Inclusion of Chennai in creative city networks by UNESCO.

Great news!UNESCO'S recognition of Chennai as creative city primarily owing to its rich tradition of hosting Carnatic /classical music festivals for past several decades .

I am not much of a Carnatic music lover but more interested in  dance  performances in its classical forms with a special .liking to Bhartanatyam.In the last Kutcheri season i gorged myself  with a number of dance performances .Most of the artists were performing the same theme  viz popular stories from Hindu mythology yet each presented them in with a individual style without transgressing the traditional dance steps  and hand movements and facial expressions.Hence the repeat themes were not boring at all .I felt none of that cynicism  that some complain that if you  have seen one performance you  have seen it all.

The dance artists dedication and professionalism is highly praiseworthy.They didn't falter  or be miserly in their performances even in those times when the audience was just a handful .

Regarding Carnatic music  it is not like as if  they are rendered in auditoriums  and listened to  only during the December Kutcheri festivals  .They take place all year around  in auditoriums, schools and marriage halls.There are  music buffs who have  attended  them each and every evening for the past decade or more  .
To hold musical kutcheris every single day in at least four venues  with a host of  musical artists rendering music with utmost sincerity  the whole year around for past 10 to 15 years, though several of them could be attended sparsely is no mean achievment.
It is a fantastic expression of respect and deep love for tradition , culture and religion .All Carnatic songs  revolve only and only  over Bhakthi or deep devotion to Hindu gods of all  sects and each artist has his own style which bespeaks of creativity..

It is befitting of unesco to recognise this.rich cultural tradition.