The document summarizes the 50 year history of the South Indian Cultural Association (SICA). It celebrates notable artists who have performed for SICA over the decades such as M.S. Subbulakshmi, D.K. Pattammal, and Madurai Mani Iyer. It also highlights current talented artists and SICA's ongoing cultural activities like annual festivals and monthly concerts. The document expresses gratitude to sponsors, donors, patrons and the media for supporting SICA over its 50 year journey.

1. SOUTH INDIAN CULTURAL ASSOCIATION (SICA)
Accords you all
A GOLDEN WELCOME

3. SICA
Proudly celebrates its
GOLDEN JUBILEE

4. SICA
COMMENCED ITS EVENTFUL
JOURNEY
On 26 May 1959
Attained 50 in May

5. WELCOME

6. Golden Greats
LINGERING
MEMORY

7. SMT. M.S. SUBBULAKSHMI
1984

8. SMT. D.K.PATTAMMAL

9. DKP BEING FELICITATED IN THE PRESENCE OF
SMT & SRI RANGARAJAN

10. SMT. M.L. VASANTHAKUMARI

11. SMT. K.B. SUNDARAMBAL

12. SRI MADURAI MANI IYER

13. SRI ARIYAKUDI
RAMANUJA IYENGAR

14. SRI SEMMANGUDI SRINIVASA IYER
FELICITATED IN THE PRESENCE OF
SRI K. BRAHMANANDA REDDY

15. SRI KUNNAKUDI VAIDHYANATHAN

16. SRI CHITTI BABU

17. SRI MAHARAJAPURAM SANTHANAM

18. SRI EMANI SANKARA SASTRY

19. SRI MADURAI SOMU

20. SRI K. V. NARAYANASWAMY

21. SRI B.V. RAMAN
&
SRI B.V. LAXMAN

22. SMT MANI KRISHNASWAMY

23. SRI SHAIK CHINNA MOULANA SAHEB

24. SRI M.D. RAMANATHAN

25. SRI SIRKAZHI GOVINDARAJAN

26. SRI N.S. SRINIVASAN ( FLUTE )
ACCOMPANIED BY YELLA & KOKKONDA

27. GLIMPSES OF ACTIVITIES
 SAINT THYAGARAJA HOMAGE CONCERTS …. JANUARY
 SAINT ANNAMAYYA’S 600th JAYANTHI CELEBRATIONS
 SPIRIT OF FREEDOM CONCERTS
 VINJAMURI MEMORIAL CONCERTS …. SEPT. / OCT.

28. ON THE ANVIL
 D. K. PATTAMMAL MEMORIAL CONCERTS
 G. N. BALASUBRAMANIAN CENTENARY CONCERTS
 PURANDARA DASA CONCERTS
... … AND MORE

29. CONCERTS AND
FESTIVALS
 ANNUAL FESTIVAL … FEB. / MARCH
 NRITYOSTAVA … JUNE / JULY
 MONTHLY CONCERTS … ONCE EVERY MONTH /
BI-MONTHLY
 LIGHT MUSIC … DECEMBER
 DRAMA … MAY / NOVEMBER
 BUDDING ARTISTS … AS CONVENIENT

30. Golden Greats
GROWING STRONG

31. Dr. M. BALAMURALI KRISHNA

32. SRI O.S. THYAGARAJAN

33. SMT SUDHA RAGHUNATHAN

34. Prof. T.N. KRISHNAN & HIS FAMILY

35. LALGUDI MAESTROS
JAYARAMAN, KRISHNAN & VIJAYALAKSHMI

36. SRI M.S. GOPALAKRISHNAN ( PARUR BROTHERS )

37. PANDIT HARIPRASAD
CHAURASIA

38. SMT EMANI GAYATHRI

39. HYDERABAD SISTERS

40. MALLADI BROTHERS

41. Dr N. RAMANI

42. SIKKIL SISTERS

43. SRI KADIRI GOPALNATH

44. SMT ARUNA SAIRAM

45. MISHRA BROTHERS (RAJAN & SAJAN)

46. SMT SUGUNA VARADACHARI BEING
FELICITATED BY JUSTICE RANGARAJAN

47. SRI U. SRINIVAS (MANDOLIN)

48. WHISTLE WIZARD SRI K. SIVA PRASAD

49. SRI SASHANK BEING FELICITATED BY
SRI N. RAMESH KUMAR, VP

50. SRI K.J. YESUDAS

51. SRI D.V. MOHAN KRISHNA

52. KUMARESH & GANESH

53. PRIYA SISTERS

54. SRI VELLORE RAMABHADRAN

55. GURU VEMPATI CHINNA SATYAM
BEING FELICITATED BY GOVERNOR
DR C. RANGARAJAN

56. SHANTA & DHANANJAYAN

57. RAJA REDDY
&
RADHA REDDY

58. SMT. SWAPNA SUNDARI

59. SMT. CHITRA VISWESWARAN

60. SMT. ALARMEL VALLI

61. A FRENCH DANCER
PERFORMING
KATHAK & FLAMENCO
JUGAL BANDHI
WITH PAWAR FAMILY
FROM FRANCE
IN A SICA PROGRAMME

62. A BHARAT NATYAM DANCER
HAILING FROM PUNJAB ,
TRAINED IN THANJAVUR
AND LIVING IN CANADA
PERFORMING FOR SICA

63. Y.G. MAHENDRAN & TROUPE

64. SRI GUMMADI GOPALAKRISHNA

65. Golden Jubilee
Cultural Sizzlers

66. “SANGEETHA CHAKRAVARTHI”
SRI NEDUNURI KRISHNA MURTHI

67. CONFERRING “SANGEETHA CHAKRAVARTHI” TITLE ON
Sri NEDUNURI KRISHNAMURTHY

68. SRI T.V. SANKARANARAYANAN

70. HYDERABAD BROTHERS

71. ANURADHA SRIRAM & SRIRAM PARASURAM

72. SMT S. SOWMYA

73. SMT NITHYASREE MAHADEVAN

74. SRI MADURAI
T.N. SESHAGOPALAN

75. SRI MAHARAJAPURAM SRINIVASAN

76. RANJANI & GAYATHRI

77. SRI SANJAY SUBRAMANIAN

78. SRI O.S. ARUN

79. SRI NEYVELI SANTHANAGOPALAN

80. SMT. VANI JAYARAM

81. SMT VANI JAYARAM BEING FELICITATED BY OUR
VICE-PRESIDENT SRI J. BALASUBRAMANIAN

82. SMT R. VEDAVALLI

83. Kumari AVASARALA
KANYAKUMARI

84. SMT. YAMINI REDDY

85. SMT. ANANDA SHANKAR JAYANTHI

86. KUM. VAISHNAVI SAINATH

87. DIGNITARIES & VIPs
WHO BLESSED SICA

88. DR RAJENDRA PRASAD
FIRST PRESIDENT OF INDIA

89. RAJAJI
FIRST GOVERNOR GENERAL OF INDIA

90. DR SHANKAR DAYAL SHARMA,
GOVERNOR OF A.P.
SMT M.S. SUBBULAKSHMI WAS APPOINTED
AS ASTHANA VIDWAN OF A.P.

91. DR M. CHENNA REDDY
CHIEF MINISTER OF A.P.

92. SRI N.JANARDHAN REDDY
C.M. OF A.P.

93. SRI N.T. RAMA RAO
C.M. OF ANDHRA PRADESH

94. JUSTICE AMARESWARI

95. SRI K.V. GOPALA SWAMY,
FIRST DIRECTOR OF CULTURE,
GOVT. OF A.P.

96. DR C. NARAYANA REDDY

97. SICA
ACKNOWLEDGES WITH GRATITUDE AND THANKS
THE INVALUABLE CONTRIBUTION
OF
SRI R. CHAKRAPANI
ITS HON. SECRETARY FOR 25 YEARS
SICA FELICITATES HIM

99. SICA
IS BEHOLDEN TO
 SPONSORS
 DONORS
 PATRONS
 ADVERTISERS
 PRINT & ELECTRONIC MEDIA
.....

100. JOURNEY
CONTINUES . . .
SICA
MARCHES ON . . .

101. POSER FOR THE
AUDIENCE
Can you guess
Who is behind the
Success of
SICA?

102. YOU

103. THANKS A MILLION
FOR
YOUR GRACING THE OCCASION
AND
PATIENCE