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        Amusic composer whose more than 6,000 lyrics have become popular in Carnatic world have been getting wide acclaim for her prolific output in multilingual compositions.

        Mangalam Ganapathy Music Trust formed five years ago to popularise the soulful lyrics of this living legend celeberated its Annual Day at P S High School, Mylapore, in a befitting manner yesterday.

        Having 4,000 kutcheries in 40 days as part of Margazhi Utsavam was a big feat and should have an entry in the Guinness Records, said Professor T R Subramanyam, music exponent. 'Nearly 2,000 concerts are free in the season. Whereas in Western music, all musical and theatrical shows are ticketed events,' he said.
 

Professor T R Subramanyam speaking at the Annual Day of Mangalam Ganapathy Music Trust in Chennai yesterday. Also seen are G Subramanian, trust president, E Gayathri, veena artist and Ramji of Isaimazhalaigal.

        He noted the compositions of Mangalam Ganapathy have found ready acceptance by vocalists and musicologists, especially aspiring children who have taken up her lyrics for their performance. He hoped the trust would further evolve itself and contribute its mite in the Carnative world.

        Looking forward to play Mangalam's lyrics in her concerts, E Gayathri, Veena artist, she felt penning 6,000 compositions in eight years by Mangalam was an amazing work and she had heard much about her skills which had find expressions in Tamil, Malayalam, Hindi, Telugu and Sanskrit.

        On a broader theme, Gayathri said art has become commercial, even as many young aspirants were looking for multiple platforms to display their skills nowadays. But Carnatic music would always be rooted in divinity and spiritualism, she averred.

        'Abaswaram' Ramji, who runs Izaimazhalaigal for tiny tots, said as the world grappled with many changes, 'it has become easy to learn Carnatic music for children given the technological progress.' Younger generation was showing interest in traditional music with renewed passion, he noted and added that at his troupe 850 children were being trained, out of which 90 were peforming artists. Even as technology was growing in leaps and bounds, it has been utilised by the children to learn Carnatic music and understand culture, he observed.

        Earlier, in his welcome address G Subramanian, president, Mangalam Ganapathy Music Trust, said Mangalam has got due recognition during her life time itself and even as she was penning more lyrics to add to the repertoire, the trust would strive to make her songs popular. So far, the trust had conducted 60 kutcheries in Chennai, Thiruvananthapuram, Palghat, Coimbatore, Bangalore and Delhi.

        Though hamstrung by limited funds, the trust had released five books and seven audio CDs containing 5,000 songs of Mangalam. He said the musical journey of the trust would continue to popularise the compositions of Mangalam. Prizes worth Rs 30,000 were distributed on the occasion to 40 children who emerged winners of a music contest organised by the trust that attracted 240 contestants.