Introvert Baba let his voice do the talking: Son Shrinivas on Pandit Bhimsen Joshi

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Published: Wednesday, Jan 25, 2012, 15:40 IST
By Pallavi Kharade | Place: Pune | Agency: DNA

Introvert Baba let his voice do the talking: Son Shrinivas on Pandit Bhimsen Joshi

“He was an introvert and didn’t speak much. Though artists like to talk about themselves, baba never spoke about himself,” were the words of Shrinivas Joshi, son of legendary vocalist, late Pandit Bhimsen Joshi.

Shrinivas was one of many people who paid tributes to the Bharat Ratna awardee on the occasion of his first death anniversary on Tuesday.

Family, friends and fans remembered the great music maestro by organising various programmes organised in his memory.

Shrinivas sung six bandish, written and composed by himself, at a concert titled ‘Sansmaran’ organised by Arya Sangeet Prasarak Mandal in Shivajinagar.

“I had written 12 bandishs on the facets of baba’s nature and music two years ago. Later I composed them in various taal,” he said.

“I had written a bandish Ajab Nirala, le maja maun ras akela and other bandishs. But, I was too embarrassed it to show it to him,” he added.

Bhimsen Joshi’s daughter, Subhada Mulgund, who used to accompany him on tambura in many concerts, said, “He was a very sharp and intelligent man. He created his voice by doing riyaaz for hours and used his own vision for beauty to present the songs.”

Upendra Bhat, Bhimsen Joshi’s disciple, recollected an incident when the audience was so spellbound with Panditji’s voice that they didn’t realise that the concert was over.

(Source: 01/25/2012 – DNA India | Mumbai – Report)

Padma Awards 2012 list

The President of India has approved the conferment of Padma Awards-2012. This year the President has approved 109 awards including one duo case (counted as one) and 14 in the category of Foreigners/ NRIs/ PIOs/ Posthumous. These comprise five Padma Vibhushan, 27 Padma Bhushan and 77 Padma Shri Awards. There are 19 women among the awardees.

Padma Awards, the country’s highest civilian awards, are conferred in three categories, namely, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri. The Awards are given in all disciplines/ fields of activities, viz. art, social work, public affairs, science and engineering, trade and industry, medicine, literature and education, sports, civil service, etc. ‘Padma Vibhushan’ is awarded for exceptional and distinguished service; ‘Padma Bhushan’ for distinguished service of high order and ‘Padma Shri’ for distinguished service in any field. The awards are announced on the occasion of Republic Day every year.

The awards will conferred by the President of India at a function held at Rashtrapati Bhawan in March/April.

Padma Vibhushan

1. Shri K G Subramanyan – Art-Painting & Sculpture – West Bengal
2. Late Shri Mario De Miranda – Art-Cartoonist – Goa*
3. Late (Dr.)Bhupen Hazarika – Art- Vocal Music – Assam*
4. Dr. Kantilal Hastimal Sancheti – Medicine – Orthopedics – Maharashtra
5. Shri T V Rajeswar – Civil Service – Delhi
Padma Bhushan
1. Smt. Shabana Azmi – Art – Cinema – Maharashtra
2. Shri Khaled Choudhury – Art – Theatre – West Bengal
3. Shri Jatin Das – Art – Painting – Delhi
4. Pandit Buddhadev Das Gupta – Art – Instrumental Music – Sarod – West Bengal
5. Shri Dharmendra Singh Deol alias Dharmendra – Art – Cinema – Maharashtra
6. Dr. Trippunithwra Viswanathan Gopalkrishnan – Art – Classical vocal and instrumental music – Tamil Nadu
7. Ms. Mira Nair – Art – Cinema – Delhi
8. Shri M.S. Gopalakrishnan – Art – Instrumental Music-Violin – Tamil Nadu
9. Shri Anish Kapoor – Art – Sculpture – UK*
10. Shri Satya Narayan Goenka – Social Work – Maharashtra
11. Dr. (Judge) Patibandla Chandrasekhar Rao – Public Affairs – Germany*
12. Shri George Yong-Boon Yeo – Public Affairs – Singapore*
13. Prof. Shashikumar Chitre – Science and Engineering – Maharashtra
14. Dr. M S Raghunathan – Science and Engineering – Maharashtra
15. Shri Subbiah Murugappa Vellayan – Trade and Industry – Tamil Nadu
16. Shri Balasubramanian Muthuraman – Trade and Industry – Maharashtra
17. Dr. Suresh H. Advani – Medicine – Oncology – Maharashtra
18. Dr. Noshir H Wadia – Medicine-Neurology – Maharashtra
19. Dr. Devi Prasad Shetty – Medicine-Cardiology – Karnataka
20. Prof. (Dr.) Shantaram Balwant Mujumdar – Literature and Education – Maharashtra
21. Prof. Vidya Dehejia – Literature and Education – USA*
22. Prof. Arvind Panagariya – Literature and Education – USA*
23. Dr. Jose Pereira – Literature and Education – USA*
24. Dr. Homi K. Bhabha – Literature and Education – UK *
25. Shri N Vittal – Civil Service – Kerala
26. Shri Mata Prasad – Civil Service – Uttar Pradesh
27. Shri Ronen Sen – Civil Service – West Bengal

Padma Shri

1. Shri Vanraj Bhatia – Art – Music – Maharashtra
2. Shri Zia Fariduddin Dagar – Art – Music – vocal – Maharashtra
3. Smt. Nameirakpam Ibemni Devi – Art – Music- Khongjom Parba – Manipur
4. Shri Ramachandra Subraya Hegde Chittani – Art – Yakshagana dance drama – Karnataka
5. Shri Moti Lal Kemmu – Art – Playwright – Jammu and Kashmir
6. Shri Shahid Parvez Khan – Art – Instrumental Music-Sitar – Maharashtra
7. Shri Mohan Lal Kumhar – Art – Terracotta – Rajasthan
8. Shri Sakar Khan Manganiar – Art – Rajasthani Folk Music – Rajasthan
9. Smt. Joy Michael – Art – Theatre – Delhi
10. Dr. Minati Mishra – Art – Indian Classical Dance-Odissi. – Orissa
11. Shri Natesan Muthuswamy – Art – Theatre. – Tamil Nadu
12. Smt. R. Nagarathnamma – Art – Theatre – Karnataka
13. Shri Kalamandalm Sivan Nambootiri – Art – Indian Classical Dance- Kutiyattam – Kerala
14. Smt. Yamunabai Waikar – Art – Indian Folk Music-Lavani. – Maharashtra
15. Shri Satish Alekar – Art – Playwright – Maharashtra
16. Pandit Gopal Prasad Dubey – Art – Chhau dance and choreography – Jharkhand
17. Shri Ramakant Gundecha and Shri Umakant Gundecha# – Art – Indian Classical Music- Vocal – Madhya Pradesh
18. Shri Anup Jalota – Art-Indian Classical Music- Vocal – Maharashtra
19. Shri Soman Nair Priyadarsan – Art – Cinema- Direction – Kerala
20. Shri Sunil Janah – Art-Photography – Assam
21. Ms. Laila Tyebji – Art-Handicrafts – Delhi
22. Shri Vijay Sharma – Art-Painting – Himachal Pradesh
23. Smt. Shamshad Begum – Social Work – Chattisgarh
24. Smt. Reeta Devi – Social Work – Delhi
25. Dr. P.K. Gopal – Social Work – Tamil Nadu
26. Smt. Phoolbasan Bai Yadav – Social Work – Chattisgarh
27. Dr. G. Muniratnam – Social Work – Andhra Pradesh
28. Shri Niranjan Pranshankar Pandya – Social Work – Maharashtra
29. Dr. Uma Tuli – Social Work – Delhi
30. Shri Sat Paul Varma – Social Work – Jammu and Kashmir
31. Smt.Binny Yanga – Social Work – Arunachal Pradesh
32. Shri Yezdi Hirji Malegam – Public Affairs – Maharashtra
33. Shri Pravin H. Parekh – Pubic Affairs – Delhi
34. Dr. V. Adimurthy – Science and Engineering – Kerala
35. Dr. Krishna Lal Chadha – Science and Engineering – Agriculture – Delhi
36. Prof. Virander Singh Chauhan – Science and Engineering – Delhi
37. Prof. Rameshwar Nath Koul Bamezai – Science and Engineering – Jammu and Kashmir
38. Dr. Vijaypal Singh – Science and Engineering – Agricultural Research – Uttar Pradesh
39. Dr. Lokesh Kumar Singhal – Science and Engineering – Punjab
40. Dr. Yagnaswami Sundara Rajan – Science and Engineering – Karnataka
41. Prof. Jagadish Shukla – Science and Engineering – USA*
42. Ms. Priya Paul – Trade and Industry – Delhi
43. Shri Shoji Shiba – Trade and Industry – Japan*
44. Shri Gopinath Pillai – Trade and Industry – Singapore*
45. Shri Arun Hastimal Firodia – Trade and Industry – Maharashtra
46. Dr. Swati A. Piramal – Trade and Industry – Maharashtra
47. Prof. Mahdi Hasan – Medicine-Anatomy – Uttar Pradesh
48. Dr. Viswanathan Mohan – Medicine – Diabetology – Tamil Nadu
49. Dr. J. Hareendran Nair – Medicine – Ayurveda – Kerala
50. Dr. Vallalarpuram Sennimalai Natarajan – Medicine – Geriatrics – Tamil Nadu
51. Dr. Jitendra Kumar Singh – Medicine – Oncology – Bihar
52. Dr. Shrinivas S. Vaishya – Medicine-Healthcare – Daman and Diu
53. Dr. Nitya Anand – Medicine – Drugs Research – Uttar Pradesh
54. Late Dr. Jugal Kishore – Medicine – Homoeopathy – Delhi *
55. Dr. Mukesh Batra – Medicine-Homeopathy – Maharashtra
56. Dr. Eberhard Fischer – Literature and Education – Switzerland*
57. Shri Kedar Gurung – Literature and Education – Sikkim
58. Shri Surjit Singh Patar – Literature and Education – Poetry – Punjab
59. Shri Vijay Dutt Shridhar – Literature and Education – Journalism – Madhya Pradesh
60. Shri Irwin Allan Sealy – Literature and Education – Uttarakhand
61. Ms. Geeta Dharmarajan – Literature and Education – Delhi
62. Prof. Sachchidanand Sahai – Literature and Education – Haryana
63. Smt. Pepita Seth – Literature and Education – Kerala
64. Dr. Ralte L. Thanmawia – Literature and Education – Mizoram
65. Shri Ajeet Bajaj – Sports – Skiing – Delhi
66. Smt. Jhulan Goswami – Sports – Women’s Cricket – West Bengal
67. Shri Zafar Iqbal – Sports-Hockey – Uttar Pradesh
68. Shri Devendra Jhajrija – Sports – Athletics- Paralympics – Rajasthan
69. Shri Limba Ram – Sports – Archery – Rajasthan
70. Shri Syed Mohammed Arif – Sports – Badminton – Andhra Pradesh
71. Prof. Ravi Chaturvedi – Sports- Commentary – Delhi
72. Shri Prabhakar Vaidya – Sports-Physical Education – Maharashtra
73. Shri T. Venkatapathi Reddiar – Others-Horticulture – Puducherry
74. Dr. K. (Kota) Ullas Karanth – Others-Wildlife Conservation and Environment Protection – Karnataka
75. Shri K Paddayya – Others-Archaeology – Maharashtra
76. Shri Swapan Guha – Others-Ceramics – Rajasthan
77. Dr. Kartikeya V. Sarabhai – Others – Environmental Education – Gujarat

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* indicates awardees in the category of Foreigners / NRIs/ PIOs/ Posthumous

(Source: 25 Jan 2012 06:26:09 PM IST – expressbuzz.com)

SPIC MACAY (Bangalore): Y a m i n i 2012

artists:

Smt. Ashwini Bhide Deshpande

Smt. Ashwini Bhide-Deshpande is a Hindustani classical music vocalist of the Jaipur-Atrauli Gharana. Born in Mumbai into a family with strong musical traditions, Dr. Bhide-Deshpande has earned the reputation of being one of the top young artists of India. She has an intimate understanding of Bandish and has created many of her own bandishes which are respected all over the world.

Smt. Kala Ramnath

Maestro Kala Ramnath, the contemporary torch-bearer of the Mewati Gharana, stands today amongst the most outstanding instrumental musicians in the North Indian classical genre. She has completely revolutionized the technique of playing the violin by taking this instrument so close to vocal music that today her violin is called ‘The Singing Violin’. She was involved in the background score of the Hollywood film Blood Diamond.

Smt. Alarmel Valli

Alarmel Valli is an Indian classical dancer, a choreographer, and the foremost exponent of the Pandanallur style Indian classical dance form of Bharatnatyam. She is the founder of ‘Dipashikha’, a centre for fine arts in Chennai. She was the youngest dancer to be conferred the President’s award of Padmasri followed by Padma Bhushan by Govt. of India in 2004. Her work has been lauded for creating an international awareness of Bharatanatyam.

Sri. T.N.Seshagopalan

Madurai Thirumalai Nambi Seshagopalan is a noted Carnatic singer, musician and composer. He has been the first Indian vocalist to perform at international festivals in Adelaide, Perth and New Zealand. His contribution to Tamil Isai has been noteworthy when measured by the sheer quantity and variety of verses he has set to tune. He was conferred the Padma Vibhushan in 2004.

Sri. Shashank Subramanyam

Shashank Subramanyam is a classical flautist presently considered one of the best Bamboo Flute artists in the world. The BBC World TV telecast a documentary on Shashank titled ‘Destination Music’, recently. Shashank has propelled the Bamboo flute into an enviable position by his playing techniques of which ‘the multi flute transposed fingering technique’ & ‘the dual octave production’ have won him world acclaim.

date: January 25th 2012, 7.00PM onwards

schedule:

venue:

Open Air Theatre, IIM Bangalore
Opp Apollo Hospital, Bannerghatta Road,
Bangalore 560076

(Source: 01/2012 – www.yamini-iibm.com)

Berlin: Bei diesen Krankheiten hilft Musiktherapie

(dapd-25.01.12/Berlin) Schöne Musik entspannt und macht glücklich. Schon vor der Antike machten sich Ärzte die heilende Wirkung von Klängen zu Nutze. Bei bestimmten Krankheiten ist die Therapieform besonders erfolgreich.

Chronische Kopfschmerzen und Migräne können erfolgreich mit Musiktherapie behandelt werden. Studien von Wissenschaftlern der SRH Hochschule Heidelberg belegen, dass sich bei einer Kombination von medizinischer Schmerztherapie und Musiktherapie die Stärke der Schmerzen deutlich verringert. Zur Verbesserung der Lebensqualität von Patienten tragen die aktive wie auch die passive Form der Musiktherapie bei.

So wirkt Musik auf unseren Körper

Bei der aktiven Form steht das Improvisieren im Vordergrund. Frei von allem Leistungsdruck projiziert der Kopfschmerzpatient seine angestauten Emotionen auf das Instrument. Dabei kommt es nicht darauf an, wie es klingt. Vielmehr soll im musikalischen Rollenspiel mit dem Therapeuten eine gewisse Erstarrung gelöst werden, die sich nach Aussage der Forscher bei vielen Schmerzpatienten in allen Lebensbereichen zeigt.

Bei der passiven Musiktherapie geht es um das Musikhören zur Entspannung. Verbunden mit unterstützenden Übungen und Gesprächen mit dem Therapeuten kann die Musik den Stresszustand mindern, in dem sich der Betroffene fast immer befindet. Die Musik kann so auf die Gefühlswelt einwirken und tiefere Schichten zum Klingen bringen, zu denen die Sprache nicht vordringen kann.

Die Wurzeln dieser Therapieform gehen auf Zeiten vor der Antike zurück. Die Musiktherapie nutzt dieses alte Wissen und erweitert es durch neue wissenschaftliche Erkenntnisse zu ihrem heutigen Wirkungsverständnis.

(Quelle: 25.01.2012 – dapd)

Maryville: Music Therapy Heals in Wonderful

By Doug Miner

(January 25, 2012) Maryville’s music therapy program is fully accredited, and the only school in the area where it is offered.

Music therapy is on a lot of radars these days, partly due to the impressive improvement Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords has shown using the approach after being shot earlier this year. Town and Country’s Maryville University has offered the field of study since 1972.

Music therapists uses music for therapeutic goals, just like an occupational or speech therapist.

“Music and speech have a lot in common,” said Cynthia Briggs, director of Maryville’s music therapy program. “Techniques using music and singing are helping (Giffords) rebuild her language.”

Briggs said Giffords can understand speech, but she’s working on speaking herself. She’s also using music to help regain her coordination.

“Humans are so rhythmic that when we set something to a very steady beat, it enhances their learning, their rehabilitation,” she said.

Crystal Weaver earned a master’s degree from the Maryville in music therapy in 2010, and is now part-time professor there, and puts it to work fulltime at Saint Louis University Cancer Center. She uses the therapy to help patient with their fears and pain management during their treatment process.

She sets the music to about 66 beats per minute, and the stressed patient’s heart rate begins to slow down to match the music.

“Our bodies have a way of adapting to the rhythms around us,” Weaver said.

And the kind of music doesn’t matter–whatever the patient prefers is what she uses–it’s not true that classical music is the most calming, Weaver said.

Music therapy began to organize as an occupation about 60 years ago, after World War II, when hospitals were full of veterans and musicians had started working with them. Briggs said it’s growing around the world.

Maryville has two fulltime and six part-time faculty, and about 70 students. The first two years of study looks like a music major. A student reads music, plays an instrument, and learns music theory and history. Then they take courses that put music into therapeutic settings.

After fieldwork and a thousand-hour internship, a student is eligible to sit for the board for their exam to be a board-certified music therapist.

Two years ago Maryville launched Kids Rock Cancer, a program to help kids at Children’s Hospital and Cardinal Glennon Children’s Medical Center deal with their disease. Children in the program write lyrics with music therapist, Tracie Heuring, a Maryville music therapy alumnus.

“It gives them a chance to open up and talk about how they’re feeling,” project director Kristie Skor said. “They go back and look at the notes together and start to put together some lyrics. And there’s usually a theme that emerges.” After the words are written, they use a computer program called Garage Band to produce it and burn it onto a CD.

Through the process, the children think and talk about what they’re what they’re going through.

“It’s a wonder gift for that family to have sort of a snapshot of how the child is thinking and feeling and to hear their words,” Skor said.

(Source: 01/25/2012 – TownAndCountry-ManchesterPatch | Schools, Local Connections)