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The passing of a theatre giant
S. Janaki"I write because I want to be remembered," said Girish Karnad. One of the best known playwrights in contemporary India, actor, director, critic, translator, and cultural interventionist,...
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Global Achievement Award for Radhika Shurajit
By BuzybeeRadhika Shurajit, well known senior Bharatanatyam dancer, teacher and director of classical dance programmes on television, was honoured with the Global Achievement Award for her contribution...
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TAKING CLASSICAL ARTS TO ITS ROOTS
ILAKKIYA SAt a time when anything and everything can get commercialised, it is a pleasant surprise to find a ninth-generation artist who teaches classical arts on a fee-free basis to more than 200...
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FROM THE EDITOR
We know of several rulers who patronised the fine arts and classical music, but there are very few who were famous composers themselves. Jayachamarajendra Wodeyar, erstwhile Maharaja of Mysore, was a...
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Music Academy awardees 2019
The Music Academy, Madras has announced the awardees for 2019-2020. Sangita Kalanidhi : Dr. S. SowmyaSangita Kala Acharya : Seetha Narayanan and M.S. SheelaTTK Award : Vyasarpadi Kothandaraman and...
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FROM THE EDITOR
The Carnatic music scene is abuzz with discussions about the announcement of the Madras Music Academy awards for 2019. S. Sowmya who is an excellent musician, committed teacher, a brilliant academician...
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Tiger Varadachariar
Birthdays & Anniversaries1.8.1876 - 31.1.1950Tiger used to accompany his elder brother in Harikatha kalakshepam-s. He also acted in a play called Indra Sabha, produced by his elder brother for a...
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Hemamalini Arni – To the manner born
By Sriram VThere are some people whom you meet just once and they leave an everlasting impression on you. Hemamalini Arni was one such – an unforgettable personality.The year was 2017 and I suddenly...
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Avinash Pasricha
Birthdays & AnniversariesPerformance has the quality of being transient. To capture the ephemeral moment of artistic expression into an eternal reflection requires an intelligent eye, a sensitive...
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Sripada Pinakapani
Birthdays & Anniversaries3.8.1913 - 1.3.2013Dr. Sripada Pinakapani was recently named a Century-Maker in Carnatic Music by Sruti in its survey of Carnatic music during the 20th century. We now...
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Vellore Ramabhadran
Birthdays & Anniversaries4.8.1929 - 27.2.2012Born on 4 August 1929, Vellore Gopalachariar Ramabhadran was a celebrated name in percussion, a master of the mridangam.Ramabhadran was fortunate to...
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Nookala Chinna Sathyanarayana
Birthdays & Anniversaries4.8.1923 - 11.7.2013 To read full story, visit sruti.com and buy Sruti 56
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Kumbakonam Rajamanickam Pillai
Birthdays & AnniversariesThe following article was researched and written by Senior Editor P.C. JAYARAMAN, with inputs from NARAYANAN PILLAI.A few decades ago, when any two or more Carnatic music...
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Mrs. YGP passes away
By SamudriRajalakshmi Parthasarathy, popularly known as Mrs. YGP, Dean & Director of the PSBB group of schools, visionary educationist, and patron of art and culture, passed away in Chennai on 6...
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Siddheswari Devi
Birthdays & Anniversaries(1903-1977)Siddheswari Devi enriched the Poorab ang of light classical music tradition she inherited by making the thumri as expansive as the khayal. She clothed the thumri...
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E. Krishna Iyer
Birthdays & Anniversaries9.8.1897 - 1968Rare indeed have been the pioneers who, like E. Krishna Iyer, realised early enough the great value and importance of India’s art and culture, as much as...
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