Panchakshari Gawai
Birthdays & Anniversaries2.2.1892 - 11.6.1944Till the early decades of (his century, Carnatic music prevailed throughout the area comprising the present state of Karnataka. Most of the first...
View ArticleBhimsen Joshi
Birthdays & Anniversaries4.2.1922 - 24.1.2011 To read full story, visit sruti.com and buy...
View ArticleBirju Maharaj
Birthdays & Anniversaries4.2.1938 To read full story, visit sruti.com and buy Sruti 352
View ArticleNagaratnammal-lakshmi
NEWS & NOTESWhen Nagaratnammal came alive It was a single-woman show and dancer Lakshmi Viswanathan carried the entire burden of depicting the story of Bangalore Nagaratnammal, who is still...
View ArticleNirmala Ramachandran
Birthdays & Anniversaries9.2.1936 - 23.2.2011She was a dancer who made a great contribution not only to Indian art, but to Russian culture as well. She lived in Russia in 1984-89 with her husband...
View ArticleChandru Anna
A youthful veteranBy V RamnarayanFirst published in The Bengal Post on 12 Feb 2011When CV Chandrasekhar, Bharatanatyam guru and this year’s Padma Bhushan awardee, dances before the beautiful Panduranga...
View ArticleRama Ravi
Birthdays & Anniversaries12.2.1943“Full many a gem of purest ray serene The dark unfathomed caves of ocean bear Full many a flower is born to blush unseen And waste its sweetness on the desert air”...
View ArticleRefreshing developments
K.N. ViswanathanThis season threw up some promising youngsters and surprising stars in music. To my pleasant surprise, I found that many young musicians had adopted a more open, bold akaram this time,...
View ArticleProfessor P. Sambamoorthy
Birthdays & Anniversaries14.2.1901 - 23.10.1973Professor P. Sambamoorthy was the musicologist of the century", said Professor S.R. Janakiraman, himself a musicologist. Sambamoorthy was the author...
View ArticleMani Madhava Chakyar
Birthdays & Anniversaries15.2.1899 - 14.1.1990 A member of the clan of the Puthiyedath Chakyar, Madhava Chakyar was born in a village near Quilandy in old Malabar on 15 February 1899. Dancing and...
View ArticleRadha Reddy
Birthdays & Anniversaries15.2.1952Radha and Raja Reddy are the most famous duo performing and teaching Kuchipudi. Radha was born on 15 February 1952 in Gottalgaon, Andhra Pradesh. When Radha was...
View ArticleRanjani - Gayatri Honored
Carnatic vocalists Ranjani and Gayatri were awarded the title “Sangeeta Vedantha Dhurina” during the Spring Music Festival of the Sri Rama Lalitha Kala Mandira. The award was presented by Sri Yadugiri...
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