On 17th March 2005, the Trust conducted a unique musical offering to Shri Raghavendra Swamigal at Mantralayam wherein more than 108 musicians vocal, violin, veena, mridangam, ghatam etc participated in the event.

Clad in uniform attire the musicians simultaneously rendered the Pancharathna Kritis of Saint Thiagaraja sitting around the Moolabrindavana of Shri Raghavendra Swamigal and also conducted a namasankeerthana procession.

This has become an annual event in Mantralayam and every year the Trust conducts Naadahara samarpana on the birth day of the Great Saint

Dr Ganesh pioneered setting up of „Maharajapuram Santhanam Rasikas Trust„ in the year 1993. Through the Trust, he has been conducting a concert series in memory of his Great Guru with the concluding concert on 23rd June the day his Guru gave his last concert. The objectives of the Trust are:

To promote classical carnatic music among youngsters globally

To teach youngsters classical carnatic music especially the Maharajapuram Tradition

To build an auditorium in the name of Shri Maharajapuram Santhanam for music performances and promotion of other fine arts

To set up an audio/video library of collections of great artistes for rasikas and artistes to listen to great immortal performances

To conduct concert series / cultural programmes across the country to commemorate his Guru’s anniversary around 23rd June every year

To give scholarships to deserving students in carnatic vocal and instrumental music. Also to encourage talents in other areas like education, sports and other arts Providing financial assistance and health insurance schemes to economically poor artistes

To set up centers at major cities of the country to teach classical music in Maharajapuram Tradition

To institute awards for outstanding musicians - both young and old

Activities

Has been holding concert series every year at Chennai and also at places outside Chennai to make Classical Music available for listening to rasikas living in remote areas/towns.

Supporting sabhas which are functioning in remote areas where carnatic music is scarcely available. The Trust sponsors and sends artistes from Chennai to these Sabhas to perform.

Is the pioneer in bringing out “Musician’s Diary” in 1999 a complete handbook with addresses of classical musicians in classified format and also provision for artistes to note down their concert particulars like accompaniments, items rendered, remuneration etc daily. This is being emulated by various other organizations now.

The Trust conducted a benefit concert featuring Shri Lalgudi Jayaraman in February 1998 and collected Rs.5.32 lakhs for the benefit of the victims of the Gujarat Earthquake and handed over the same to Shri Venkaiah Naidu, who was the Union Minister for Rural Development.

On November 18th 2009, the Trust conducted benefit concerts at Sri Chandrasekara Saraswathi Auditorium, Vani Mahal, Chennai and collected over Rs.6 lakhs for the benefit of relief and rehabilitation work at Mantralayam which was affected by the floods that devastated the Karnool district and other parts of Andhra Pradesh during the first week of October 2009.