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Carnatic Vocal Music Concert Featuring Vid. Abhishek Raghuram, Vid. Arjun Kumar and Vid. Keshav Mohankumar | By NLS-SPIC MACAY Chapter

Where:

Amphitheatre, NLSIU Campus

When:

Sunday, November 9, 2025, 5:00 pm

Open to the public. RSVP mandatory for non-NLS community.

The NLS Chapter of SPIC MACAY is organising a Carnatic Vocal Music Concert on November 9, 2025, at the NLSIU campus. The performance will feature Vid. Abhishek Raghuram on Vocal, Vid. Arjun Kumar on Mridangam and Vid. Keshav Mohankumar on Violin.

About the Musicians

Vid. Abhishek Raghuram is a Carnatic classical vocalist. He is an is an “A” grade artiste of All India Radio and has performed with eminent musicians such as T. K. Murthy, Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman, Karaikudi Mani, Trichy Sankaran, G. Harishankar and Thiruvarur Bakthavathsalam to name a few. He has won several prizes in the competitions conducted by the Madras Music Academy, Narada Gana Sabha, Mylapore Fine Arts Club, Tyaga Brahma Gana Sabha and others.

Vid. Arjun Kumar was born into a family of mridangam artists, and upholds their renowned style on the instrument today. He trained under his father Sri Arjunan as well as TAS Mani and Umayalpuram K Sivaraman, and became one of All India Radio’s youngest top-graded artists.

Keshav Mohankumar is a disciple of renowned Carnatic Violin Guru Vidwan H K Narasimhamurthy. He is an ‘A grade’ Violinist from All India Radio and Doordarshan. He has performed with renowned carnatic musicians across the country and beyond. He has also been identified as a music composer.

Registration

Non-NLSIU members are requested to RSVP on this form.

About SPIC MACAY

The Society for the Promotion of Indian Classical Music And Culture Amongst Youth or ‘SPIC MACAY’ is a voluntary youth movement which aims to preserve intangible aspects of Indian cultural heritage by promoting Indian classical music, classical dance, folk music, yoga, meditation, crafts and other aspects of Indian culture. It is a movement with chapters in over 300 towns all over the world. SPIC MACAY was established by Dr. Kiran Seth in 1977 at IIT Delhi.