The first Veena Tattva Prakashika || 2014
Veena Tattva Prakashika I.Conference on Instrumental Veena, at Mantralayam, by the blessings of Guru Raghavendra.
Edition record || As announced
VTP I, 2014.
- Edition
- VTP I · Veena Tatva Prakashika, Conference on Instrumental Veena
- Dates
- 17–19 January 2014
- Venue
- Mantralayam, the abode of Guru Raghavendra
- Chairperson
- Vidwan Prof. R. Vishweshwaran
- Convenor
- Dr. P. K. Srivathsa
- Coordinators
- Vidwan G. R. S. Murthy, Vidwan Srikanth, Vidushi Revathi Sadashivam
- Advisory committee
- Guru Raghavendra (Chief Advisor), Dr. T. T. Srinivasan, Dr. Varadarangan
Announced || VTP I
Honours announced.
Announced
Life Time Achievement Award
Vidwan Prof. R. Vishweshwaran
Announced for the chairperson, “for his invaluable service for over five decades”.
Announced topics || 17–19 January 2014
Five sessions,
as announced in 2014.
The 15 topics are also listed in the Research index, alongside those of every other edition.
Day 1 · Aadhyatmika Goshti
Announced topic
Veena and Veda, Mantra, Tantra shastra, Gayatri mantra
Vidwan Srihari Sharma
Announced topic
Role of veena in yajnas, Seemanthonnayana samskara and temple rituals
Announced topic
Making of veena melam
Prof. R. K. Murthy
Announced topic
Veena in comparison to the human body
Vidwan Veena Ananthapadmanabhan
Announced topic
Veena as a symbol of ancient Indian culture
Prof. Ra. Vishweshwaran
Announced topic
Contribution of Mysore Samsthan to the propagation of veena
Vidwan Shimoga Nagraj
Day 2 · Vichara Goshti
Announced topic
Historical development of veena
Vid. Prashanth Iyengar
Announced topic
Gurukula system of veena education and best practices in teaching methodology
Pudukottai R. K. Murthy
Announced topic
Contribution of Karnataka to the historical evolution of veena
Vidwan Nandakumar
Announced topic
Principles involved in the design and development of veena
Dr. P. K. Srivathsa
Demonstration
Concept of Panchadasha and Dashavidha gamaka, practical demonstration
Prof. Ra. Vishweshwaran
Announced topic
The usage of classical veena in yesteryears’ films for emotional presentation
Day 3 · Praatyakshika & Madhyama Goshti
Demonstration
A welcome look at the varnam on the veena
Prof. Ra. Vishweshwaran
Announced topic
Role of media in the preservation and propagation of veena
Announced topic
Role of sabhas and rasikas in the propagation of veena
4 PM
Ceremony
Valedictory
No printed programme survives for the first conference. This record comes from the conference’s 2014 website, which announced five sessions of presentations by scholars, scientists, researchers and students, with concerts by veena nadopasakas and students in between, and panel discussions.
The topics above are those announced before the conference; who finally spoke on each is not recorded.
The archive does not yet hold photographs of the first conference.