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Date: Sep 16 th , 2018 Occasion: 102 nd Birth Anniversary of “The Nightingale of India” Bharat Ratna Song: Jo Achyutananda Raga: Kapi © & ℗ 2018: - Grandson of Bharat Ratna All rights reserved and owned by Suswaralakshmi Foundation for Classical Music and Performing Arts This is one of the most popular compositions of Annamacharya which has been immortalised by the rendering of my Great Grandmother Smt. and my Grandmother Viswanathan. In this song the poet assumes and transforms himself into Yasoda and sing this lullaby to Baalakrishna teasing the Lord as a thief who steals butter from all the houses even though he is offered milk in a golden bowl in his own house. Background to this recording: After our concert at Sri PrasannaVenkateshwara Swami Temple, Memphis, Tennessee, US on May 5 th , 2018, my sister S Saundarya and I were requested to sing a “Laali” song in front of the Deity by the temple management for “Ekaantha Seva”. We both sang “Jo Achyutananda” without any accompaniments and with only Tambura Shruthi. The temple committee then requested us to send a recording of this wonderful composition just as we had sung in the “Sanctum Sanctorum” so that they could play this for Bhagawan Balaji daily at night for “Ekaantha Seva”. And therefore, this recording which you will hear is with Tambura Shruthi only. The tambura being played in the video is the “Lakshmi” Tambura of my Great Grandmother and Grandmother which they had used in innumerable concerts in India and abroad. (along with the other Tambura “Saraswathi”) On this 102 nd birthday, this composition is our humble offering by both of us to the memory of our Great Grand Mother Bharat Ratna M.S. Subbulakshmi and my Grandmother Viswanathan. Recorded at Prabhath Studios Video Credits: Sri. Shreedhar Mechri & are the Great Grand Daughters of Bharat Ratna and the Grand Daughters of Dr Radha Viswanathan and the torch bearers of the MS Legacy. began learning Carnatic Music from her 4th year from her Great Grandmother and Grandmother. From her 4th to 6th year she also learnt from Smt Sharanya Krishna, a disciple of Smt Suguna Purushothaman. She has been under the tutelage of Karnataka Kalashree Smt Jambu Kannan for the last 16 years. She has trained under Vidwan A Shankar Raman and Vidushi on the Veena. Aishwarya has also been learning Hindustani Music from Pandit Nagaraj Rao Havaldar and Sri Omkar Havaldar. She is also under advanced training with Violin Maestro Vidwan V V Subrahmanyam. trains under Sangita Kala Acharya Vidushi Smt Neela Ramgopal and also learns dance (Vazhuvoorar Bani) from Smt Sumitra Nitin. Saundarya is under the tutelage of Smt Anuthama Murali (a disciple of Vidushi Sangita Kalanidhi A Kanyakumari) under whom she trains on violin & has also been learning Hindustani Vocal under Sri Omkarnath Havaldar.
