Sagara: “Honagodu Swaramedha Utsav” has been organized for the first time this Saturday evening at Honagodu of Hosur Garama Panchayat of Sagara taluk of Shimoga district. State award winning veteran folk singer Guddappa Jogi will launch this music festival organized by Swaramedha organization.
On the same occasion, the students studying at Swaramedha Music School will inaugurate the newly constructed outdoor stage named “Swaramedha Vishwa Sangeetha Sabhanganam”.
In this festival which will start from 4-30 pm, young artistes from different districts of the state will perform Carnatic classical music. The accompaniment will be Sushruta Bhardwaj’s Violin and Srinidhi BG’s Mridangam.
Mr. Umesh Haladi, Assistant Director, Department of Kannada and Culture, will be the Chief Guest in the Sabha Event to be held later. Vidwan Gopal, Natyacharya of Sagarada Pariniti Kalakendra will deliver the wish speech.
Senior Music Scholar Hosahalli G Anantha Avadhani, Honagodu village businessman Madhukara Narasimha Hegde, Progressive farmer S Mruthyunjaya Rao, founder of Swaramedha, World Record Holder young music director, singer Dr. Chinmaya M. Rao, Accountant CA Bharat Rao KS, Chairman of Swaramedha Organization will be on the stage on this occasion.
Finally, the main attraction for three hours will be the Harikatha program about Lord Sadguru Sri Sridharaswamy’s Sri Sridhara Gurucharitra by Vidwan Ganapati Hegde, a famous Harikatha artist and elder Haridasa of Hadinabal. Arun Bhatt will accompany Mururu on Harmonium and Yaji Manni of Gajan on Tabla.
A vision of “Honagodu Swaramedha Utsava” By Swaramedha founder Dr. Chinmaya M. Rao
Music is nature. There is music within nature. There is beauty in nature that transcends caste, religion, country, language, superior, inferior, rich and poor. There is spirituality in that beauty. Music in the nature, beauty in the music, spirituality in that beauty, all these are contained within each other.
In a small village called Honagodu in Sagar Taluk of Shimoga district, nestled in the lap of the hills, there is a musical spirituality within the beauty of nature. A great proof of this is the birth of a musical heritage called Swaramedha – a unique concept.
“Honagodu Swaramedha Utsav” is a festival that brings such nature, such music, such beauty, such spirituality to the world from this place called Honagodu.
