2nd April 2018 – It is 3 months since the second voice of Bharat Ratna M.S. Subbulakshmi – Dr Radha Viswanathan left this world on 2nd Jan 2018 to find for herself new horizons in the ethereal realms of space and time.
8 years back almost to the day, Sangeetha Ratnakara Radha Viswanathan was honoured with the title “Kala Chandrika” by the Cleveland Aradhana Committee for her singular contribution to the Art and Culture of India and for being such an integral part of the divine music of her mother MSS.
On this day (April 2nd, 2018) Radha’s dearest Granddaughters S. Aishwarya & S. Saundarya pay tribute to the memory of their Grandmother through the classic composition of Annamacharya – “Shrimannarayana” in Raga Bowli made immortal through the immaculate music of Kadayanallur Venkataraman and by glorious rendition of Smt MS and Smt Radha.
As Radha Viswanathan shed her mortal coils, “Shrimannarayana” was the song she last heard, rendered by her Grand Daughter S. Aishwarya
S. Aishwarya & S. Saundarya are the Great Grand Daughters of Bharat Ratna M.S. Subbulakshmi and the Grand Daughters of Dr Radha Viswanathan. Aishwarya began learning Carnatic Music from her 4th year from her Great Grandmother and Grandmother.
From her 4th to 6th year she also learnt from Smt Sharanya Krishna, a disciple of Smt Suguna Purushothaman. She has been under the tutelage of Karnataka Kalashree Smt Jambu Kannan for the last 16 years.
She has trained under Vidwan A Shankar Raman with the Veena. Aishwarya has also been learning Hindustani Music from Pandit Nagaraj Rao Havaldar and Sri Omkar Havaldar. She is also under advanced training with Violin Maestro Vidwan V V Subrahmanyam. S.Saundarya trains under Sangita Kala Acharya Vidushi Smt Neela Ramgopal and also learns dance (Vazhuvoorar Bani) from Smt Sumitra Nitin.
Saundarya is under the tutelage of Smt Anuthama Murali (a disciple of Vidushi Sangita Kalanidhi A Kanyakumari) under whom she trains on violin & has also been learning Hindustani Vocal under Sri Omkarnath Havaldar.
Our heartfelt thank you to the following persons: Cinematography : Sri Shreedhar Mechri BGM Composer : Sri Tirumale Srinivas Veena : Sri A. Shankar Raman Violin : Smt Anuthama Murali Flute: Sri Mahesh Swami Mridangam :Sri Phanindra Bhaskar Tabla : Sri Madhusudhan Keyboard: Sri Aakash Rhythm Pad: Sri D Prasanna Kumar Audio Recording and Mastering at Prabhat Studio - Bengaluru.
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