Sri Krishna Rasa Panchamrutam
Celebrating Krishna Jayanti at AurovilleSapna RangaswamyOn the eve of Krishna Jayanti, “Arpana” (a service under Auroville City services) presented a unique concert, “Sri Krishna Rasa Panchamrutam” by...
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16 October 2021 is the 38thbirth anniversary of Sruti. Launched by its founder and first Editor-in-Chief, N. Pattabhi Raman in 1983, the magazine continues to serve the performing arts with zeal and...
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Natyasankalpaa is delighted to present ‘Arpanam’ 2021.Due to the prevailing pandemic we are forced to restrict audience numbers .We therefore kindly request you toRSVP to this wats app number the...
View ArticleMusic and the Mahatma
The Mahatma and his followers sang bhajans during the Dandi Salt MarchMahatma Gandhi may not have been a great connoisseur of music and arts, but he liked music, was moved by its emotion and was aware...
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Sruti - Next Generation Feature Interview with Aditya PrakashA South Indian living in Los Angeles, singing Carnatic music in the western world defined who Aditya Prakash was, over a decade ago. A...
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Sikil BhaskaranA veteran violin accompanist Lakshmi AnandVeteran violinist Sikkil R. Bhaskaran passed away on 20...
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Deepavali, the festival of lights, hopefully ushers in better times for the arts; from darkness to light—Tamaso ma jyotirgamaya! Several State governments have extended the Covid-19 lockdown...
View ArticleAbhijnana Sakuntalam - The Movie
Vibha KrishnakumarFor ages, the ancient love story of Śakuntalā has inspired artists and composers all around the globe. From Theophile Gautier, to Franco Alfano, multiple adaptations have been...
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Navatratri Special Series by Madhusudhanan KalaichelvanC.RamakrishnanMadhusudhanan Kalaichelvan, a Professor in Architecture with deep knowledge in Saivaite and Vaishnavite literature, music,...
View ArticleSUNDARA AMUTHA GANAM
BOOK RELEASE AND MUSICAL PRESENTATIONCarnatic music composers from the pre-trinity period to the current period have poured their literary output out of their devotion to God and passion towards music....
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PKM 100- PROJECT CURATED BY BABY SREERAMPuducode Krishnamurthy (1923-1985) was a popular musician from Kerala and a direct disciple of Palghat Rama Bhagavatar. He joined the Chembai Memorial Music...
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Greetings of the Season! Yes, it’s time for Chennai’s world famous December music and dance season. Last year the season was totally online, but this time it’s a good mix of online and live...
View ArticleKSK & Sruti - Remembering the stalwart on his birth centenary today
Published from Sruti archives, July 1999The following article, written by Late N. PATTABHI RAMAN (founder and former Editor-in Chief of Sruti) is an expanded version of what he spoke at a meeting held...
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FROM THE EDITORHappy New Year 2022 to all our readers. Will this year open a new chapter, reveal a new verse, or will it continue to be the same old story of pandemic, caution, curbs and restrictions?...
View ArticleSikkil Gurucharan -January Cover Story
How Sikkil C. Gurucharan became a vocalist is itself curious -- even to him! Born in Chennai on 21 June 1982 to V. Chandrasekaran and Mythili (daughter of Sikkil Kunjumani, the elder of the Sikkil...
View ArticleIIT Saarang 2022 - Lores and Legacies
Saarang is the annual cultural festival of the Indian Institute of Technology Madras, accredited with a heritage stretching from the late '70s and proud of hosting talents like Farhan Akhtar, Opeth,...
View Article#Unlock 100- Young Artiste roars with talent galore
A nationwide, completely online cultural competition held by Singhal Iyer Family Foundation (SIFF), received a whopping 12,000 applications. This competition received responses from students from both...
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Every year, come January and Republic Day, we eagerly await the list of Padma awardees announced by the Government of India. The Bharat Ratna is the jewel in the crown of civilian awards, followed by...
View ArticleSBKK’s ‘Ram’ continues to enthral generations
Delhi’s Ramleela, now in its 65thconsecutive year, played to packed audiences in the capital through the Dussehra month of October. Originally enacted with a live orchestra in Delhi’s Feroz Shah Kotla...
View ArticleKapila Vatsyayan – a tribute
Buds do blossomfor the bees to feed,they mix their preservefor a future need; The roving army,the Queen and the Drone,wait for the that daywhen the moon never shone If not stolen by the men aroundthey...
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