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MS Anantharaman passes away
Violin maestro Parur MS Anantharaman is no more. We are deeply distressed to receive news of the death of violin great MS Anantharaman at Chennai.Born on...
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Abdul Halim Jaffer Khan
Birthdays & Anniversaries18.2.1929Sitar maestro Abdul Halim Jaffer Khan, who passed away at his Bandra (Mumbai) residence on 4 January 2017, was in the league of such great names in the field as...
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Theatre Olynpics
A protest by a playwrightClick below to read an article by Sunil Shanbag in the New Indian Expresshttp://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/note-from-a-theatre-wallah-8th-theatre-olympics-5066980/
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By V RamnarayanPonnadai! What magic the word wrought, when as a kid, you read it in Tamil historical novels or poetry! Everytime you came across a raja honouring a poet in sheer amazement at his...
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FROM THE EDITOR
Sruti, February 2018Carnatic music has been going through a longish phase of a relative lack of interest in instrumental music concerts despite recent attempts at veena or nagaswaram festivals. Perhaps...
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Mandolin U. Shrinivas
Birthdays & Anniversaries 28.2.1969 - 19.9.2014Much loved, much adored Mandolin U. Shrinivas, who remained a boy wonder all his life, is no more. He was a frail, shy teenager when he appeared on...
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The Rama story as embellished by Kamban
The story of Rama, perhaps, began in the collective unconscious of the ancient tribes, who inhabited India in the distant past.. The story could have remained as an oral tradition for a long time that...
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FROM THE EDITOR
Sruti, March 2018Why do young musicians and dancers often seek to dazzle audiences with speed, arithmetic precision and dramatic moments rather than move them with deeply felt, sruti-aligned,...
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S. NAGARAJAN
A versatile percussionist, S. Nagarajan has been accompanying senior Bharatanatyam artistes for the past two decades. He founded Kaladarshanam along with his wife Kirushanthy where they train students...
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Puttaraj Gavai
Birthdays & Anniversaries3.3.1914 - 17.9.2010When Pandit Puttaraj Gavai, a Padma Bhushan recipient, and head of the Veereshwara Punyashrama at Gadag in Karnataka, attained samadhi on 17th September...
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Gangubai Hangal
Birthdays & Anniversaries5.3.1913 - 21.7.2009Gangubai was born on 5 March 1913 into a musical family of Dharwad. Her parents were Chikkurao Nadgir and Ambabai. At birth the child was named Gandhari...
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The tavil in focus
T.R. Govindarajan presenting the Parlandu Award to tavil-maker Paramasivam as Lalitharam of Parivadini looks on The Parlandu Awardfor Music Craftsmen instituted by Parivadini was presented to...
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T V Sankaranarayanan
Birthdays & Anniversaries7.3.1945This is an enjoyable recording by T.V. Sankaranarayanan and includes some very good raga alapana-s and, of course, lively kalpana swara-s. The alapana in Darbar is...
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