Bangalore: Vasu agarbathis, a brand under Cycle Pure Agarbathies, World’s largest incense stick manufacturer presented Reflections 2016, a state-level singing competition which took place on 24th of June at Chowdiah Memorial Hall, Bangalore.
Reflections 2016 – Bringing back Raju Live and Alive, was an initiative of Mandra Cultural Foundation in remembrance of late Sri Raju Ananthaswamy, a renowned Kannada music composer and singer and son of late Sri Mysore Ananthaswamy who was one of the pioneers of Kannada Bhavageethe in Karnataka. With this event, Mandra Cultural Foundation plans to make Reflections an annual festival to propagate Kannada music and literature. The preliminary rounds of the singing competition happened between 18th and 19th of June at Mysore and 9 major districts.
Reflections 2016, was a day-long celebration with the contenders singing the compositions of Sri Raju. The event also included a workshop by Praveen D Rao, appreciating Raju’s music in the august presence of noted singer Hamsalekha and SandeepChowta. Actors Sudeep and Puneet Rajkumar from Sandalwood accompanied by popular singer Vijay Prakashwere the Chief Guests for the show that evening.
Sreya Bhat and Srikara took the winner’s trophy home from Senior and Junior category respectively. They both were jubilant at winning the competition, and thanked everyone for such an opportunity to honour a legendary musician.
Commenting on the association, Mr. ArjunRanga, Managing Director, Cycle Pure Agarbathies said,“Our utmost endeavour has always been to enlighten our customers with the essence of spirituality. I believe music, more than anything, gives one the ability to connect with their inner self. The contributions of late Sri Raju Annanthaswamyto the world of Kannada music and literature has been colossal to say the least and we are delighted to be associated with an event like Reflections 2016which commemorates his legacy. We hope this association will help connect to our customers on a more cultural note. “