Shri Purandaradaasar Trust (SPT)

Shri Purandaradaasar Trust (SPT) was formed on 7th June 2012 for the purpose of promoting Indian culture and music by conduct of Seminars, competitions...

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Activities Profile

Shri Purandaradaasar Trust (SPT) was formed on 7th June 2012 for the purpose of promoting Indian culture and music by conduct of Seminars, competitions, Lecture-cum-demonstrations, workshops, conducting free classes, publishing books on Indian music and culture and music concerts and honouring deserving students and artistes. This is a Unit of Sri Purandaradasar Baktha Samajam, a registered association, which was formed during 1994 by Vidwan Late Sri A.R.KANNAN. SPT is conducting its activities, planned and executed by an effective and a dynamic Trust Board under the Chairmanship of Sri R.Srinivasa Moorthy, Managing Trustee.

Anniversary & Annual Music Festival

This event is celebrated in the month of January / February every year, which includes Pooja, concerts, Conferring of Awards (one award instituted in memory of the Founder Vidwan Late Sri A.R.Kannan and 3 awards with the title `Dasa Kala Rathna’ to eminent Artistes and youth excellence awards). So far we have awarded 108 artistes of different faculties.  

Monthly concerts dedicated to Sri Purandaradasar / Gokhulashtami Celebrations 

Vocal / Instrumental concerts are organized every month and a special concert on Gokhulashtami day is also organized.  


OUR MANAGEMENT

Shri Purandaradaasar Trust (SPT)
R.Srinivasa Moorthy

Managing Trustee

Shri Purandaradaasar Trust (SPT)
K.Ramakrishnan

Trustee & Secretary

Shri Purandaradaasar Trust (SPT)
S.Chandran

Trustee & Joint Secretary

Shri Purandaradaasar Trust (SPT)
S.Subramanian

Trustee & Treasurer


Shri Purandaradaasar Trust (SPT)
Santhi Ramakrishnan

Trustee

Shri Purandaradaasar Trust (SPT)
V.N.Shankar

Trustee

Shri Purandaradaasar Trust (SPT)
K.V.Ramkumar

Trustee

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K.Sriram

Trustee

Homage Trips to the Places of Musical Importance

SPT takes musicians and music students to places of musical, spiritual, religious importance to pay Homage to the Saints and Composers.

We have organized following trips and performed music festivals at the following places

1. Tiruvaiyaru for a musical homage to Saint Sri Thyagaraja.

2. Organized a trip to Ettayapuram, where Sri Muthuswami Dikshidhar attained Samadhi.

3. Organized a trip to Thanjavur, where Sri Shyama Sastri attained Samadhi.

4. Organized a trip to Utthukkadu, where Utthukkadu Venkata Kavi attained Samadhi.

5. Organized a trip to Mysuru at Mysuru Vasudevachar’s ancestral home in Mysuru.

6. Organized a trip to Thennangur at Sri Pandurangar Temple.







Shri Purandaradaasar Trust (SPT)

OUR AWARDS

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1 KUMAR SHASTRI
Organizer
Vidwan A.R.Kannan Memorial Award
R.SEKAR
Organizer
Vidwan A.R.Kannan Memorial Award
A.RAMJI
Organizer
Vidwan A.R.Kannan Memorial Award
2 DR.SHERTALLAY K.N.RENGANATHA SHARMA
Vocal
Dasa Kala Rathna Award
JAYANTHI SRIDHARAN
Vocal
Dasa Kala Rathna Award
DR.USHALAKSHMI KRISHNAMOORTHI
Vocal
Dasa Kala Rathna Award
3 M.A.SUNDARESWARAN
Violin
Dasa Kala Rathna Award
DR.USHA RAJAGOPALAN
Violin
Dasa Kala Rathna Award
M.A.KRISHNASWAMY
Violin
Dasa Kala Rathna Award
4 PAPANASAM S.SETHURAMAN
Kanjira
Dasa Kala Rathna Award
DR.S.KARTHICK
Ghatam
Dasa Kala Rathna Award
VAIDYA RAJASEKAR
Mridangam
Dasa Kala Rathna Award
5 THANJAVUR S.BALAKRISHNAN
Kumbakonam R.N.Ganesan Memorial Award
KOLKATA K.VASUDEVAN
Kumbakonam R.N.Ganesan Memorial Award
NIL
6 H.HARIKRISHNAN
Mridangam
Youth Excellence Award
NAGORE R.ARAVIND SRIKANTH
Mridangam
Youth Excellence Award
NIL
7 V.SRIDHARMAVATHY
Violin
V.L. Vedagiri Memorial Award
MADURAI T.KISHORE
Violin
V.L. Vedagiri Memorial Award
B.RAMANAIAH
Violin
V.L. Vedagiri Memorial Award