CHENNAI, December 1: The 22nd Margazhi Mahotsav of Bharat Kalachar will begin on December 12. Mr. P.Chidambaram (now the Union Home Minister) is slated to preside over the inaugural function. Mr. T.S. Narayanasami, Chairman and Managing Director of Bank of India, will be guest of honour. On the inaugural day, R.K. Shrikantan and Kalanidhi Narayanan will be conferred the title`Gnankala Bharathi'. K.J. Yesudas will be honoured with the title `Viswa Kala Bharathi'.

The `Yuva Kala Bharathi' awardees are: S. Saketaraman, Sumithra Vasudev, Trichur brothers (Srikrishna Mohan and Ramkumar Mohan) and Vasudha Ravi (vocaliss); B. Ananthakrishnan and Amritha Murali (violinists); K.S.Ramana, Nirmal Narayanan (mridangam); B. Shreesundarakumar (kanjira); Jyotsna Jagannathan and Divya Shivasundar (bharathanatyam); and K. N. Sajilal (all rounder in bharathanatyam, nattuvangam and choreography).

For details, contact: + 91 - 44-2834 3045 / 4202 4304
Web address: www.bharatkalachar.com

December 12, 2008 (FRI)
04.00 PM	STHREE THAAL THARANG presents “LAYA RAAGA SANGAMAM” A “GHATA THARANG” concert conceived and directed by SUKANYA RAMGOPAL on Ghata Tharang, Ghatam & Konnakol J. Yoga Vandana - Veena Jyotsna Manjunath - Violin Ashwini K Varagur - Flute Ranjani Venkatesh - Mridangam Bhagyalakshmi M Krishna - Morsing
05.45 PM	Smt NALINI CHIDAMBARAM. Lights THe Kuthuvilakku
06.00 PM	Dr.SRINIDHI CHIDAMBARAM. Presents Vainava Tamizb a margam prcsentation of Poems from the Divyaprabhandam
08.00 PM	AWARD FUNCTION Sri P.CHIDAMBARAM, Hon’ble Home Minister, Govt. of India inaugurates and presides; Sri TS.NARAYANASAMY, Chairman & Managing Director, Bank of India Dr.NALLI KUPPUSWAMY - will be the Guests of Honour
December 13, 2008 (SAT)
10.30 AM	MYSORE A CHANDANKUMAR - FLUTE (Great grandson of Sri Chowdaiah) H.N. Baskar - Violin Trivandrum V. Balaji - Mridangam H. Prasanna - Ghatam V. Anirudh Athreya - Kanjira
04.00 PM	T.V. SANKARANARAYANAN - VOCAL TKV Ramanujacharyulu - Violin Thiruvarur Bakthavatsalam - Mridangam T.V. Vasan - Ghatam
06.45 PM	Rukmini Devi’s ANDAL CHARITRAM by KALAKSHETRA REPERTORY
December 14, 2008 (SUN)
10.30 AM	SAINDHAVI & VINAYA - VOCAL Thiruvarur N. Balam - Violin Guru Raghavendran - Mridangam Chandrasekara Sharma - Ghatam Thiruvarur Saikrishnan - Kanjira
04.00 PM	An Evening of Carnatic Raagas with corresponding Ever Green Classical Cine Hits of MKT and also of P.U.Chinnappa, P.U.Kittappa, TMS,Seerkazhi Govindarajan presented by R. SURYAPRAKASH Programme Comperes: Y.Gee MAHENDRA & ARS
06.45 PM	PRIYADARSHINI GOVIND - BHARATHANATYAM
December 15, 2008 (MON)
04.30 PM	B. KANNAN - VEENA Melakaveri K. Balaji - Mridangam Dr.S. Karthick - Ghatam Papanasam S Sethuraman - Kanjira N. Sundar - Tabla & Morsing
06.45 PM	NEYVELI R SANTHANAGOPALAN - VOCAL MANDOLIN U SHRINIVAS - MANDOLIN V.V.Srinivasa Rao - Violin Trichy B Harikumar - Mridangam E.M. Subramaniam - Ghatam G.Guruprasanna - Kanjira
December 16, 2008 (TUE)
06.00 PM	ARUNA SAIRAM - VOCAL Lalgudi Vijayalakshmi - Violin J. Vaidhyanathan - Mridangam S.V. Ramani - Ghatam
December 17, 2008 (WED)
06.00 PM	P. UNNIKRISHNAN - VOCAL R.K.Shriramkumar - Violin K.V. Prasad - Mridangam Vaikom Gopalakrishnan - Ghatam
December 18, 2008 (THU)
06.00 PM	SANJAY SUBRAMANIAN - VOCAL M.R. Gopinath - Violin Tumkur Ravishankar - Mridangam N. Govindarajan - Ghatam
December 19, 2008 (FRI)
04.00 PM	VISHAKA HARI ‘s Sangeetha Upanyasam
06.45 PM	T.M. KRISHNA - VOCAL Mysore Manjunath - Violin V. Kamalakar Rao - Mridangam B.S. Purushotham - Kanjira
December 20, 2008 (SAT)
10.30 AM	ISSAI MAZHALAIS’ “Raagan Thanam Pallavi” ANANTHARAMAN - VOCAL Ananthakrishnan - Violin N.C. Bharadwaj - Mridangam Chadrasekar Sharma - Ghatam
11.30 AM	Issai Mazhalai’s Full Group PANCHARATNAM
04.00 PM	S. SHASHANK - FLUTE V. Srikanth - Violin Neyveli B Venkatesh - Mridangam
06.45 PM	Dr.VYJAYANTHIMALA BALI presenBHARATHANATYAM SOLO on “SITA VISLESHA TRAYAM” (three separations of Sita) from Valmiki Ramayanam
December 21, 2008 (SUN)
10.30 AM	KADRI GOPALNATH - SAXAPHONE A. Kanyakumari - Violin K.V. Prasad - Mridangam Thirupunithura Radhakrishnan - Ghatam Rajasekhar - Morsing
04.00 PM	SRIRAM PARASURAM & ANOORADHA SRIRAM – JUGAL BANDHI of Carnatic & Hindustani Music
06.45 PM	VIJAY YESUDOSS - VOCAL
December 22, 2008 (MON)
06.00 PM	BOMBAY JAYASHRI RAMNATH - VOCAL Vittal Ramamurthy - Violin Poongulam Subramanian - Mridangam K.V. Gopalakrishnan - Kanjira
December 23, 2008 (TUE)
06.00 PM	NITHYASHRI MAHADEVAN - VOCAL B. Raghavendra Rao - Violin Poongulam Subramanian - Mridangam Udupi Sridhar - Ghatam
December 24, 2008 (WED)
04.30 PM	O.S. ARUN - BHAJAN SANDHYA Mullaivasal G Chandramouli - Violin
06.45 PM	Thanjavur Murugabhoopathy - Mridangam Ganapathy - Tabla Kalaiselvam - Thalam RAMA VAIDYANATHAN - BHARATHANATYAM
December 25, 2008 (THU)
10.30 AM	Golden Voice & Silken Strings Dr.R.K. SHRIKANTAN - VOCAL Rudhrapatham S. Ramakanth - Vocal Support CHITRAVINA N. RAVIKIRAN - CHITRA VINA Guruvayur Durai - Mridangam T.V. Vasan - Ghatam
04.00 PM	LALGUDI GJR KRISHNAN & LALGUDI VIJAYALAKSHMI - VIOLIN DUET R. Ramesh - Mridangam T.V.Vasan - Ghatam
06.45 PM	Dr.PADMA SUBRAHMANYAM presents thematic BHARATHANRITHYAM “Paripaadal mudhal Bharathi Varai”
December 26, 2008 (FRI)
10.30 AM	PARASALA PONNAMMAL - VOCAL BHAMA KRISHNAN - Vocal Support Mullaivasal G Chandramouli - Violin J. Vaidhyanathan - Mridangam V.Anirudh Athreya - Kanjira
04.00 PM	MADURAI T.N. SESHAGOPALAN - VOCAL Sherthalai R. Sivakumar - Violin R. Ramesh - Mridangam B. Sreesundarkumar - Kanjira
06.45 PM	MEENAKSHI CHITTARANJAN & Disciples thematic BHARATHANATYAM
December 27, 2008 (SAT)
10.30 AM	Dr. RADHA BHASKAR - VOCAL Melakaveri Thiagarajan - Violin Mudhra Bhaskar - Mridangam G. Ravichandran - Ghatam
04.00 PM	O.S. THIAGARAJAN - VOCAL Delhi P Sunderrajan - Violin Srimushnam V Raja Rao - Mridangam U.N. Giridhar Uduppa - Ghatam
06.45 PM	Classical Dance Fusion – Laya Kavithai & Bhajjan Songs by RAJESWARI SAINATH & GROUP
December 28, 2008 (SUN)
10.30 AM	JAYALAKSHMI SANTHANAM - VOCAL Sheela Rajendra - Vocal Support R.K.Shriramkumar - Violin J. Vaidhyanathan - Mridangam B.S.Purushotham - Kanjira A.S.Krishnan - Morsing
04.00 PM	PRIYA SISTERS SHANMUKHAPRIYA & HARIPRIYA - VOCAL M.A. Krishnaswamy - Violin Neyveli Skandasubramanian - Mridangam B.S. Purushotham - Kanjira
06.45 PM	“AROHANAM” by Nrityashree Academy - thematic BHARATHANATYAM Produced and choreographed by the CHANDRASEKHARS
December 29, 2008 (MON)
04.00 PM	MALLAHERS DI BROT - VOCAL S. Varadharajen - Violin M. Lakshminarayana Raju - Mridangam Haribabu - Ghatam
06.45 PM	SHOBANA - BHARATHANATYAM
December 30, 2008 (TUE)
06.30 PM	Dr. K.J. JESUDAS - VOCAL Nagai Muralidharan - Violin Thiruvarur Bakthavatsalam - Mridangam Thirupunithura Radhakrishanan - Ghatam
December 31, 2008 (WED)
04.00 PM	BOMBAY SISTERS C.SAROJA & C. LALITHA - VOCAL Usha Rajagopalan - Violin Palladam Ravi - Mridangam Trichy Murali - Ghatam
06.45 PM	RAJESH VAIDHYA & Karukuruchi N. MOHANARAMAN & Group - FUSION MUSIC
January 01, 2008 (THU)
04.00 PM	GANESH KUMARESH - VIOLIN DUET Patri Satishkumar - Mridangam S.V. Ramani - Ghatam
06.45 PM	PARVATHI RAVI GHANTASALA & disciples present thematic BHARATHANATYAM on immortal Ghantasala Songs
January 02, 2008 (FRI)
10.30 AM	MEERA SRINIVASAN - VOCAL Akkarai Swarnalatha - Violin Erode K.S.Nagaraj - Mridangam D.V.Venkatasubramanian - Ghatam
05.00 PM	Dr.M. LALITHA & M NANDHINI thematic VIOLIN DUO on “Sarvam Vishnumayam” – a multi-media presentation on Vishnu Kshetrams Parupalli Phalgun - Mridangam
07.15 PM	CHITRA VISWESWARAN & her dance company Chidambaram present “Nirantharaha” – the eternal cycle; Concept & Choreography: Chitra Visweswaran Music composition: R.Visweswaran & songs of Tagore
January 03, 2008 (SAT)
10.30 AM	AMRUTHA MURALI - VOCAL Nishanth Chandran - Violin Arthavan Selvanathan - Mridangam
04.00 PM	NEYVELI R SANTHANAGOPALAN - VOCAL Vittal Ramamurthy - Violin Guruvayur Durai - Mridangam T.V.Vasan - Ghatam
06.45 PM	J. SURYANARAYANAMURTHY & disciples present “Ganathipatyam” thematic BHARATHANATYAM
January 04, 2008 (SUN)
10.30 AM	MADURAI R SUNDAR - VOCAL R.K. Shriramkumar - Violin K. Arunprakash - Mridangam B.S. Purushotham - Kanjira
04.00 PM	T.V. RAMPRASAD - VOCAL Vittal Ramamurthy - Violin Umayalpuram Mali - Mridangam E.M.Subramaniam - Ghatam
06.45 PM	NANDITHA NEROOR (the miracle Kid)- BHARATHANATYAM (Disciple of Smt.Krishnakumari Narendran) (Varnam)
07.35 PM	Disciples of Smt. Krishnakumari Narendran present “VENKATADRI VAIBHAVAM” - Thematic BHARATHANATYAM
January 05, 2008 (MON)
06.00 PM	ANITHA SIVARAMAN (USA) - BHARATHANATYAM
07.30 PM	PRIYA VENKATRAMAN (New Delhi) - BHARATHANATYAM
January 06, 2008 (TUE)
06.30 PM	SUDHA RAGHUNATHAN - VOCAL B. Raghavendra Rao - Violin Patri Satishkumar - Mridangam R. Raman - Morsing
January 07, 2008 (WED)
05.00 PM	S. SOWMYA - VOCAL R.K.Shriramkumar - Violin J. Vaidhyanathan - Mridangam
07.30 PM	MALINI SRINIVASAN (USA) - BHARATHANATYAM
January 08, 2008 (THU)
06.00 PM	ARCHANA NARAYANAMURTHY - BHARATHANATYAM
07.30 PM	Dr.JYOTSNA JAGANNATHAN - BHARATHANATYAM
January 09, 2008 (FRI)
06.00 PM	POOJA KUMAR (USA) - BHARATHANATYAM
07.30 PM	SUSHAMA RANGANATHAN - BHARATHANATYAM
January 10, 2008 (SAT)
10.30 AM	SAVITHA NARASIMHAN - VOCAL Padma Shankar - Violin Kalladaikuruchi Sivakumar - Mridangam
04.00 PM	Dr.N. RAMANI, R. THIAGARAJAN & R.ATURKUMAR – FLUTE TRIO S.D. Sridhar - Violin Trichur Narendran - Mridangam
06.45 PM	BRAGHA BESSEL - BHARATHANATYAM
January 11, 2008 (SUN)
10.30 AM	ANURADHA KRISHNAMURTHY - VOCAL B. Ananthakrishnan - Violin Manoj Siva - Mridangam Adambakkam Shankar - Ghatam
04.00 PM	SIKKIL C GURUCHARAN - VOCAL V. Srikanth - Violin Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman - Mridangam Dr.S.Karthick - Ghatam
06.45 PM	PADA KAVITAA PITHAMAHA – dance drama by the disciples of Smt. ANITHA GUHA, Director, Bharathanjali
January 12, 2008 (MON)
06.00 PM	POOJA ALEPALLI (USA) - BHARATHANATYAM
07.30 PM	SIRISHA SHASHANK - BHARATHANATYAM
January 13, 2008 (TUE)
05.00 PM	MADURAI T.N.S. KRISHNA - VOCAL Nagai R Sriram - Violin B. Ganapathiraman - Mridangam
07.10 PM	Disciples of Smt. RANGANAYAKI JAYARAMAN present “Lalitha Prabhavam” – thematic BHARATHANATYAM
January 14, 2008 (WED)
03.00 PM	Prize Distribution for Thiruppavai & Vishnu Sahasranamam for PSBB students
04.00 PM	Sathumurai Discourse
05.30 PM	AISHWARYA NARAYANASWAMY - BHARATHANATYAM
07.15 PM	SURUPA SEN & BIJAYINI SATPATHY, Nrityagram, Bangalore present ODISSI recital
January 15, 2008 (THU)
06.00 PM	MEENAKSHI SRINIVASAN - BHARATHANATYAM
07.30 PM	NARTHAKI NATRAJ - BHARATHANATYAM