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With Blessings of :
His Holiness Sri Sri Sri Vishweshatheertha Swamiji
of Sri Pejavar Mutt, Udupi
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Mission
Long cherished desire to
build a Fitting Memorial for
‘Dasa Shreshta’
Sri Purandara Dasa
(1484-1564 AD)
Realized in 2013.
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About the Trust
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In existence since 1993, formally registered
in 2007.
Registered as a “Charitable Trust”
Address:
‘Purandara’, #28/A
3rd Main, Kalyaninagara, Near ISRO
Layout, Bangalore-560061
Tel: +91 80 26662978, Mob: +91 94480 63724
E-mail: info@purandara.org;
spdmt@gmail.com
Founded by
S.Varadarajan
A Native of Bangalore, Engineer by Profession
and ardent follower of
Sri Purandara Dasa
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Principal Trustees
Sri S.T. Radha krishna
(S/o the late Prof. M.V. Seetharamiah,
well known Kannada littérateur)
Sri K. Natarajan
(Grandson of the late Dr. DVG)
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Support & Guidance
Trust has the support &
guidance
of some of India’s leading
personalities
in the field of
Music, Literature and Culture
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Chief Patron
Justice Dr. M. Rama Jois
(Former Chief Justice &
Governor)
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Hon. Patrons
Dr. H.P. Khincha
Former Vice Chancellor ,VTU
Dr. H. N. Muralidhara
Renowned Dasa Sahitya scholar &
Kannada littérateur
Gana Kesari
Sri Shashidhar Kote
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(Renowned Singer)
Need for a Memorial?
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It’s a pity that till mid. 2013, a Memorial did not exist for
Sri Purandara Dasa, the all time great Saint Composer, Social
Reformer and Philosopher.
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Memorial - a necessity to preserve and propagate the PURANDARA
philosophy because of rapidly eroding Human values.
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For Renaissance of the great values the great Saint practised &
preached.
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SPDMT succeeded in building a memorial in 2013 with great resolve
& concern, the one & only one of its kind in the World.
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Newly built Memorial Complex
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Details of the Complex…
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Life size marble statue of Sri Purandara dasa
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Statue housed in an artistic Mantapa
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Concert Hall – Seating capacity 200
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Music School exclusively for Dasara Kritis
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Library for Books & CD’s/Cassettes
Research
Center
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Principal Objectives of
TRUST
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Extensive propagation of Dasara Kritis through
concerts and lectures.
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Bringing to light unpublished compositions of
Sri Purandara Dasa through research.
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Running free music school for learning Dasara
Kritis.
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Objectives…
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To award scholarships & free studentships to
select students of the music school.
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To translate select compositions of Sri
Purandara Dasa into other major Indian
languages and English.
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Current Activities
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Biweekly programs – music concerts,
lectures, harikathas, dance recitals at the
newly built memorial complex
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Running a free music school, enrolled
about 150 students.
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A library of Cassettes, CD’s and Books on
Life and Compositions of Sri Purandara
Dasa
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Current Activities…
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Organize annual Aaradhana celebrations.
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Presentation of ‘Purandara Puraskar’ award
annually to select personalities in
recognition of their services to the cause of
Sri Purandara Dasa.
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Going Ahead !
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Set up a research center to bring out
unpublished works of Sri Purandara Dasa
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Award fellowships to such intending scholars
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Seek affiliation to Bangalore Univ. for award of
PhD degree to such scholars
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Translate & publish some select Kritis in major
Indian languages & English
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CORPUS FUND
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Need is felt to create a Corpus fund of rupees
2 to 3 Crores to carry on the current activities as
well as for unfulfilled dreams.
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More so in the absence of any assistance from
Govt.
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How Can YOU Help?
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By becoming Donor
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Contribute any material like
manuscripts, palm leaves,
memorabilia etc., related to Sri
Purandara Dasa
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Actively participate &/or support the
programs of the Trust
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APPEAL !
A task of this magnitude requires funding
support from a large no. Of devotees.
Our appeal goes out to all Dasa Premis, Music
lovers, philanthropists all over the World to
donate generously for this worthy cause.
Names of all Donors will be prominently
displayed at the Memorial Complex.
Sponsors are welcome for
programs of the TRUST.
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Bank Account Details
Sri Purandara Dasa Memorial Trust
A/c no 117900301000014
Vijaya Bank, Vijaynagar branch,
Bangalore-560010, INDIA
IFSC: VIJB0001179
SWIFT CODE: VIJBINBBFXB
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TAX incentives
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Trust has been recognized as
‘Charitable Trust’ by IT dept.
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All contributions are exempt under
Section 80-G of IT Act 1961
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