Dasante Kuthira: The Servant’s Horse | Book Release & Carnatic Concert
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Dasante Kuthira (ദാസന്റെ കുതിര):
The Servant’s HorseFormal Book Release & Carnatic Vocal Concert
Presented by Layyasaaram Institute of Indian Arts
The book - Horse of the Servant, a historical novel by RV Menon.
A Maratha cavalryman, tortured in a Goan dungeon and shipwrecked on the Malabar coast, rises to command the horse of Maharaja Marthanda Varma. He fights at the Battle of Colachel and is reborn in a new name and a new home, in a kingdom that its king finally dedicates to Lord Padmanabha.
The concert
A Carnatic vocal concert that follows the book’s journey of captivity, devotion, battle, belonging and surrender, with each composition chosen to reflect a part of the story and its characters.
Artists
Vocal: Sherthalai Dr. K.N. Renganatha Sharma
Violin: Vittal Ramamurthy
Mridangam: Thanjavur K. Murugaboopathi
Date: Sunday, November 1, 2026
Venue: Walker West Music Academy, 650 Marshall Ave, St. Paul, MN
Schedule
3:00 PM Formal book release
4:00 PM Carnatic vocal concert
6:00 PM Light boxed dinner
Admission: Free (Donations accepted).
All are welcome; please register in advance.
Sponsorship (every sponsor receives a copy signed by the author)
$250, $500, $1000
Contact
Layyasaaram Institute of Indian Arts🔗 www.layyasaaram.org · ✉️ [email protected] · 📱 Laya (Concerts): 952-522-3121
The Servant’s HorseFormal Book Release & Carnatic Vocal Concert
Presented by Layyasaaram Institute of Indian Arts
The book - Horse of the Servant, a historical novel by RV Menon.
A Maratha cavalryman, tortured in a Goan dungeon and shipwrecked on the Malabar coast, rises to command the horse of Maharaja Marthanda Varma. He fights at the Battle of Colachel and is reborn in a new name and a new home, in a kingdom that its king finally dedicates to Lord Padmanabha.
The concert
A Carnatic vocal concert that follows the book’s journey of captivity, devotion, battle, belonging and surrender, with each composition chosen to reflect a part of the story and its characters.
Artists
Vocal: Sherthalai Dr. K.N. Renganatha Sharma
Violin: Vittal Ramamurthy
Mridangam: Thanjavur K. Murugaboopathi
Date: Sunday, November 1, 2026
Venue: Walker West Music Academy, 650 Marshall Ave, St. Paul, MN
Schedule
3:00 PM Formal book release
4:00 PM Carnatic vocal concert
6:00 PM Light boxed dinner
Admission: Free (Donations accepted).
All are welcome; please register in advance.
Sponsorship (every sponsor receives a copy signed by the author)
$250, $500, $1000
Contact
Layyasaaram Institute of Indian Arts🔗 www.layyasaaram.org · ✉️ [email protected] · 📱 Laya (Concerts): 952-522-3121
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Where is it happening?
Walker West Music Academy, 650 Marshall Avenue,Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
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Host or PublisherLayyasaaram Institute of Indian Arts
