Collaborative Harmonies at Laughing Waters

Written By Gr

If you are living nearby Whitefield, Bangalore - going to Malleswaram for a classical music concert probably sounds like making a visit to the neighboring state. Thanks to "Onstage' founders Vallari and Rajesh Shah, here is an opportunity for you to do away with some of your interstate trips with  added brownie points for burning fewer gallons of gasoline in the name of culture.

In their beautiful home in Laughing Waters, Onstage offers fans of performing arts an opportunity to experience performances up close. They feature artist in an intimate relaxed setting providing a close and rich connection between the artists and the audience. To see past performance and calender check out OnStage website

Here are a few images from an evening of collaborative music - " Nepal to Bangalore Express" - Sunil on Flute, Neeru on acoustic guitar and Karthik Mani on ghatam and konnakol

Gr
Ganesh Ramachandran is an urban designer and a photographer who has led design efforts for a wide range of award winning projects in campus planning, citywide comprehensive plans, downtown revitalization, multi-family housing, transit oriented development and healthcare facilities planning. His work spans a spectrum of services, from conceptual planning, programmatic site capacity studies, project management and public outreach. Since 1998, Ganesh has been collaborating on high profile planning and design efforts in India, United States, China, and Pakistan by developing context-sensitive design ideas and by cross fertilizing planning strategies gleaned by working with the local communities, city governments, private developers and fellow professionals in more than 30 cities across the world including Baltimore, Bangalore, Boston, Cambridge MA, Calcutta, Chennai, Karachi, New Orleans, Palo Alto, San Antonio, San Francisco, San Jose, San Diego, Shanghai and Washington DC. A member of 40-under-40 Next American Vanguard class in 2012, Ganesh has been a guest speaker and studio critic at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston Architectural College and University of California, Berkeley. He is also a professional architectural photographer and a documentarian of urban conditions. His work can be seen at www.gramachandran.com and at www.urbanslate.com Ganesh received a masters degree in urban design from the University of California, Berkeley, masters degree in architecture from the Ohio State University, Columbus OH and a baccalaureate degree in architecture from the National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirapalli, India
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