fame singing Basava Vachana right in the beginning of the concert. Kudos to Vid TMK for giving prime importance to Basaveshwara Vachana which musicians usually render in the end. In kedaragoula, VTMK, sings Tyagaraja's Tulasi Bilva Mallikaadi, Next is the melodious Kamach raga, tana, choosing two thillanas composed by Sreenivasa Iyengar Tham Tham tham udani thom thananam and . Tannana dhirana dheemta dheerana by Lalgudi G Jayaraman. Next is the composition by Sadashiva Bramhendra - Bruhi Mukundethi Rasane in Kurinji, very melodious. The last one is a Bengali composition. This is a great concert and will remain green in the minds of students of MAHE as well as all listeners. God bless VTMK, Violonist Smt Akkarai Subbalakshmi, Vid Jayachandra Rao, Mrudanga and Sri Vid Chandrashekara Sharma, Ghata for contributing to an excellent concert which is stress reducing and peace enhancing, as well as enhancing the welfare of all.

[@bhargavram3480]

that 'jalajAbha ..." starting from 51:08 is pure magic. Just look at how Vid. Jayachandra Rao reacts to it... And mridangam was aptly silent during that sublime moment.

[@kalavathyranganathan4678]

Beautiful singing!!!!!!

[@srikalarengarajan3119]

Fabulous Concert. Thanks 🙏Thoroughly Enjoyed it

[@kalavathyranganathan4678]

How happy entire TEAM!!!!!

[@kalavathyranganathan4678]

TAnam fentastic!!!!!

[@kalavathyranganathan4678]

WOW! TAnam excelent!! Subbhulakshmi!!!

[@krishnachaitanya3080]

excellent gowla. Now a days, whos caring about these raga. These ragas are merely sung for 2 min to 5 min in the start. But they being abstract, organic and ghana ragas, they have immense potential. All the shanmukhapriyas, simhendramadhyamas and other synthetic ragas are sung for ease and all the narayanagowlas, anandabhairavis, mukharis, husenis where are these ragas? Singers, especially youth are getting away singing these scales up and down 40 times and this is a great concern. The raga, swara, phrase definitions are changed and where is the kampitha in the singing, it seems we are listening to hindustani or western scales. If this continues we loose our beautiful music. Dhanamma, Brindamma, and other great carnatic legends sung the real music, TM krishna and some other artists are trying to get the carnaticness back, but majorly including sudha raghunathan, aruna sairam, ranjani gayathri, jayanti kumaresh and so on having learnt from legends don't sing these abstract and carnatic ragas anymore, only scales, 40 times up and down scheme. This is a shame and all the rasikas and concert conductors should strictly say atmost 1 synthetic raga should be sung that's it.

[@kalavathyranganathan4678]

Vid. Chandra Sekhara Sharma:Ghatam renderring fentastic!!!!

[@kalavathyranganathan4678]

WOW! Subbhulaksmi!! I am looking at you when he sings. பாடுவார்கள்! இதோ வாசிக்கிறேன்!! அருமையான ஒத்துழைப்பு!!!!!

[@kalavathyranganathan4678]

Fentastic Subbhulakshmi!!!!!!!

[@kalavathyranganathan4678]

Fentastic Subbhulakshmi!!!!

[@mtshastry]

Excellent Mridangam. Stole the show.

[@kalavathyranganathan4678]

Super "Thani".!! K. U. Jayachandra rao. Mridangam. !!!!!!

[@kalavathyranganathan4678]

Are you singing! Here I am renderring the same!! Fine support!!!

[@teepee431]

Oh, thank you at 26.12 for annotating the earlier kiirtanam and the present one. I think you should do this more expansively, like the discussion on Mutturama Dikshitar's "vibhakt" about Tyagaraja in the first composition. Many thanks.

[@teepee431]

Not until 1.o5 did I really understand kamas. Many thanks.

[@kalavathyranganathan4678]

Very neat pronounciation.

[@kalavathyranganathan4678]

Hari neeru rare kruthy for me but likes it very much. Hamsadwani.

[@kalavathyranganathan4678]

Excelent Chandra Shekhara SharmA..!!! !!! !!!!!!

[@ramaprasadgomatam3171]

Tmk wow concert!

[@kalavathyranganathan4678]

Subbhulakshmi supporting well!!!!!

[@kalavathyranganathan4678]

Mridangam good rendition.

[@kalavathyranganathan4678]

SabbAhash!! Alapana in the rAg KhamAs.

[@kalavathyranganathan4678]

SabbhAsh!!!

[@girish5783]

Brilliant ... can someone provide basava vachana lyrics in english ?

[@venkateshkl7115]

Tyagaraja palayashu!!!.....wat a gowla

[@kalavathyranganathan4678]

Alapana in the rAg KEdhAragowla fentAstic!!!! ¡!!

[@kalavathyranganathan4678]

Mostly I forget this song. G. N. B. Sang. Now known!!!

[@shantanatarajan]

Rare Give credit to accompanying artists.who enhance the concert

[@kalavathyranganathan4678]

Ahaahaah!!

[@aj3271]

🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@shrikhar]

Brilliant! Is this all he sang? Pretty short for his usual time... By the way, there's a typo in the description... It's Shri KU Jayachandra Rao on the mridangam... Not HU Jayachandra Rao...

[@kalavathyranganathan4678]

Brohi mukhundethi- Kurinji-adi-SadAsiva Brahmendrar.

[@kalavathyranganathan4678]

ThyagarAjapAlayAsumom --Gowla-Deekshithar.

[@kalavathyranganathan4678]

Thulasi bilva-kedhAragoula-thy.

[@hcadambi1]

It appears to be kedaragowla ragam. In the middle of concert Very melodious!

[@kalavathyranganathan4678]

Bengali bhajan?

[@purushswaminathan5693]

The second song is in Hamsadwani right?

[@purushswaminathan5693]

Ok He mentions it. nevermind

[@dhakshan]

Maybe. You could delete the comment

[@kalavathyranganathan4678]

Thulasi bilva is correct.

[@bharathipurnaprajna7336]

Kamach thillana conversation is very nice, could make out

[@srikantanrajagopal2612]

Nice rebdition.