Archive · 22 Dec 2025
C.P. Sarathy Memorial Events Begin Today
A special music event called the Sri C.P. Sarathy Memorial NRI Artistes Series is starting today in Hyderabad.
A famous mridangist named Dr Yella Venkateshwara Rao will open the event.
It will last for three days and will feature a lecture about a famous musician named Muthuswamy Dikshitar by a man named Jagadisan Shivakumar.
Shivakumar is a musician and a teacher who lives in the United States.
He will talk about the beautiful music of Dikshitar and how it is special.
The event is a way to celebrate Indian classical music and bring together artists who live outside of India.
Dr Yella Venkateshwara Rao will inaugurate the Sri C.P. Sarathy Memorial NRI Artistes Series in Hyderabad.
The event will be held over three days at Meenakshi Sundaram Hall, Shrinath Bhavan Hall.
The opening day features a lecture-demonstration by Jagadisan Shivakumar on 'Splendour of Muthuswamy Dikshitar'.
Shivakumar is a musician, musicologist, and president of a consulting firm based in Northern Virginia.
He is the founder of Gamakam, a music school in the Washington DC area, and has presented at several music festivals.
- Who
- Dr Yella Venkateshwara Rao, Jagadisan Shivakumar
- What
- Inauguration of C.P. Sarathy Memorial NRI Artistes Series
- When
- Monday at 6 pm
- Where
- Meenakshi Sundaram Hall, Shrinath Bhavan Hall, Hyderabad
- Why
- To honor C.P. Sarathy and promote Indian classical music among NRI artistes
- Event Name
- Sri C.P. Sarathy Memorial NRI Artistes Series
- Inaugurator
- Dr Yella Venkateshwara Rao
- Location
- Meenakshi Sundaram Hall, Shrinath Bhavan Hall
- Duration
- 3 days
- Opening Day Feature
- Lecture-demonstration by Jagadisan Shivakumar
- Lecture Topic
- Splendour of Muthuswamy Dikshitar
- Shivakumar's Role
- President of a consulting firm, musician, and musicologist
- Shivakumar's School
- Gamakam, Washington DC area