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 Children!! You already know the seven swaras: Sa, Ri, Ga, Ma, Pa, Da, Ni, Sa . But have you ever wondered: 👉 What makes these swaras become music? 👉 What is Carnatic music really about? 👉 Are all swaras the same or are some different? Let’s find out together! 🌟 🌾Music All Around Us Did you know? Music is not just what we hear in concerts or films. It’s everywhere! In villages , people sing while pounding rice, working in fields, or relaxing in the evening. These are called folk songs . They are simple and easy to sing. In cities , banks, railway stations, and airports play soft instrumental music to keep people calm. In festivals and weddings , loud and happy instruments like Nāgasvaram and Tavil make everyone feel joyful. 🎉 Music is part of every moment of life – happy, sad, quiet, or busy! 🎼 What is Carnatic Music? Carnatic music is the classical music of South India . It is hundreds of years old, but people still learn and sing it today. Carnatic music...

Dear All,      It was a remarkable year for RaagaRasa Centre for Fine Arts - with a growing students circle, more new learnings and new performances!! Our Annual day program for the year 2024 was held alongside the eventful Navratri at Srimad Valmiki Ashrama, Ragihalli and received appreciation from all the listeners.     The program was presided over by Dr. Rangan ji, Founder President of WEBOLIM, Founder of Shruthiram Gurukulam & Sitalakshmi Gurukulam and Principal - Valmiki College of Vedic Wisdom.  We had Sri. Shashank Rangaraju, disciple of Dr. Udayaraj Karpur, accompanying us on Mridangam and Smt. Divya Raghuram, disciple of Vid. B. Raghuram on Violin. The 2 hour program included songs composed by prominent Vaggeyakaras (composers) in various Indian languages.  Dr Ranganji Anna blessed all of us with his kind words mentioning that every student who sung has a potential Sri. Thyagaraja in them. He was impressed with the way they presented Sri....

Dear All,       We were fortunate to have our Annual Exam 2024-2025! Kids were so studious in learning and preparing for the exam after a series of festivals and events! We were pleased to have Smt. Srinidhi S as our external examiner this time. She is a performing vocalist, who is pursuing her MFA-Music and teaching Carnatic Vocal to kids for the past 5 years. Our kids did their preparation well in the given short amount of time and received appreciations from her during the course of the exam.  While our junior batches took RaagaRasa exams, our senior batch students are taking Junior grade examination conducted by Karnataka State Dr.Gangubai Hangal Music and Performing Arts University this year. Stay tuned to our blog pages for further updates on this!! Please find below the Exam Results and glimpses from the exam day!  Jai Sitaram!!

 Dear All,       It is with immense pleasure, we are pleased to share that our RaagaRasa Music school has been registered now as "RaagaRasa Centre for Fine Arts". To mark this special occasion, we celebrated our 6th Annual day alongside our Navratri Celebrations in 2023 in a grand manner with live accompaniments for our performances. Please find below the link, for a series of recordings done on our Annual day, 15/10/2023 at Prestige Sunrise Park premises. https://youtu.be/4xGDF8wwPoA?si=4xteK1D_GLH-nZ-5 RaagaRasa Annual Exam 2023:     Apart from participating in the festive celebrations and performances for Navratri and Rajyotsava day, our kids also gave their Annual Exam with all their full dedication. This year the exam was conducted on 23rd December. We had Mrs.Rajeswari Ranganathan as our external examiner. She has com pleted her MA music and MBA from reputed institutions. She is also proficient in Sanskrit and worked as Music teacher in a school....

    The year 2022 that announced the end of the pandemic, was indeed very eventful in its own ways. The kids of RaagaRasa family participated in many events in person rather than online!! Be it the programs within the community or the Navratri celebrations, it was always welcomed by our kids and they showed their ability in stage performances. Do check our links for this year's eventful journey!! Krishna Janmashtami --  https://youtu.be/U7PtGLr5DLA Navaratri -  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXtRIIcaND8&t=9s Vijayadasami -  https://youtu.be/OJ8SVD1aJmE   To end this year in a merrier way, the most awaited Annual Exams were conducted! :)      Bigger the challenge, bigger is the opportunity for growth!! The 3rd year Annual Exam was conducted in person this time on Dec 4th,2022!!  We are very happy to share that it was presided over by Smt. Rajalakshmi Aravind, a disciple of Smt. Sindhu.  A vocalist and also a vainika, she is teac...

 As the years passes we could see our kids of RaagaRasa evolving beautifully in their singing, cherishing their music journey.. Happy to share some of the past videos here!! Annual Event 2019 Annual Event 2020 https://youtu.be/1xEETz5u2ho Annual Event 2021 https://youtu.be/0Hxo_xPKOnY Annual Event 2022 https://youtu.be/_ySSGJADUYM

 1. Shankarabaranam Gitam - Lyrics 2. Thaayae Dayai Seivayae - Lyrics