V. Ranganayaki Ayyangar passes away
V. Ranganayaki Ayyangar (89), disciple of Namakkal Sesha Iyengar and later of Tiruppamburam Swaminatha Pillai and Mudicondan Venkatarama Iyer; long term singer for T. Balasaraswati; musicologist and...
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Hema Rajagopalan
Birthdays & Anniversaries Hema Rajagopalan is a senior Bharatanatyam dancer, teacher and choreographer based in Chicago, IL, U.S.A. She is the founder and artistic director of Natya Dance Theatre,...
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(Text of speech at The British Council, Chennai, on 30 August for the Association of British Scholars)(Recycled from an earlier post)By V RamnarayanI agreed to speak on this topic in a weak moment....
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Firoz Dastur
30.9.1919 - 9.5.2008Birthdays & Anniversaries Firoz Dastur also Feroze Dastur was an Indian film actor and a Hindustani vocalist from the Kirana Gharana.Dastur was part of Indian Film Industry in...
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Mavelikkara Velukutty Nair
2.10.1926 - 24.7.2012Birthdays & Anniversaries Mavelikkara Velukutty Nair was an Indian mridangam player. He joined the Kerala State Government Service as Teacher in Mridangam at Sri. Swathi...
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Dinkar Kaikini
Birthdays & Anniversaries 2.10.1927Dinkar Kaikini was born on October 2, 1927. His first teacher was K. Nagesh Rao of the Patiala school. Kaikini’s musical personality was largely moulded by his...
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The Melbourne Trinity Festival 2017
By Roja KannanThe strains of Tyagaraja's Jagadanandakaraka—the Nata raga Pancharatna kriti—came wafting on the cold evening breeze as I entered the rehearsal space of the Sruthi-Laya Kendra Aust Inc....
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Alamelu Mani
4.10.1934Birthdays & Anniversaries I truly regard it as my good fortune to be a student of Carnatic music. And that too under a guru like Alamelu Mami. This is a guru samarpanam to my beloved...
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Ekam: A festival of solo Bharatanatyam performances
By SamudriEkam was an earnest attempt by the Chennai-based organisation The Artery to present four Bharatanatyam solo performances at SPACES, Besant Nagar in a natural setting with minimal lighting and...
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Raja Reddy
Birthdays & Anniversaries6.10.1943Raja Reddy and Radha Reddy are a well known Kuchipudi dancing couple, gurus and choreographers. They are the only family completely dedicated to dance- Raja, his...
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T. N. Krishnan
6.10.1928Birthdays & AnniversariesTripunithura Narayanan Krishnan’s journey started on 6 October, 1928 with his birth into Bhagavatar Matham, an illustrious family of musicians acclaimed in both...
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Roja Kannan
Birthdays & AnniversariesBharathanatyam artiste Roja Kannan was a senior disciple of the late Adyar K. Lakshman and Kalanidhi Narayanan. The granddaughter of the renowned musician Palghat Rama...
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Charubala Mohan Trust honours senior artists
By C. RamakrishnanCharubala Mohan Trust, founded by violin maestro M. Chandrasekaran, celebrated its 19thanniversary at the Arkay Convention Centre, Chennai, on 9 September 2017. Honouring senior...
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Begum Akhtar
7.10.1914 - 30.10.1974Birthdays & AnniversariesInitially known as Akhtari Bai, her art earned for her the respect due to a begum sahiba. Her music carried the old world charm of the Lucknow court...
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Amjad Ali Khan
9.10.1945Birthdays & AnniversariesAmjad Ali Khan is an Indian classical musician who plays the Sarod. Khan was born into a musical family and has performed internationally since the 1960s. He was...
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Gayathri Girish
9.10.1973Birthdays & AnniversariesGayathri Girish is a versatile Carnatic vocalist and teacher. She is a disciple of Vaigal Gnanaskandan and vidwan T.N. Seshagopalan. She gave her first concert as...
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Bhagavatula Seetarama Sarma
10.10.1936Birthdays & AnniversariesTo those who had the pleasure of witnessing the performances, particularly the dance-dramas, of Kalakshe in the sixties and the seventies, the names of Kamala...
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B.M.Sundaram
10.10.1934Birthdays & AnniversariesBM. Sundaram is hailed as a multilinguist, research scholar, musicologist, writer, composer and an eloquent speaker. On 27 March 2016, students of Vani Sangeetha...
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