Musical Lecture- SUMMARY – Demonstration by C. V. Narasimhan
Filed under Music and Songs | Tributes and Expressions of appreciationOn the evening of 30 May 1978, Mr. C. V. Narasimhan, Under-Secretary-General for the United Nations Office of Inter-Agency Affairs and Co-ordination, offered a lecture-demonstration on the devotional element of South Indian Classical Music, sponsored by the Meditation Group.
Following are excerpts from Mr. Narasimhan’s lecture and Sri Chinmov’s expression of gratitude on behalf of the Meditation Group for the Under-Secretary-General’s exemplary dedicated service to the United Nations.
Reference Note:
- for fuller report and more photos see – Musical Lecture – ARTICLE- Demonstration by C. V. Narasimhan which was published in the June 1978 Periodic Bulletin: “Meditation at the United Nations” pp 17 -30.
- An illumining article “Introduction to Carnatic Music” by C. V. Narasimhan, which appeared in Stagebill, the publication of Carnegie Hall, in October 1977, was reprinted for this 1978 event.
Mr. C. V. Narasimhan , Under-Secretary-General for Inter-Agency Affairs and Co-ordination: The object of our music, as conceived by these great composers, is not to entertain; it is not to please the ear. It is to reach out and touch your heart and to make it possible for you to tune yourself in to the same wavelength as the Infinite so that you can establish in that supreme moment a communion with the Lord Himself… .
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Sri Chinmoy :We are extremely grateful to you, most revered brother Narasimhan. We are extremely grateful to you for your most soulful, most illumining and most fulfilling songs. Your matchless selfless service to the soul and the body of the United Nations can only be felt and never be described, for it will always beggar description. Only the sincere seekers who are serving the United Nations know how selflessly you have been serving the United Nations. The length and breadth of the world will always remain indebted to you, for you have and you are a genuine heart.
Mother India and the entire world will always be proud of you. And we, the members of the United Nations shall always remain grateful to you with our heart of simplicity, sincerity and devotedness.
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Sri Chinmoy offers Mr. Narasimhan a trophy and a garland for his exceptional service to the United Nations.
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Reference Note:
- for fuller report and more photos see – Musical Lecture – ARTICLE- Demonstration by C. V. Narasimhan which was published in the June 1978 Periodic Bulletin: “Meditation at the United Nations” pp 17 -30.
- An illumining article “Introduction to Carnatic Music” by C. V. Narasimhan, which appeared in Stagebill, the publication of Carnegie Hall, in October 1977, was reprinted for this 1978 event.