Minister for Local Self-Governments M.B. Rajesh inaugurating 11-day Swaralaya Samanwayam music and dance festival at Rapadi open air auditorium in Palakkad on Saturday evening.
Curtain went up on an 11-day dance and music programme being organised by the Swaralaya here on Saturday evening. The inaugural session of the Swaralaya Samanwayam marked a musical programme that paid tributes to lyricists Bichu Thirumala and M.D. Rajendran.
The musical evening named ‘Ezhu swarangalum thazhuki varunnoru gaanam’ gave life to the songs of Bichu Thirumala and M.D. Rajendran at Rapadi open air auditorium.
Singer Sudeep Kumar kicked off the programme with a masterly rendition of ‘Kuri varachalum’, followed by Rajalakshmi singing ‘Thushara bindukkale’, and Chitra Arun rendering ‘Ariyaathe’.
Edappal Viswan sang the title song for the programme ‘Ezhu swarangalum thazhuki varunnoru gaanam’.
Vocalist Bhavana Radhakrishnan and team will present a Carnatic musical orchestra on Sunday evening. It will be followed by a Mohiniyattam performance by Rajita Ravi.
Inaugurating the Swaralaya Samanwaya programme, Minister for Local Administration M.B. Rajesh said that art and cultural expressions would help uphold the country’s constitutional values especially at a time when the country’s unity was facing challenges. He said the music and dance festival should fulfil both artistic and social roles.
V.K. Sreekandan, MP, Rahul Mamkootathil, MLA, District Panchayat president K. Binumol, Municipal Chairperson Prameela Sasidharan, District Collector S. Chithra and several other dignitaries joined the Minister in lighting the inaugural lamp.
Published – December 21, 2024 09:40 pm IST