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Nartaka Award 2019
Natyanjali Trust’s 13th annual Nartaka dance festival for male classical dancers was held on 10 and 11 October 2019 at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Chennai. Bharatanatyam dancer G. Narendra received the...
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N. Ramani
15.10.1934 - 9.10.2015Birthdays & AnniversariesDr. Natesan Ramanicommonly known as N. Ramani or N. Flute Ramani, was an Indian Carnatic flautist. He was awarded the Madras Music Academy's Sangeetha...
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Vempati Chinna Satyam
Birthdays & Anniversaries15.10.1929 - 29.7.2012Vempati Chinna Satyam was an Indian dancer and a guru of the Kuchipudi dance form.Chinna Satyam was born in Kuchipudi, Andhra Pradesh. He was taught...
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Sruti
Birthdays & AnniversariesSruti is an English language monthly magazine on the performing arts -- Indian music, dance, and theatre -- published from Chennai, India.Sruti was founded in 1983 by Dr....
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P.V. Krishnamurthy passes away
Veteran broadcast journalist P.V. Krishnamurthy passed away on 16 October 2019, in Chennai. He was 98. PVK, as he is affectionately known was born in Rangoon on 1 April 1921 and had a long and...
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S.V. Seshadri aka Aeolus is no more
S.V. Seshadri, well-known writer, music critic and former station director of AIR Delhi, passed away in Chennai on 16 October 2019. He was 94. S.V. Seshadri, famous under the nom de plume ‘Aeolus’,...
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Raga Identification Competition 2019
C. Ramakrishnan, an avid rasika of Carnatic music, won the Raga Identification Competition 2019, organised by The Music Academy in association with TAG Corporation and Ramu Endowments. Held on 20...
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Nandini book release
The book titled Studies in Abhinavagupta’s Works by Dr. V. Raghavan was released by Prof. S. Kannan (Chief Professor, IIT Madras) in the presence of R. Kalidas and Nandini Ramani of Dr. V. Raghavan...
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Special edition on Maharaja Jayachamarajendra Wodeyar
By BuzybeeLalitha Kala Tarangini’s special edition on Maharaja Jayachamarajendra Wodeyar was released by Carnatic musician Bombay Jayashri in Mysore to mark the composer-king’s centenary.
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Book with compositions of the Tanjai lineage
By SamudriA book titled "Tanjai Naalwarin Bharata Sangeeta Varnamalika", edited by K.P.S. Chinnaiah (son of the late K.P. Sivanandam) and published by R.R. Sabha and Rukmini Arts Academy, was released...
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Lit Fest on Music
NEWS & NOTESThe town of Patna was the venue of an unusual festival—a literature festival devoted to books on music and musicians, and books written by musicians. Carefully curated by Ajit Pradhan,...
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Guru Purnima Utsav in Mumbai
NEWS & NOTESGuru-sishya parampara—the traditional way of transmission of our classical arts—has played a significant role in preserving and perpetuating the rich heritage of classical music through...
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Aruna Sairam
Birthdays & AnniversariesAruna Sairam, the Sangita Kalanidhi designate, opens the door and ushers me in with a warm welcome on a languid Sunday morning to her house, named Mantralayam, a neat...
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A modern-day gurukulam in Minneapolis
By Nirupama Vaidhyanathan I dozed in the backseat as the car whizzed on the highway, plying me to the Koinonia Retreat Center situated outside Minneapolis. When I got out, the smell of tree bark and...
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FROM THE EDITOR
Deepavali, the festival of lights, must have lit up hearts and minds in different parts of the world, spreading the message of joy, love and peace. It brings to mind the oft-quoted lines Asato ma...
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Thanthei Nada Sangamam
By Varalakshmi AnandkumarJugalbandis have become a common feature in today's concert scenario where variety is indeed the spice of life. But this was a concert with a difference. The concert featured...
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Ramakant Gundecha passes away
Ramakant Gundecha (57), younger of the renowned Gundecha Brothers, passed away on Friday 8 November 2019 in Bhopal. The brothers had performed the day before at the Vishwa Rang - Tagore International...
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