Today we celebrate another laudable connection between art and science. Let me first of all convey my warm greetings to all of you. “Honourable Governor of Tamil Nadu Shri BanwarilalPurohitji, Dr.UmayalpuramSivaraman Ji, Honble Minister of Tamil Nadu Sri Jayakumarji, Dr Ramasami, Shri Murali, SmtGeethaRajashekar, Dr Kapuria, all contributing authors and editors, distinguished guests, musicians, scientists, staff and my dear citizens of Chennai,
The Governor of Tamil Nadu, Shri BanwarilalPurohit, Dr.UmayalpuramSivaraman, the Minister for Fisheries and Personnel and Administrative Reforms, Government of Tamil Nadu, Shri Jayakumar, former Secretary of Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, Dr Ramasami, the President of Chennai Music Academy, Shri N Murali were among the dignitaries present on the occasion. Music provides solace, satisfaction and equilibrium, he added.Įarlier, the Vice President witnessed a spellbinding solo performance of Mridangam maestro Shri UmyalpuramSivaraman at the start of the event. Observing that peace could be achieved through Music and Science, Shri Naidu said that they have the power to unite people by transcending all barriers including religion and region.
Pointing that the roots of Indian music can be traced to Vedic literature, Sama Veda in particular, he said that every note and cadence associated with our ancient music systems has to be preserved and propagated.Ĭalling for protecting and preserving Indian Culture, the Vice President said that collective efforts must be made to harness the diversity of Indian culture and classical music to realize the vision of Ek Bharat - Shreshtha Bharat. Lauding the contribution of Shri UmayalpuramSivaraman to Indian music, Shri Naidu said that he was an inspiration to the next generation of artistes for reaching out to methods of science for enhancing Indian musical beauty. It strives to enable but not replace tradition with modernity,” he added. “It is like an isthmus which connects music and science. Shri Naidu described the monograph as the footprint of such connectedness without borders and continuation of the Indian tradition of knowledge creation. Pointing out that the Indian system of art, music, medicine and many others were built on the convergence of knowledge, the Vice President said that the world view was slowly converging towards the concept of the interconnectedness of all knowledge systems as envisioned by our thought leaders. Stating that the combination or the Sangamam of music and science would have a positive multiplier effect, he stressed the need to make the younger generation aware of the great Indian art forms, music and craft. Pointing out that the research presented by the authors might be the very first example of science meeting the technology needs of ancient Indian musical artistes, he called for more such collaborations. Secondly, it opens up new opportunities for future research on Mridangam and lastly, ‘it is an outreach of South Indian music to the global musical community’, he said. Shri Naidu said that the book serves three purposes – first, it makes a strong case for collaboration between music and science. MD Naresh, he said that the Monograph proved scientifically that our ancestors were able to design, develop and demonstrate musical excellence through human ingenuity. Lauding the authors-eminent Mridangam artiste, Dr.Umayalpuram K Sivaraman, scientists Dr.
Launching a monograph on the “Musical Excellence of Mridangam” at a function in Chennai, the Vice President described it as a path-breaking effort in which tools of modern science were brought to bear service to an ancient instrument, Mridangam. The Vice President Shri M Venkaiah Naidu today called for collaboration between musicians and scientists to enhance the musical harmony of Indian musical instruments.