Chimes played during nagarasankirtanam
On a Purattasi Saturday afternoon, as we were rendering the kriti ‘O, Rangasayee’ the immortal composition of Saint Tyagaraja on Lord Ranganatha, we were immersed in the beauty of the kriti and its...
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Artistes from Kalamandalam treated the audience to a spectacular Koodiyattam presentation, writes Lakshmi Ramakrishna.
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Bharathwajan, a pilot by profession, is well-versed in Araiyar Sevai.
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A passionate drive to promote youngsters aspiring to be musicians motivated R. Srinivasan to start ‘Nadopasana’ in Chennai.
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Shedding the mystical status of music and the musician, the seminar on Changing Profile of Indian Music attempted to address some real-time questions on corporate presence, nature of relationship...
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As Kumbakonam gears for Mahamakham, Suganthy Krishnamachari visits the town’s iconic Vani Vilasa Sabha that has been the hub of artistic activities since 1914.
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Having made his debut in “Yeh Mohabbat Hai”, model-turned-television actor Rahul Bhat got appreciation for playing the protagonist in “Ugly”. He is now all set to make his presence felt in Abhishek...
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Senior as well as upcoming musicians were in scintillating form on the occasion of Pandit Ravi Shankar’s 96th birth anniversary.
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Ankur Sharma’s “Jab Shehar Hamara Sota Hai” gives glimpses of a society living with a tortured soul.
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A range of folk arts presented across Delhi this week brought to mind the place of these traditions in raising awareness.
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The beauty of Nida Fazli’s poetry lies in the imagination of the connoisseur, says
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