<p>The budding artistes, who have secured gold medals and cash prizes for excelling in music and performing arts, want to make it big in their respective fields. <br /><br /></p>.<p>A majority of them want to pursue higher education in music, arts and want to serve the society.<br /><br />For R Raghu, son of a driver, it is an unbelievable movement. “I was singing songs just for passion during my school days. When I was pursuing high school at Ganapathi Sachchidananda School, Mysuru, I was drawn towards music. The school management started music classes under the name ‘Raagarangini,’ which attracted me in a great way and thus my passion for Carnatic music began,” he explained.<br /><br />“I am a follower of Anna Hazare and participated in many events during my studies. Now, I am into Swaraj Abhiyana, a political movement towards alternative politics, to support a good cause,” he said.<br /><br />Raghu, son of Ramu, a retired driver with Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF), Mysuru, wants to use his artistic skills for social harmony. He bagged two gold medals in Carnatic Music in BA.<br /><br />‘Discrimination’ <br /><br />Kathyayini S C, a native of Kollegal, gained interest in Bharatanatyam only due to discrimination, she had to suffer. When she was in high school, a few of her friends, who were good at dance, discriminated her as she could not compete ith them. <br /><br />“I took it up as a challenge and started practicing Bharatanatyam rigorously from Class VII. Initially, I wanted to overtake my friends, but, as days passed, dance became my profession,” said Kathyayini and thanked her Guru Kripa Phadke. <br /><br />Kathyayini discontinued her BSc to be a professional in Bharatanatyam. “I will pursue higher education and also want to conduct more researches in natya,” she said. She has bagged a gold medal and cash prize for securing highest marks in BA.<br /><br />Double joy<br />For Ashwini Krishna Bhat, apart from bagging gold medal and cash prize for her achievement in Hindustani Music, she is proud of being a student of Gangubai Hangal’s granddaughter, Vyshnavi Hangal, a music teacher at the varsity. She wants to pursue PhD in Hindustani music.<br /><br />Daughter of priest<br />Archana M S, daughter of a priest in Kollur Mookambika temple, M S Sathya Ganapathi Rao, gained interest in Bharatanatyam by watching other artistes, who were visiting the temple to perform natya (dance).<br /><br /> “I have been practicing natya since I was four-year-old. Artistes from Kerala and other parts used to come to the temple to perform a variety of concerts and thus I was attracted towards it,” she says.<br /><br /> Archana’s husband Manasa Narayana is a Carnatic vocalist. Archana bagged Vasundhara Doraswamy gold medal.<br /></p>
<p>The budding artistes, who have secured gold medals and cash prizes for excelling in music and performing arts, want to make it big in their respective fields. <br /><br /></p>.<p>A majority of them want to pursue higher education in music, arts and want to serve the society.<br /><br />For R Raghu, son of a driver, it is an unbelievable movement. “I was singing songs just for passion during my school days. When I was pursuing high school at Ganapathi Sachchidananda School, Mysuru, I was drawn towards music. The school management started music classes under the name ‘Raagarangini,’ which attracted me in a great way and thus my passion for Carnatic music began,” he explained.<br /><br />“I am a follower of Anna Hazare and participated in many events during my studies. Now, I am into Swaraj Abhiyana, a political movement towards alternative politics, to support a good cause,” he said.<br /><br />Raghu, son of Ramu, a retired driver with Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF), Mysuru, wants to use his artistic skills for social harmony. He bagged two gold medals in Carnatic Music in BA.<br /><br />‘Discrimination’ <br /><br />Kathyayini S C, a native of Kollegal, gained interest in Bharatanatyam only due to discrimination, she had to suffer. When she was in high school, a few of her friends, who were good at dance, discriminated her as she could not compete ith them. <br /><br />“I took it up as a challenge and started practicing Bharatanatyam rigorously from Class VII. Initially, I wanted to overtake my friends, but, as days passed, dance became my profession,” said Kathyayini and thanked her Guru Kripa Phadke. <br /><br />Kathyayini discontinued her BSc to be a professional in Bharatanatyam. “I will pursue higher education and also want to conduct more researches in natya,” she said. She has bagged a gold medal and cash prize for securing highest marks in BA.<br /><br />Double joy<br />For Ashwini Krishna Bhat, apart from bagging gold medal and cash prize for her achievement in Hindustani Music, she is proud of being a student of Gangubai Hangal’s granddaughter, Vyshnavi Hangal, a music teacher at the varsity. She wants to pursue PhD in Hindustani music.<br /><br />Daughter of priest<br />Archana M S, daughter of a priest in Kollur Mookambika temple, M S Sathya Ganapathi Rao, gained interest in Bharatanatyam by watching other artistes, who were visiting the temple to perform natya (dance).<br /><br /> “I have been practicing natya since I was four-year-old. Artistes from Kerala and other parts used to come to the temple to perform a variety of concerts and thus I was attracted towards it,” she says.<br /><br /> Archana’s husband Manasa Narayana is a Carnatic vocalist. Archana bagged Vasundhara Doraswamy gold medal.<br /></p>
