KALA COAST is the brain child of reputed international musician and composer Sudhir Nayak, based in Mumbai, who is constructively involved in propagating music and arts through various forums around the globe. Complementing Sudhir's thought of starting a Music and Arts centre with the adage 'Charity begins at home', Sudhir's maternal uncle, Vaidappa Manjunath Padiyar of Mumbai, having roots in the Udupi district of Karnataka, offered the land owned by him at Karje, to be developed and used for such activities. Padiyar's gesture was greatly motivated by his father Mabukal Manjunath Padiyar's social life and passion for music and theatre that involved him actively in small groups engaged in such activities in his small home town of Uppinakote in Udupi district.
KALA COAST is an endeavor to bring together all those engaged in practicing music and allied art forms from the cross section of the society, together on one platform, to present, practice, perform, discuss, collaborate, and profess their skills. One of the most important attempts that KALA COAST desires to make is to juxtapose pedagogical practices with music and arts, furthering a holistic approach to education in the real sense, which would eventually aid in developing the subtlest sensitivities of the human mind. KALA COAST aims to creating a musically, artistically and culturally vibrant ambience making this place a hub of such activities within a span of five years with inputs and help from eminent artistes, musicians and well wishers.
Speaking of an age where on the one hand scientific and technological development is at its peak in India, on the other, we need to reassess the cultural milieu in India today which leaves us very less breathing space for nurturing our rich cultural heritage and diversity of music and art forms. Witnessing the growing complexity in modern human life due to rapid globalization, it is high time we realize the significance of our unique musical, artistic, traditional, cultural and spiritual values which have been inherited by us through generations which go a long way in shaping and enriching our lives considerably. We need to behold the composite culture that exists in India since centuries, for which our country is known to the rest of the world, from a fresh perspective.
• Organising Events related to Music and Fine Arts in the form of Festivals, Workshops, Seminars, Demonstrations and Arts Education Programmes
• Opening a Music & Arts Club attracting Membership & Subscriptions
• Designing Music & Fine Arts training programmes
• Conducting Yoga and Meditation Camps for physical & spiritual health
• Renting out Common Spaces and Multipurpose Hall for Cultural Events, Seminars, Expos, Meetings, Discussions and Family functions
• Maintaining Archives and Arts Library
• Designing special Arts rejuvenation programmes for corporates and other strata of society
• Initiating Arts Research & Orientation programmes
• Devising interactive music/art games and programmes for children
• Publishing recordings, books and other requisite material on music and arts
• Developing Kala Coast as tourist attraction
ARTISTS' VILLAGE- RESIDENTIAL PLOTS OWNED BY ARTISTES
STUDIO APARTMENTS FOR ARTISTES AND GUESTS OF KALA COAST
OPEN STAGE WITH GREEN ROOMS
AUDIO- VISUAL RECORDING STUDIO
MUSIC & FINE ARTS TRAINING ACADEMY IN THE FORM OF A RESIDENTIAL GURUKUL
MULTIPURPOSE HALL
MINI THEATRE & AUDITORIUM
MINI MARKET FOR AMENITIES & PROVISIONS
YOGA & MEDITATION CENTRE
ARTS LIBRARY & ARCHIVAL GALLERY
ARTS MUSEUM
VENUE FOR EXHIBITION AND SALE OF MUSICAL INSTUMENTS AND ARTIFACTS
CENTRIUM OPEN SITTING AND MEETING AREA- 'KATTE'
COMMON RESTROOMS & TOILETS
WALKING AND JOGGING TRACK
Managing Committee
Experience of more than 25 years in the field of development of various Agro and allied projects in Maharashtra and Karnataka
Specialised in techno-commercial and financial feasibility studies of various small and medium scale industries in Maharashtra and Gujarat region in particular and other parts of India in general.
Reputed Harmonium player for Indian music concerts & Festivals
Soloist & music composer
Secretary - Village Music Club, Kandivali, Mumbai
Chief Financial Officer-BLR Logistiks (I) Ltd
Core Managing Committee member -GSB Sabha, Mumbai
Experienced in the fields of Auditing and Finance
Experienced in different capacities for over 3 decades in the field of Sales and Marketing
Renowned Musician- Pakhawaj player and percussionist
Principal-Dr. TMA Pai Polytechnic, Manipal
Secretary- Sangeeth Sabha-Udupi
Hon. Principal- Mukund Kripa Academy school of music, Udupi
Reputed Tabla Player and Violinist
Events Co-ordinator- Village Music Club, Mumbai
Anchor for cultural events
Make-up Artist & Aesthetician