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A delightful dialogue in music
By Shrinkhla SahaiYou could have mistaken it for an evening of good friends pulling each other’s leg over their favourite football teams. But this was far from that. It was a jugalbandi in Hindustani...
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The Arsha Kala Bhushanam Awards
By BuzyBeeEminent artists were honoured with the Arsha Kala Bhushanam awards recently (L to R) Neyveli Santhanagopalan (C-vocal) -- award received by his wife Meera, T. Rukmini (C-violin), Chitraveena...
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MS and evensong
By Sreemathy MohanMalai Pozhudinile, an interesting programme at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Mylapore, conceived, scirpted, directed and narrated by Gowri Ramnarayan, gave insights into MS Subbulakshmi's...
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Bliss on the beach
By K ChitraOver two evenings of unbelievable experience, with the waves and the breeze forming a magical backdrop, I was fortunate enough to enjoy the diverse culture of Chennai at the Urur Olcott...
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Nostalgia is wishful thinking in reverse gear. At least that could be the worst case scenario when old men settle down like Mr Mulliner at the Angler's Bar and begin to unleash tales of fancy from the...
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Guru K.V. Narayanaswamy
He illumined our pathsBy Hemmige S. PrashanthIt is not often that one comes across a classical musician who excels equally as a performer and as a teacher. Indeed, it is something of a rarity to find...
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MDR Day comes again and again
By VimaladeviA rare commemoration event named M.D.R. Day is being organised every year since 2003 in Thrippoonithura, near Cochin to pay homage to the legendary musician M.D. Ramanathan, under the main...
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A chronicler passes away
By S. JanakiFilm historian 'Film News' Anandan, passed away on 21 March 2016 in Chennai, after a brief illness. He was 89. A walking encyclopedia of Tamil cinema, he was a meticulous chronicler and had...
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Kalaimamani Nellai D. Kannan
By Anjana AnandNellai D. Kannan has been actively in the field of music for more than four decades. A proficient performer whose vocal and mridhangam skills have made him a consummate artiste, Nellai...
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