Guruguhodayam: A musical evening to celebrate Mudduswami Dikshitar's 250 birth anniversary

ANUSHRUTHI ARTS, in association with Sri Krishna Datta Hanuman Temple, Anand Dance, and R R International invites you to

GURUGUHODAYAM

a musical evening to celebrate the 250th birth anniversary of the magnum opus composer Muddusvami Dikshitar

PROGRAM AGENDA

• LECTURE DEMONSTRATION BY Vid K ARUN PRAKASH - Sri Arun Prakash will present a lecture on the various Laya aspects underpinning Muddusvami Diskhitar's compositions. 
• Honoring Chicago-land /Mid-west teachers and Guru Smt Suguna Varadachari and Guru Vid Sri R K Sriramkumar
• Vedic Chants by Chicagoland Ritviks and young students
• DEVI KSHETRADANAM - A musical discourse on devi kshetras visited by Mudduswamy Dikshitar, emphasizing compositions composed by him on the respective deities from the kshetras, along with facts and interesting stories on the composer's travelogue and more. The segment will be supported by students of Guruguhodayam, a masterclass tutored by Vid Sri Aravind Sundar

FREE EVENT | ALL ARE WELCOME

Please purchase the tickets (at NO COST) to reserve seating and help us with food planning. If you choose to donate to Anushruthi, kindly Zelle your contributions to anushruthiarts@gmail.com OR donate as you reserve your seats. Your PRE-REGISTRATION will help us plan for dinner arrangements. Dinner will be available for a nominal donation

Sangita Kala Acharya Smt. Suguna Varadachari, is a distinguished Carnatic musician and an exemplary teacher with profound knowledge of both practical and theoretical aspects of music. She trained under the legendary Musiri Subramaniya Iyer, who nourished her with the very nuances of classicism and aesthetics in music and later under Sri Calcutta Krishnamurthy, a distinguished musician, composer and a teacher par excellence.

Sri R K Shriramkumar belongs to a family of eminent Carnatic musicians who had his initial lessons in violin playing from Vidushi Smt Savitri Satyamurthy. Shriramkumar was then trained in vocal music and violin by his grandfather Shri R K Venkatarama Shastry. He later received guidance in violin from Vidvan Shri V V Subrahmanyam and in vocal music from Vidvan Shri D K Jayaraman. Sri R K Sriramkumar has been designated as the Sangita Kalanidhi for the year 2025 to preside over the Madras Music Academy's annual conference.

Shri. S. Aravind , a Carnatic vocalist from Illinois , initially started training under Innisai Maamani. Smt. Padma Veeraraghavan, and then subsequently trained from Acharya Choodamani, Sri. A. Sundaresan who is a recognized authority on the compositions of Syama Sastri. He continues to learn from Sangita Kala Aacharya Smt Suguna Varadachari. Aravind is also the creative director of Anushruthi Arts , a registered Not for profit organization in the State of Illinois, dedicated to promote classical arts

'Guruguhodayam' is a Masterclass conceived by Vid Sri Aravind Sundar (disciple of Sangita Kala Acharya Smt Suguna Varadachari) to commemorate the 250th birth year of Sri Muddusvami Dikshitar, specifically focusing on specific Devi-Kshetra krithis composed by the mangnum-opus composer. These compositions will be taught by Smt Suguna Varadachari and Sri R K Shriramkumar.

Anushruthi Arts is a tax-exempt nonprofit organization based in Illinois and founded in 2023 by Aarthi Aravind & Aravind Sundar to promote education in classical arts. The organization’s goal is to offer access to pristine art forms through classes, workshops and lecture demonstrations to all interested music students and connoisseurs alike. The organization has successfully conducted sevaral master classes under the guidance of guru Sangita Kala Acharya Smt Suguna Varadachari and hopes for many more in the coming years.