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A sabdam by Shanmugam
By V.P. Dhananjayan Every Bharata Kalanjali production or item has an interesting anecdote attached to it. Bharata Kalanjali’s special item, the Shanmukha Sabdam, performed by many dancers of other...
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Chitresh Das passes away
By Sunil KothariChitresh Das, a brilliant Kathak exponent and teacher died on 4 January in San Francisco, USA at the age of 70.He was one of the pioneers to teach Kathak in USA. He taught at Ali...
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Fire and AshBy Gayathri SundaresanDr. Gowri Ramnarayan’s lecture on Fire and Ash based on her recent production of the same name was captivating, to say the least. She covered the numerous aspects of...
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Five for the FutureContestants spottedBy SamudriEighteen vocalists have qualified for Five for the Future, opening on 12 January 2015 and concluding on 17 January at TAG Centre, Chennai 18. Here is the...
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What we hear is not what they render
By S Sivakumar(This edited translation is based on an insightful piece written by Shaji in Teeranadi, a Tamil magazine for serious readers. This writer feels greatly indebted to Shaji in this...
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Radha Badri
Musicans for classical danceBy Anjana AnandA Kalakshetra alumnus who has been a vocalist for Bharatanatyam for three decades now, Radha Badri needs no introduction. A talented artiste who could have...
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Nadasangamam meet at Tennangur
Annual Music Workshop (6-8 February, 2015)By Sumathi KrishnanNadasangamam, the music wing of Narada Gana Sabha has been organising residential workshops for musicians and senior students of music since...
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Ragas in Symphony
By Dr. Priya SrinivasanI felt the notes of the raga Kalyan NRGMP - PMGRS moving over my skin making my hairs stand on end. The sound filled my pores and entered the spine as energy spiralled within....
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LEC-DEM MELA 2014 Part 3
Sivanama sankeertanamBy Gayathri Sundaresan On 13 December 2014, the first session on the second day of the Lec-Dem Mela conducted by Sruti and the Karnatic Music forum at the Raga Sudha Hall, was...
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LEC-DEM MELA 2014 – Part 5
Curative powers of Compositions on SivaBy Gayathri SundaresanThe first session on the third day of the lec-dem mela was on ‘The Curative Powers of Compositions on Lord Siva’. Usha Bharadwaj of Karnatic...
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Different aspects of Siva bhaktiBy Gayathri SundaresanThe final session of the lec-dem mela organised by Sruti and Karnatic Music Forum was a well-researched presentation by Carnatic musician Gayathri...
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SKGS Awards for Mangala Isai
By BuzyBeeThe 'SKGS Diamond Jubilee Sangeetha Choodamani' title was conferred on nagaswara vidwan Seshampatti Sivalingam, and tavil vidwans Thiruvalaputhur T.A. Kaliyamurthy and Tanjavur T.R....
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OLI CHAMBER CONCERTS 2015
Happy New Year!We start the Oli Concert Series 2015 with a blend of voice and flute, by two extremely talented youngsters.Welcome to this special concert to be hosted by Sri S Ravi, at his...
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