12th SKB memorial concerts at Indira Ranganathan Trust: Sunday December 28 2025

[kamalamba]

Dear all

The 12th SKB memorial concert series will be held on Sunday 28 December 2025 at the Indira Ranganathan Trust. We have been very fortunate to have this beautiful venue for the last 8 years, starting 2018, thanks Vidushi Aishwarya Shankar and her most generous family.

We will have 3 full concerts and a lecture demonstration (for the first time in SKB concerts)

1.Vidwan Aneesh Bhat (Carnatic Vocal)
2. Vidwan Keerthan Holla (Hindustani Vocal)
3. Lecture Deonstration: The Music of Vidushis Smt. Radha and Smt. Jayalakshmi by Dr. Deepika Janakiraman
4. Vidushi Veena Venkataramani (Carnatic Instrumental - Veenai)

Please mark your calendars friends.

More details on accompanists etc soon.

Regards
Mohan

[Nick H]

Thank you Mohan: Looking forward to seeing you there

[kamalamba]

Likewise, look forward to seeing you in IRT in a couple of months

[rajeshnat]

So nice of you to continue with your 12th series . You are bit like miniaturized mini Music Academy. One Hindustani , surely one definite instrument along with one or more vocal. Particularly you making a lecdem(for the first time) is very appreciated , that too when we all have forgottten Radha Jayalakshmi. These sisters for sure were popular fighting in the space of galaxy of GNB Disciples . Post their retirement they went almost incognito. Special thanks to IRT team , they are fabulous .

May i/ we know who is Dr. Deepika Janakiraman, bit more introduction or links about her.

[kamalamba]

Hi Rajesh

Deepika is from the DKJ Patantharam. She is also a chemistry PhD from Indian Institute of Science and is currently in IIT Madras.

She is a very good singer, but she is going to combine her research background with her music background to delve deeper into the music of RJ.