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The story of a Kalakshetra Icon

CK Balagopalanby V RamnarayanOn 4 September, I attended a function at Kalakshetra, Chennai, to mark the release of Leap of Faith,  a book on veteran dance guru CK Balagopalan, the 79 year old alumnus...

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Mavelikkara Velukutty Nair

Birthdays & Anniversaries 2.10.1926 - 24.7.2012Mavelikkara 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 2.10.1927 - 2010Dinkar 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...

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Alamelu Mani

Birthdays & 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 teacher who...

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Maruthuvakudy S.Rajagopala Iyer

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Does Music Have a Religion?

By P.K. DoraiswamyEach religion has its system of music based primarily on its cultural origin. Church music indicates the Western origin of its original propagators and mosque music indicates its...

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Raja Reddy

Birthdays & Anniversaries5.10.1943Raja 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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Malavika Sarukkai's Thari

KalavaahiniKalavaahini—as an Arts Trust—was registered on 20 May 2015, with Malavika Sarukkai as the Founder & Managing Trustee. The main purpose of  Kalavaahini is to foster excellence in...

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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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kalamandalam padmanabhan nair

Birthdays & Anniversaries7.10.1928 - 3.4.2007

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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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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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Nedunuri Krishnamurthy

Birthdays & Anniversaries10.10.1927 - 8.12.2014Nedunuri Krishnamurthy was an outstanding exponent of Carnatic music, a musicologist, guru and tunesmith. His performances provided a rich listening...

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Chitra Visweswaran

Birthdays & Anniversaries12.10.1950Chitra Visweswaran is a famous Bharatanatyam exponent, reputed guru and an excellent choreographer. Born on 12 October 1950, Chitra was initiated into dance by...

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Chitti Babu

Birthdays & Anniversaries13.10.1936 - 9.2.1996Chitti Babu (13 October 1936 – 9 February 1996) was a renowned veena artiste in Carnatic music. He was perhaps the most popular exponent of his...

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Annapurna Devi is no more

A reclusive geniusEminent surbahar artiste Annapurna Devi died at Breach Candy hospital in Mumbai on Saturday, 13th October 2018 aged 91, hospital officials said.Daughter of the Maihar gharana maestro...

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Nikhil Banerjee

14.10.1931 - 27.1.1986Birthdays & AnniversariesNikhil Banerjee was one of the three outstanding sitar players dominating Hindustani music during the last 30 years. Pandit Ravi Shankar, the most...

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