Academic Sessions – 16th December 2025 to 1st January 2026
PRESIDED BY Vidvan Sri. R.K.Shriramkumar; Convenor Sri.Sriram V
Theme: Muthuswami Dikshitar 250
Discussions open to audience after comments from the Members of the Expert Committee
Admission: Open to all, first come first serve basis (rights of admission reserved)
16.12.2025 – Tuesday
| Lecdem No. |
Time |
Speaker |
Topic |
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8.00 a.m – 8.20 a.m. |
Music Performance By Students of Advanced School of Carnatic Music |
|
| Lecdem 1 |
8.20 a.m – 9.05 a.m. |
Dr Arathi Rao |
Traces of History: The rāgāṅga rāga scheme followed by Muthuswāmi Dīkṣitar with special reference to Mālavagauḷa and its janya-s |
| Lecdem 2 |
9.20 a.m – 10.05 a.m. |
Dr Naresh Keerthi |
The Sanskrit of Muthuswami Dikshitar |
17.12.2025 – Wednesday
| Lecdem No. |
Time |
Speaker |
Topic |
|
8.00 a.m – 8.20 a.m. |
Music Performance By Students of Advanced School of Carnatic Music |
|
| Lecdem 1 |
8.20 a.m – 9.05 a.m. |
Dr Rajashri Ramakrishna |
A Chronological study of the publishing of Muthuswami Dikshitar compositions outside the Sangita Sampradaya Pradarsini |
| Lecdem 2 |
9.20 a.m – 10.05 a.m. |
Dr K Srilatha |
Recreating the library of Muthuswami Dikshitar |
18.12.2025 – Thursday
| Lecdem No. |
Time |
Speaker |
Topic |
| Lecdem 1 |
8.05 a.m. – 8.50 a.m. |
Vidwan K Bharat Sundar |
Dikshitar and the North: Tracing Hindustani Threads in Carnatic Fabric |
| Lecdem 2 |
9.05 a.m. – 09.50 a.m. |
Dr Rama Kausalya with Vidushi Madhuvanti Badri |
The Vara Kritis of Muthuswami Dikshitar |
19.12.2025 – Friday
| Lecdem No. |
Time |
Speaker |
Topic |
| Lecdem 1 |
8.05 a.m. – 9.35 a.m. |
Dr Sumithra Vasudev |
The music of Dikshita Parampara composers |
20.12.2025 – Saturday
| Lecdem No. |
Time |
Speaker |
Topic |
| Lecdem 1 |
8.05 a.m. – 8.50 a.m. |
Dr R Hemalatha |
The Vivadi Ragas as handled by Muthuswami Dikshitar |
| Lecdem 2 |
9.05 a.m. – 9.50 a.m. |
Vidwan Anil Srinivasan, Vidwan Sikkil Gurucharan & Vidwan Sayee Rakshith |
The Nottusvaram-s of Muthuswami Dikshitar |
21.12.2025 – Sunday
| Lecdem No. |
Time |
Speaker |
Topic |
| Lecdem 1 |
8.05 a.m. – 8.50 a.m. |
Vidushi Amritha Murali |
A comparative study of Raga structures in the Tyagaraja and Dikshitar schools |
| Lecdem 2 |
9.05 a.m. – 9.50 a.m. |
Dr Chithra Madhavan and Dr Gayathri Girish |
Iconographic Representations of Lord Shiva in Muthuswami Dikshitar kritis |
22.12.2025 – Monday
| Lecdem No. |
Time |
Speaker |
Topic |
| Lecdem 1 |
8.05 a.m. – 8.50 a.m. |
Vidushi Shyamala Venkateswaran and disciples |
Compositions on Muthuswami Dikshitar |
| Lecdem 2 |
9.05 a.m. – 9.50 a.m. |
Sangita Kala Acharya Dr RS Jayalakshmi |
Chittaswaram-s for Muthuswami Dikshitar compositions as seen in the Sangita Sampradaya Pradarsini |
23.12.2025 – Tuesday
| Lecdem No. |
Time |
Speaker |
Topic |
| Lecdem 1 |
8.05 a.m. – 8.50 a.m. |
Vidwan K Arun Prakash |
Laya intricacies in the compositions of Sri Muthuswami Dikshitar |
| Lecdem 2 |
9.05 a.m. – 9.50 a.m. |
Dr Nanditha Ravi |
The Sanskrit compositions in the Muthuswami Dikshitar disciple lineage |
24.12.2025 – Wednesday
| Lecdem No. |
Time |
Speaker |
Topic |
| Lecdem 1 |
8.05 a.m. – 8.50 a.m. |
Vidwan G Ravikiran and Dr Madhusudhanan Kalaichelvan |
Tiruvarur temple traditions as seen in Muthuswami Dikshitar’s Tyagesa kriti-s |
| Lecdem 2 |
9.05 a.m. – 9.50 a.m. |
Sangita Kala Acharya Rama Ravi |
Structural variations in Muthuswami Dikshitar kriti-s as seen in various pathanthara-s |
25.12.2025 – Thursday
| Lecdem No. |
Time |
Speaker |
Topic |
| Lecdem 1 |
8.05 a.m. – 8.50 a.m. |
Vidwan Ravi Rajagopalan |
The chronology of Muthuswami Dikshitar’s biographies |
| Lecdem 2 |
9.05 a.m. – 9.50 a.m. |
Vidwan JT Jeyaraaj Krishnan & Vidushi Jaysri Jeyaraaj Krishnan |
The Veena tradition of Muthuswami Dikshitar |
26.12.2025 – Friday
| Lecdem No. |
Time |
Speaker |
Topic |
| Lecdem 1 |
8.05 a.m. – 8.50 a.m. |
Sangita Kala Acharya Suguna Varadachari accompanied by Dr Aishwarya Shankar |
Scope for manodharma in Muthuswami Dikshitar kriti-s |
| Lecdem 2 |
9.05 a.m. – 9.35 a.m. |
Vidushi Sumathi Mathiyazhagan |
The Sarva Vadyam tradition at the Tiruvarur temple |
| Lecdem 3 |
9.45 a.m. – 10.15 a.m. |
Dr K Dhinesh Kumar |
The Tiruvarur Nagaswaram tradition as defined by Ramaswami Dikshitar |
27.12.2025 – Saturday
| Lecdem No. |
Time |
Speaker |
Topic |
| Lecdem 1 |
8.05 a.m. – 9.35 a.m. |
Dr Meenakshi (Sumathi) Krishnan with Ms Snigdha Desiraju, Ms Ragasudha, Ms Nandhika, Sri Bharat Narayan & Sri Sivaramakrishnan (Students of Advanced School of Carnatic Music) |
The Guruguha Vibhakti kriti-s of Muthuswami Dikshitar |
28.12.2025 – Sunday
| Lecdem No. |
Time |
Speaker |
Topic |
| Lecdem 1 |
8.05 a.m. – 9.35 a.m. |
Vidwan RK Shriramkumar |
The Kamalamba Navavarana kriti-s of Muthuswami Dikshitar |
29.12.2025 – Monday
| Lecdem No. |
Time |
Speaker |
Topic |
| Lecdem 1 |
8.05 a.m. – 8.50 a.m. |
Sangita Kalanidhi Dr S Sowmya |
The Bhashanga Ragas as handled by Muthuswami Dikshitar |
| Lecdem 2 |
9.05 a.m. – 9.50 a.m. |
Vidushi Urmila Satyanararayana |
Setting Muthuswami Dikshitar kriti-s to dance |
30.12.2025 – Tuesday
| Lecdem No. |
Time |
Speaker |
Topic |
| Lecdem 1 |
8.05 a.m. – 8.50 a.m. |
Dr TR Aravindhan |
Compositions of Muthuswami Dikshitar in Unpublished Manuscripts |
| Lecdem 2 |
9.05 a.m. – 9.50 a.m. |
Sangita Kalanidhi TM Krishna |
Muthuswami Dikshitar’s Rudrapriya One name, multiple identities |
31.12.2025 – Wednesday
| Lecdem No. |
Time |
Speaker |
Topic |
|
8.00 a.m. – 8.20 a.m. |
Winners in Devotional Music Competition |
Devotional Music |
| Lecdem 1 |
8.20 a.m. – 9.05 a.m. |
Prof Dr CA Sreedhara |
The evolution of the flute in Carnatic music – lecture to be held as a centenary tribute to Vidwan TR Mahalingam |
| Lecdem 2 |
9.20 a.m. – 10.05 a.m. |
Vidwan Thanjavur Govindarajan in conversation with Lalitharam |
The vaar tavil |
01.01.2026 – Thursday
| Lecdem No. |
Time |
Speaker |
Topic |
|
8.00 a.m. – 8.20 a.m. |
Runners up in Devotional Music Competition |
Devotional Music |
|
8.25 a.m. – 9.25 a.m. |
Open House |
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