Prenavam KalaSaadhana - Indian Classical Music and Dance

  The vast spectrum of sounds that we hear have their origin
  in the single Pranavam " Aum".Every Karnatic musician
  acklowledges this great spiritual truth and hence Karnatic 
  music itself has the dance of divinity flowing freely in every 
  note.The spiritual aspect of music has a special place in 
  the heart of Sri. M.R.Lenin who is the founder of Prenavam 
  Kala Saadhana.It was his spiritual guide, Guru Nitya
  Chaitanya Yati,who encouraged him to undergo musical 
  training.

  Blessed with quiet disposition,Lenin has over the years 
  gathered a vast reservoir of knowledge about his art from 
  his native state of Kerala.He graduated at the Swathi 
  Thirunal Music College,Trivandrum, as "Ganabhooshanaam
  in 1988 and as "Ganapraveena" in 1992.M.R. Lenin has also 
  had the opportunity of being trained by Professor Thiagarajan
  and Professor Avaneeswaram Ramachandran.He also had
  the honour of undergoing a one-year stint of "gurukulavasam"
  at Ooty under the personal guidance of Seshadiri 
  Bhagavathar. 

  When he arrived in Singapore in 1992,at the age of 25,it was 
  not long before local arts circle was made to sit up and take 
  notice of his great talent.He started off as the resident music 
  teacher at Narayana Gurukula.He was soon appointed as a
  music teacher by the People's Association for the purpose 
  of conducting classes at community centres.He then struck
  upon the idea of running his own music and dance school,
  Prenavam Kala Saadhana.The primary objective of this 
  school is to teach and guide students of every conceivable
  background and to make the classical arts available and 
  appreciated widely.

  In the 11years that he has been living in Singapore, Lenin has
  performed widely and received acclaim here as well as in
  Malaysia and India.He has also made appearances on 
  television and radio as well as making several vocal 
  recordings which have been released on Compact Disc.
  Some of his own collections are Sai Baba devotional songs,
  Layanam Golden Melodies,Darshanam devotional songs and
  Classics in Harmony, a unique blend of Indian Classical and
  Western music made to the traditional Karnatic krithis. His
  latest creation "Aarohana" is an audio disc containing basic
  lessons in Karnatic in five phases starting from "sruthi to
  swarajathi" in sequence, reflecting a structured method of
  classroom settings taught by a guru to the student. This 
  unique CD created by Sri M.R.Lenin not only aids students to
  practise and revise music but also enjoy listening to the 
  lessons and theory at the same time.

  Above all Sri M.R Lenin is mindful of the spiritual heritage that
  abides in Indian classical music and never fails to make the
  acknowledgement that his success is attributed to the 
  blessings of his spiritual Guru. Likewise, it is hope that 
  every student that comes to Prenavam Kala Saadhana will
  carry back with him or her,the same sensitivity and 
  reverence towards the classical arts.




Rahana Lenin DivyaSree Sri.Vijayakumar Sri. K. Dattatray Sri.R.Balakrishnan	Born in Singapore,Smt.Rahana has a keen interest in Karnatic music at a young age. She has been trained by the late. Shri. P.Muthiah, a well-known violinist and vocal teacher. Read More Smt. Divyashree hails from a music family in Mysore, India. She started learning Carnatic violin at an age of 5 years from her father, Dr S Ananthanarayana. She is a disciple of Vidwan H K Narasimhamurthy. She undervent advanced training with Mysore M Nagaraj and Dr Mysore M Manjunath.She has taken guidance from many well known musicians like Vidwan Mysore M Mahadevappa, Dr R.N Srilatha and Smt Koviladi R Kala. Read More Sri. Thamarakudy K.R. Vijayakumar had his initial training in Mridangam at the tender age of ten under the tutelage of renowned Mridangam Masters Puthoor Raghavadas and Manakkala Gopal. He has obtained the Diploma title of ‘Ganabhooshanam’ and Post Diploma title of ‘Ganapraveena’ from the renowned Sri Swathi Thirunal Music College of India. Read More A professional tabla player, Sri. K.Dattatray has taught and performed for over 25 years in countries such as USA,Norway,UK and Dubai. Sri. K.Dattatray style of performance represent clarity of beats,incredible aptitude,richness and maturity, which has made him a sought after percussionist in India. Read More Sri R.Balakrishnan Read More

		The vast spectrum of sounds that we hear have their origin in the single Pranavam " Aum".Every Karnatic musician acklowledges this great spiritual truth and hence Karnatic music itself has the dance of divinity flowing freely in every note.The spiritual aspect of music has a special place in the heart of Sri. M.R.Lenin who is the founder of Prenavam Kala Saadhana.It was his spiritual guide, Guru Nitya Chaitanya Yati,who encouraged him to undergo musical training. Blessed with quiet disposition,Lenin has over the years gathered a vast reservoir of knowledge about his art from his native state of Kerala.He graduated at the Swathi Thirunal Music College,Trivandrum, as "Ganabhooshanaam in 1988 and as "Ganapraveena" in 1992.M.R. Lenin has also had the opportunity of being trained by Professor Thiagarajan and Professor Avaneeswaram Ramachandran.He also had the honour of undergoing a one-year stint of "gurukulavasam" at Ooty under the personal guidance of Seshadiri Bhagavathar. When he arrived in Singapore in 1992,at the age of 25,it was not long before local arts circle was made to sit up and take notice of his great talent.He started off as the resident music teacher at Narayana Gurukula.He was soon appointed as a music teacher by the People's Association for the purpose of conducting classes at community centres.He then struck upon the idea of running his own music and dance school, Prenavam Kala Saadhana.The primary objective of this school is to teach and guide students of every conceivable background and to make the classical arts available and appreciated widely. In the 11years that he has been living in Singapore, Lenin has performed widely and received acclaim here as well as in Malaysia and India.He has also made appearances on television and radio as well as making several vocal recordings which have been released on Compact Disc. Some of his own collections are Sai Baba devotional songs, Layanam Golden Melodies,Darshanam devotional songs and Classics in Harmony, a unique blend of Indian Classical and Western music made to the traditional Karnatic krithis. His latest creation "Aarohana" is an audio disc containing basic lessons in Karnatic in five phases starting from "sruthi to swarajathi" in sequence, reflecting a structured method of classroom settings taught by a guru to the student. This unique CD created by Sri M.R.Lenin not only aids students to practise and revise music but also enjoy listening to the lessons and theory at the same time. Above all Sri M.R Lenin is mindful of the spiritual heritage that abides in Indian classical music and never fails to make the acknowledgement that his success is attributed to the blessings of his spiritual Guru. Likewise, it is hope that every student that comes to Prenavam Kala Saadhana will carry back with him or her,the same sensitivity and reverence towards the classical arts.