OHM (Organization of Hindu Malayalees)
with Kerala Hindus of North America (KHNA) and
the Swati Tirunal Institute of Visual Arts and Music (SIVAM)
Proudly Presents the

17th Annual Swati Tirunal Day
Saturday, May 24, 2008 (9.00 am to 9.30 pm)
Hoover School Auditorium
3501 Country Club Drive, Lakewood, California

Swati Tirunal (1813-1846), Maharaja of Travancore, India, composed music in both Hindusthani and Karnatic styles and is also perhaps the finest-ever composer of music for dance in India as well as one of the earliest writers of modern Hindi poetry for music. The Day's program consists of several hours of renditions of Maharaja Swati Tirunal's compositions (Ragamaalikas, Navaratri Kritis, Kirtanams and Padams) by well-known local musicians. The Maharaja's Hindustani compositions are also featured. All music lovers are welcome at the program, and musicians are welcome to perform. Sangeethakalaanidhis TN Krishnan, Ramani, TK Govinda Rao, RK Sreekantan, Vellore Ramabhadran, and Hindusthani doyen Lakshmi Shankar are some of the luminaries to have graced the festival over the years.

Schedule of Programs, 2008
Updated - FRIDAY 7am (No changes expected, but check back by 4 pm FRI, just to confirm!)

OHM Thanks the Chief Sponsors, Sajan Pillai & Family and SIVAM for the generous support!

Featured Evening Programs
Pandit Ramesh Narayan

Guest of Honor
Pandit Ramesh Narayan
Award-winning Movie Music Director and well-known exponent of Maharaja Hindusthani Compositions. Disciple of Padmavibhushan Pandit Jasraj, Mewati Gharana
Sandeep Narayan Karnatic Music Concert

Sandeep Narayan
Accompanied by
Nishanth Chandran, Violin
Nirmal Narayan, Mrudangam
Ravi Balasubramaniam, Ghatam
Swathi Kamakshi Ravi Bharatanatyam Program

Swithi Kamakshi Ravi
Seattle, WA


Admission: Free. For more information, or to perform during the day, contact/email: R. Jayakrishnan (jaykay@translab.its.uci.edu, 949-856-3225), Hari Nair (949-888-8527), or Ravi Vellatheri (949-786-0866)