Sitara Devi passes away
Kathak legend Sitara Devi died at a Mumbai hospital on Tuesday, 25 November. She was 94. Born in 1920 in Kolkata, Sitara Devi was one of the most celebrated Indian classical artists of the 20th...
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Young voices(Conversations with emerging artists)By Archita SuryanarayananSushma Somasekharan appears poised and confident; her love for music is evident in the enthusiasm with which she talks about...
View ArticleVeenapani Chawla is no more
30 November 2014Veenapani Chawla, actor, director, choreographer, writer, musician, composer, philosopher and founder of the Adishakti Laboratory for Theatre Art Research in Pondicherry, passed away...
View ArticleMusic critic SVK is no more
Chennai1 December 2014The Hindu's senior music critic passes awaySV Krishnamurthy, the well known music critic who wrote under the nom de plume SVK, died last night. The veteran journalist was 90.
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Priya PurushothamanBy Aditi Kaikini UpadhyaPriya Purushothaman approached me with a request to teach her Hindustani vocal music in the summer of 2002, while she was visiting Bangalore. She had just...
View ArticleConference on future of Bharatanatyam in Singapore
By Hema Iyer RamaniThe first international conference on the Emergence, Development and Future Directions of Bharatanatyam in Singapore and Malaysia, is scheduled for 6 and 7 Dec 2014 at the Stephen...
View ArticleArpana: a new photo exhibition
Portraits of artists as peopleBhargavii Mani in conversation with Sushma SomasekharanWhen you meet Bhargavii Mani, you are struck by her bubbly and vivacious personality, her larger than life ideas and...
View ArticleRashid Khan at the Music Academy
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View ArticleVaadhya Padmam for veteran mridanga vidwan
By S. JanakiMridanga vidwan Tanjavur R. Ramamurthy received the title “Vaadhya Padmam” conferred by the Brahma Gana Sabha, Chennai on 3 December during the inauguration of its December Art Festival...
View ArticleNedunuri Krishnamurthy passes away
Music sustains yet another sad loss Sangita Kalanidhi Nedunuri Krishnamurthy is no more. The veteran exponent of the Pinakapani bani, a role model for young vocalists, was 87 when he passed away at...
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View ArticleSri Krishna Gana Sabha : Celebrating 60 years
By S. JanakiHighlights of the Vajra VizhaSri Krishna Gana Sabha in T. Nagar completes six decades of active service in the field of performing arts. To commemorate this the Sabha is honouring six...
View ArticleBhargavii Mani's photo gallery
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