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

18th Annual Swati Tirunal Day
Saturday, Apil 18, 2009 (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.

NEW!! - 2009 ST Day Program & Schedule of Items - NEW!! (10 am 4/17/09)

For questions or information, please contact/email:
R. Jayakrishnan (jaykay@translab.its.uci.edu,949-209-7302 cell)

2008 ST Day Program

Featured Evening Programs

Ramakrishnan Murthy

Karnatic Vocal Concert

Ramakrishnan Murthy
Accompanied by
Violin: Nishanth Chandran
Mrudangam: Shubha Chandramouli
Navia Natarajan
Divya Devaguptapu

Dance Program

Navia Natarajan & Divya Devaguptapu
Accompanied by
Nattuvangam/Vocals: Babu Parameswaran
Vocals: Vani Ramamurthi, Vini Sundaram
Mrudangam: Shubha Chandramouli
Violin: Shiva Ramamurthi



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 (949-733-3002)