Kalaripayattu By Kalari Academy Of Performing Arts: Events in Hyderabad

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Sangeet Martand Pandit Jasraj is organising the 37th Pandit Motiram Pandit Maniram Sangeet Samaroh, from 27th to 30th November, at the Chowmahalla Palace. This year, 10 artistes, including upcoming as well as senior performers, will perform during the 4-day festival. Kerala's martial art Kalaripayattu will be performed by Kalari Academy Of Performing Arts (Kochi), as the first event on the 3rd day of the festival.

Kalaripayattu is perhaps the most ancient martial art in the world. Religions have incorporated Kalaripayattu into their realm. The origin of Kalaripayattu is still in the midst of obscurity. Traditional Kalari masters attribute mythological stories and legends to the origin of the art. Legend traces the 3,000-year-old art form to Sage Parasurama - the master of all martial art forms and credited to be the re-claimer of Kerala from the Arabian Sea.

Kalaripayattu has strongly influenced the evolution of several of Kerala's theatre and dance forms, most prominently Kathakali and Theyyam. Kathakali practitioners are required to train under Kalari masters to develop various attributes such as fitness, stamina, and martial movements that are enacted in their performances. Kalari practitioners claim that Bodhi Dharma, a Buddhist monk who was responsible for training the Shaolin monks in Kung-Fu, was in fact a Kalari master.

The schedule for the 4-day music festival is as below:

27th November

7:30pm - Hindustani Vocal By Pritam Bhattacharya

8:30pm - Santoor Recital By Pt. Shivkumar Sharma

28th November

7:30pm - Hindustani Vocal By Tripti Mukherjee

8:30pm - Hindustani Vocal By Ulhas Kashalkar

29th November

7:30pm - Kalaripayattu By Kalari Academy Of Performing Arts

8:15pm - Hindustani Vocal By Suman Ghosh

9:00pm - Qawwali By Munnawar Masoom

30th November

7:30pm - Carnatic Flute Recital By Shashank

8:30pm - Tabla Recital By Yogesh Samsi

9:30pm - Hindustani Vocal By Sangeet Martand Pt Jasraj

In memory of his late father Pandit Motiram, and his brother Pandit Maniram, Pandit Jasraj, in association with the Department of Culture, organizes an annual music festival in Hyderabad. It is usually held at the Nizam College grounds, which was where his father and his brother taught music to several students. The festival has been on for over 35 years.

Entry to the samaroh is free. Please contact the Department of Culture at 2324-2482 for further details.