Amma
Vidwan RK Shriramkumar remembers MSLakshmi and Saraswati are in perfect unison, in an enchanting oneness of sruti. The sruti petti blends with them; Nada pervades. Amidst this heavenly space springs a...
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By Shankar RamachandranThe title of the JustUs Repertory Theater production, Born to Sing: a shy girl from Madurai, was as seductive as it was appropriate. We at Dhvani; the India Performing Arts...
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View ArticleNartanam issue on Padma Subrahmanyam
The special issue of Nartanam (quarterly journal of Indian dance) on Dr. Padma Subrahmanyam was released in Chennai on 2nd March 2016. N. Gopalaswami, (Chairman, Kalakshetra Foundation) presented the...
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By V RamnarayanUday Shankar, a Chennai-based inventor of the chitravenu, a musical instrument he has invented, based on his training as a musician playing the chitraveena (which he learnt from maestro...
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