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For the Promotion, Propogation, and Preservation of India's great tradition of South Indian Classical music by way of publishing useful books on musical compositions in Roman (Diacritical) and Devanagari scripts, readable by all throughout India and Abroad, and specially recorded cassettes of great composers from Purandara Dasa to Tyagaraja to contemporaries like Papanasam Sivan, the Ganamandir Trust, a registered organization in Chennai, India, has been founded by Sangita Choodamani, Sangita Vidvan Sri T.K. Govinda Rao. Sri Gavinda Rao is one of the senior most musicians in India, a senior disciple of the great musician Musiri Subrahamanya Iyer, and a former Chief-Producer of All India Radio. Ganamandir Trust produces books, cassettes, and CDs for distribution to its Patrons and Life members free of charge.
All Patrons and Life members will be provided with an identity card with their registration numbers and the same should be quoted as their reference in all correspondence with the Trust. The Patrons and Life members are requested to produce the same to an authorized representative either in India or Abroad to receive the publications, etc. that are meant for free distribution and get an endorsment on the back of theri card by the representative. All representatives are authorized by the Trust to enrol new members, receive donations by way of cheque/DD in the name of Ganamandir Trust (Regd.), Chennai.
Currently,
at the time of enrollment, a copy of the new publication "Compositions
of Tyagaraja" (English with notation, Musiri Centennial Edition); "Compositions
of Muddusvami Dikshitar" (English with notation); "Compositions of Syama
Sastri, Subbaraya Sastri, and Annasvami Sastri" (in English with notation);
"Varnamanjari" (English); Tirupathi, Kancipuram, and Tiruvaiyaru kshetra
kritis (Tamil with notation); Sri Rangam, Kovur, Tiruvattriyur kshetra
Pancaratna Kirtanangal (Tamil with notation); "Tyagaraja Ghanaraga Pancaratna
Kritis, etc." (English with notation); and a collection of 16 audio casettes
will be provided to members.
All other future publications,
etc. will also be distributed free of charge to the Patrons and Life members
for the life of the Trust.
To summarize, we would like to emphasize on the fact that since the produced materials are worked out on its basic cost, at one point (which has at this time already been reached) the value of the materials issued to the members will overshoot the donation which has been paid as a one time payment. This is done with a view to benefit our members with a philanthropic outlook and at the same time, covering the publication costs.
