Hamsadhwani Ramachandran Award of Excellence
Hamsadhwani R. Ramachandran Award of Excellence Presented to Susheela, Sectretary, Avvai Home by chief Guest Sudha Shivkumar, President FICCIFLO, and guest of honour Dr Sudhea Seshayan in the city on Monday.
The 28th NRI Festival of Music and Dance begins in the city
The 28th NRI Festival of Music and Dance ‘Sangita-Natya Utsav’ and 34th Annual Festival of Music, Dance and Drama 2023-2024 organised by Hamsadhwani, was inaugurated here on Sunday. Ranjani Koushik, president and founder of SciArtsRUs, a non-profit organisation in California, said that Hamsadhwani was not just an organisation, but an institution for art and culture, deeply rooted […]
Hamsadhwani Ramachandran centenary celebrations begin
RRC’s life can be seen in two phases — one the journalist and the other when he pursued his interests in sports, music and social service, says N. Ravi, chairman, Kasturi and Sons Padma Ramachandran hands over a cheque to N. Gopala Swami, former Chief Election Commissioner at Narada Gana Sabha in Chennai on Wednesday. […]
Hamsadhwani’s Silver Jubilee NRI Festival 2019
Hamsadhwani ‘s 25th NRI festival of music and dance -Silver jubilee celebrations of the exclusive NRI festival pioneered by our Founder R.Ramachandran will be inaugurated on WEDNESDAY, 18 Dec at 6.10 pm at Youth Hostel, Indira Nagar , Adyar.
2015 Silver Jubilee – Delhi Event Paper Clipping
18/04/2015 April 2015 Hamsadhwani Silver jubilee year at New Delhi along with Shanmuganandha Sangeetha Sabha at IGNCA Auditorium, Prescided by Honourable Member of Parliment Mr. Tharun Vijay 19/04/2015 April 2015 Hamsadhwani Silver jubilee year at New Delhi along with Shanmuganandha Sangeetha Sabha at IGNCA Auditorium, Prescided by Honourable Union Minister Mr. Ravi Shakar Prasad
Impressive impresarios
Three years ago, when Hamsadhwani honoured nine Sabhas in Chennai, which had all been actively functioning for more than 50 years, I had made the following observation: “This spirit of respect for others was characteristic of Hamsadhwani’s founder-secretary, the late R. Ramachandran, who had a very close rapport with many of his peers in the […]
The Navaratnas
One of the traditional and morally elevating concepts prevailing in conservative Indian society is the celebration of the ‘Sashtiaptapoorti’ of a person attaining the age of sixty, by his or her children. The whole idea is to demonstrate one’s respect and love for the elders. It is this same spirit which seems to have inspired […]
Impressive roll-call !
We all know that FBI stands for the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the United States of America. What then would it mean if someone said the largest number of FBIs can be found in the U.S.? That, of course, will refer to foreign-based Indians, who are defined by the Income Tax Act in India […]
Expansion on the cards
As the Tamil month of Margazhi has ended and the winter music season in Chennai (that was good old Madras once upon a time) has more or less come to a conclusion, this seems to be a suitable time to visualise the scenario which is likely to materialise progressively in the near and distant future. […]
NRIs: roots and responsibility
The annual NRI music and dance festival is drawing to a close and it might be appropriate to review the true merits and significance of this unique series. Hamsadhwani is not the only organisation in Chennai which provides a platform for talented and accomplished Indian citizens living abroad to perform our ancient arts. Other leading […]