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Vaigal Gnanaskandan passes away
By SamudriVaigal S. Gnanaskandan, Carnatic vocalist, teacher and former Music Producer at All India Radio, passed away on 3 May 2015 after a prolonged illness. He was a disciple of Dandapani Desigar...
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Deepak Mazumdar 60th Birthday
The lineage continues...Deepak with his Guru Kanak Releand his disciple Rupak MehtaDeepak Mazumdar, Bharatanatyam exponent, guru and founder of Brahmnaad Academy for Performing Arts in Mumbai,...
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Dhananjayans honoured
The title of Gurusreshta was conferred on veteran Bharatanatyam exponents and Gurus Shanta and V.P. Dhananjayan, by the Peravoor Kalamandir, College of Fine Arts, Kerala, on 29 April 2015 during...
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Homage to Rajappa Iyer
By Nandini RamaniThe entire hall was brimming with glowing tributes to a veteran teacher-performer from the field of percussive arts. The function was filled with deep regard and a sense of sincere...
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Excellent exposition of Tiruppugazh
By Nandini RamaniEnlightening moments of devotional poetry and music prevailed upon every member in the audience at a unique exposition, Chhanda Tamizh Tandha Kanda-k-Kadavul by Tiruppugazh exponent...
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Follow the spirit, not the letter
‘Chitravina’ N. RavikiranThis is in response to P.K. Doraiswamy’s comment (Sruti 367, April 2015) on my lecdem on Raga Development. I reluctantly have to point out that in his article, he has missed...
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View ArticleRavikiran’s rules of raga development
By P.K. DoraiswamyDuring a recent lecdem titled Development of Raga, held under the auspices of the Music Forum, Chitravina Ravikiran prefaced it with the following ‘rules’:Every phrase should have the...
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The Ariyakudi phenomenon
Ariyakudi Ramanuja Iyengar (19 May 1890- 23 Jan 1967)A disciple's tributeBy Alepey VenkatesanAriyakudi Ramanuja Iyengar was the doyen of Carnatic music and the leading vocalist of the 20th Century. He...
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Deboo performs for Swedish royalty
By BuzyBeeAstad Deboo was invited to perform in the presence of their Royal Highness the King and Queen of Sweden, Crown Princess Victoria, the President of India, Swedish dignitaries and Indian Govt...
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Chitrambari Krishnakumar
Musicians in classical danceBy Anjana AnandChitrambari Krishnakumar is a versatile artist who has adapted with ease to the Bharatanatyam field. She was selected by the Eyal Isai Nataka Manram (1995-96)...
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Kalasagar awards 2015
By SamudriThe Kalasagar awards instituted in memory of chenda maestro Kalamandalam Krishnankutty Poduval, were presented on his 91st birth anniversary to several artists, on 28 May at Changapuzha park...
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Line portraits of musicians
By Buzybee'Nadarekhalu', a book containing 186 pencil portraits of Carnatic and Hindustani musicians drawn by Sathiraju Sankara Narayana (Shankar), was released on 4 May 2015, at the Telugu University...
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Guru, Guide and Grandmother
By Shreya AdirajuRemembering Suguna Purushothaman. Salt is the key to everything, it brings to life the structure of the rasam. Add it too early, and the rasam gets too salty; add it too late, and it...
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M.D. Ramanathan and fishing
Venkatasubramanian ViraraghavanAs I listen to Poorvakalyani by MDR, I am reminded of many things. The first is M.D. Ramanathan’sfame for keeping the raga intact even when not adhering to the raga...
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Naada Yoga – celebrating music and yoga
By S JanakiMusic is a discipline, so is yoga. Both are meditative, involve breath control, create positive energy and wellbeing if practised properly. You are in for a double treat – of music and yoga...
View ArticleHow not to be a rasika
By Subhashini GodaLet us admit it. We have all, at some point of time, been unruly in a concert hall. While some of us do feel awfully guilty about it, most of us would pass it off as a rare...
View ArticleTop honour for Sanjay
Chennai21 June 2015Sanjay Subrahmanyan to be Sangita KalanidhiThe Music Academy, Madras, has announced that vocalist Sanjay Subrahmanyan, 47, will receive the Sangita Kalanidhi award in this year's...
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K.P. Anil Kumar
Musicians in Classical DanceBy Anjana AnandMridanga vidwan Professor K.P. Anil Kumar, is a talented artist who hails from a family of traditional musicians. He has made his home in Kalakshetra for more...
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Celebrating the Trinity in Melbourne
By Shobha SekharTyagaraja festivals are conducted in various parts of the world especially where the Carnatic music loving Indian diaspora has a strong presence. Over the past 29 years, Ravi...
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