Celebrating the life of Jesudas
A unique series of events will be held in Kochi during February and March to celebrate the life and work of the renowned singer K.J. Jesudas.
Jointly organised by district administration, the Department of Tourism, the Public Relations Department and Swaralaya, the events will begin on Friday, with a photo exhibition on the singer. The exhibition, organised by the photographer Leen Thobias, will include pictures of Mr. Jesudas, taken by Mr. Thobias as well as those from the past. These include one picture of the young Jesudas with his father, Augustine Bhagavathar, another one showing the poet Vayalar Rama Varma helping him onto the stage at a temple festival at Alappuzha, where he gave a concert despite protests from orthodox Hindus, as well as another one showing him with the legendary singer Mohammed Rafi in Mumbai.
The show is titled `Yesudas — The Person and Music.'
District Collector A.P.M. Mohammed Hanish said at a press conference that the events were being presented as part of honouring personalities who upheld the reputation of Kerala on the occasion of the State's 50th anniversary.
The formal inauguration of the exhibition by the noted historian and Chairman of Indian Council for Historic Research K.N. Panikkar will be held in the afternoon on Friday, though the show will start in the morning. Mr. Jesudas will talk on "Me and my life in music' after the inauguration.
On Saturday morning, the singer will visit St. Sebastian's School, Thoppumpady, his alma mater. He will, at first, interact with the students, followed by an exchange of memories between him and his old classmates. In the evening, the Union Minister Vayalar Ravi will inaugurate a seminar on the contributions of Mr. Jesudas to music.
The second session of the events will be held on March 1 and 2. A videoconference will be held on March 1, in which noted musicians and others from different parts of India and abroad will interact for one hour on music. Chairman of Kerala State Chalachitra Academy T.K. Rajeev Kumar will direct the videoconference.
The videoconference is slated to begin from 11 a.m. on March 1. The venue will be Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium, Kadavanthra. Prominent musicians from all over India as well as select personalities from India and other countries will take part in the programme.
On March 2, a public reception, followed by a Jesudas Musical Nite, will be held in the evening.
Renu Ramanath
(The Hindu-08/02/06, Wednesday)
A unique series of events will be held in Kochi during February and March to celebrate the life and work of the renowned singer K.J. Jesudas.
Jointly organised by district administration, the Department of Tourism, the Public Relations Department and Swaralaya, the events will begin on Friday, with a photo exhibition on the singer. The exhibition, organised by the photographer Leen Thobias, will include pictures of Mr. Jesudas, taken by Mr. Thobias as well as those from the past. These include one picture of the young Jesudas with his father, Augustine Bhagavathar, another one showing the poet Vayalar Rama Varma helping him onto the stage at a temple festival at Alappuzha, where he gave a concert despite protests from orthodox Hindus, as well as another one showing him with the legendary singer Mohammed Rafi in Mumbai.
The show is titled `Yesudas — The Person and Music.'
District Collector A.P.M. Mohammed Hanish said at a press conference that the events were being presented as part of honouring personalities who upheld the reputation of Kerala on the occasion of the State's 50th anniversary.
The formal inauguration of the exhibition by the noted historian and Chairman of Indian Council for Historic Research K.N. Panikkar will be held in the afternoon on Friday, though the show will start in the morning. Mr. Jesudas will talk on "Me and my life in music' after the inauguration.
On Saturday morning, the singer will visit St. Sebastian's School, Thoppumpady, his alma mater. He will, at first, interact with the students, followed by an exchange of memories between him and his old classmates. In the evening, the Union Minister Vayalar Ravi will inaugurate a seminar on the contributions of Mr. Jesudas to music.
The second session of the events will be held on March 1 and 2. A videoconference will be held on March 1, in which noted musicians and others from different parts of India and abroad will interact for one hour on music. Chairman of Kerala State Chalachitra Academy T.K. Rajeev Kumar will direct the videoconference.
The videoconference is slated to begin from 11 a.m. on March 1. The venue will be Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium, Kadavanthra. Prominent musicians from all over India as well as select personalities from India and other countries will take part in the programme.
On March 2, a public reception, followed by a Jesudas Musical Nite, will be held in the evening.
Renu Ramanath
(The Hindu-08/02/06, Wednesday)
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