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Kārunya Sindhu | Ocean of Mercy
A Musical Prayer and Offering
Performers
Karuna or Kārunya is one of the navarasā-s (nine emotions) of the Indian cultural pantheon, embodying the highest form of unconditional compassion and mercy.
Since time immemorial, poets, saints, composers and bhakta-s (devotees) have performed sādhana (ardent practice of any pursuit) with a yearning for divine Karuna. When Narayana Bhattathiri wrote the magnum opus Narayaneeyam in the 16th century, he said, “Oh Krishna, oh Kārunya Sindhu! May your feet, where all the liberated souls reside, always rest in my heart. Oh, ocean of compassion, destroy all my sorrows and confer an abundant flow of Supreme Bliss”. In the 19th Century, Patnam Subramania Iyer composed a Kriti pleading Lord Venkatesha to forgive all his sins and bestow abundant Kripa (mercy) with no further delay. Even when we make a prayer today, it is only natural for us to seek the Lord’s Karuna. It is also this very unconditional empathy that we have for one another that makes the world a beautiful place.
This concert through the evocative literature and music of composers like Tyagaraja, Patnam Subramania Iyer, the Dāsā-s and others, hopes to invoke this Ocean of Mercy, this Kārunya Sindhu.
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Performers
Vibha Arvind
Vibha began her training in Carnatic vocal music from Vid. Sumitra Nitin in Bengaluru 17 years ago as a 5-year-old. For the past 4 years, she has been under the tutelage of Vid. Bellary Raghavendra. She has also trained in Bharatanatyam for 5 years and in Mridangam for 2 years.
Owing to her passion and commitment to the art form, Vibha has had the opportunity to present her music on various platforms and in concerts. Some notable ones being- Vishesha Fine Arts; Pranava Fine Arts; Shankara Mutt; Ramachandrapura Mutt, Bengaluru; Swarajhari Sabha, Vijayawada; Vasudeva Kala Bhavana, Mysore and Thyagayya TV, Chennai.
In 2013, she had the opportunity to be a part of Vid. Bombay Jayashri’s Carnatic Choir conducted by the Bhoomija Trust where the young musical group performed at many prominent venues in Bengaluru and at the Madras Music Academy.
C V Shruthi
Born into a musical family, Shruthi has loved music since childhood. She started learning vocals from her grandfather and later the violin at the age of 10 from Vid. H K Narasimhamurthy, and Vid. Akkarai Sisters. She has accompanied many veteran artists as well as up and coming youth artists.
She was awarded Best Accompanist (Violin) in Nadakishorotsava (2019); Best Solo and Accompanist in Naada Yuva Youth Music Festival (2022), Gandharv Bhushan, String Category in Jhankriti (2022) and Udayonmukhi (2023).
Kaushik Sridhar
Kaushik is highly passionate about Music and Mridangam since his early years and started right from the age of 6 under Sri Vinay Nagarajan and then in 2014 started taking advance lessons under the tutelage of senior Mridanga Vidwan Sri Trichur R Mohan. Kaushik has won many competitions and awards, namely from the Madras Music Academy, Rasika Ranjana Sabha, and L Subramanium School of Music
