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Shifting from the Bengali milieu
Encomiums to an evergreen talent"M. S. WOULD have wanted us to go ahead with the felicitation. Surely she would be blessing T. M. Soundararajan from above because she and music are inseparable." M. S. Viswanathan's emotion charged voice echoed the sentiments of the packed ... 
Now for a user-friendly mridangamTHE MRIDANGAM is an instrument that has undergone precious little change over the years. With Carnatic music becoming ever more global, might it be useful or even essential to take a second look at the traditional design? "Yes," says young ... 
`Out of adversity comes creativity'THEY ARE a young, winsome, talented couple. The husband directs films and the wife produces them. They achieved early recognition, commercial success, became the youngest members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts, and serve on its Awards ...
Title conferredTHE TRUSTEES of Thirupoonthuruthi Narayana Tirtha Swamigal Trust conducted a three-day namasankirtana festival (December 10-12) at the Sringeri Pravachana Mandiram, Raja Annamalaipuram. The title, `Namasankirtana Ratna' was conferred on ...
Dance at a different levelASK GITA Kasturi to define dance and she instantly replies, "moving meditation." How else would a woman who is a trained Bharatanatyam dancer (Pandanallur and Thanjavur style), an expert yoga therapist (with a doctorate in yogic therapy and ...
Nalina Nrutya titleHema Sripal (left) receiving "Nalina Nrutya" title from D. V. Mugundhan (right), iIndustrialist at a function organised by Nalinakanti in Chennai on Saturday. Krishnakumar (centre) looks on. — Pic. by V. ...
Percussion at its gentlest bestThe mellifluent nadham of the mridangam comes to the fore when Vellore Ramabhadran is wielding the instrument. SULOCHANA PATTABHIRAMAN profiles the veteran who has been conferred Sangita Kalanidhi by Music Academy.
SRI PARTHASRATHY SWAMI SAMBHA 
Erudite lecturesTHIS YEAR, Sri Parthasarathy Swami Sabha, has included a series of lecture-demonstrations, in its 104th year celebrations with M. B. Sriman Narayanan as co-ordinator. The series began on December 18 with a talk on the ``Role of Sanskrit in South ... INDIAN FINE ARTS 
Fluent at a leisurely paceSANGEETHA SIVAKUMAR has a pleasant resonant voice with range and she has cultivated the technique of easy flow of sangathis, in line with the tradition of the GNB School. She chooses a relatively slower kalapramana which enables her to give ... BHARAT KALACHAR 
Clear diction, emotionally appealingS. VEERARAGHAVAN'S scintillating performance for Bharath Kalachar on Saturday last was marked by clarity of diction and a strong emotional appeal. The one theme running through most of the performance was the glory of music. A disciple of the ... KRISHNA GANA SABHA 
Enriched by manodharmaMAHARAJAPURAM RAMACHANDRAN has a heavy expressive voice which is ideally suited for Carnatic music. Making full use of his vidwat and long concert experience, he is able to give weighty renditions. He gave an outstanding recital, full of ... 
Clear raga structureTHERE ARE no two opinions about T. V. Gopalakrishnan's long innings in Carnatic music and expertise. In fact, his voice still retains the fresh timbre and clarity in diction and sounds youthful and appealing. What puzzles one is the delivery ... KARTHIK FINE ARTS 
Masters of managementA REASONABLY good voice, tutelage under a good teacher for a few years, enough practice on raga alapana and kalpanaswaras on a set pattern and above all confidence to perform on stage qualify many youngsters to become performers these days. The ... MYLAPORE FINE ARTS 
A veritable feastENDOWED WITH a melodious voice, Savita Narasimhan, disciple of Chitravina Ravikiran, gave a scintillating performance, at the Mylapore Fine Arts Club auditorium. Disciplined rendition, utmost commitment to sruti and diction blended with ... 
Soaking in a rain of HindusthaniTHE MOP Vaishnava College in Chennai was an oasis of Hindustani music over the weekend. Chennai enjoys a formidable reputation as a bastion of Indian classical music and the series of five concerts gave the ongoing cultural festival in the city a ... 
Accent on patantaraKANYAKUMARI AND her disciple Embar Kannan gave an outstanding violin recital for the Nungambakkam Cultural Academy, marked by regard for ragabhava, aesthetics and traditional patanthara. Tonal quality was soft and sweet. ``Vinayaka Ninnuvina" in ... BRAHMA GANA SABHA 
Easy on sthayi rangeMASTER BALAMURALIKRISHNA has a clear voice with a good range that helps him reach the mantara sthayi and the tara sthayi with reasonable ease. After "Deva Deva'' in Mayamalavagowla, he sang the Vagadeeswari kriti of Tyagaraja, "Paramathmudu'' ... NARADA GANA SABHA 
Tastefully steeped in traditionHER CHOICE of ragas accented contrast. Abhogi (Sabhapatikku), Ahiri (Mayamma) and Ataana (Nee irangayenil) were reserved for kritis alone, while Bilahari (Tolijanma) and Todi (Sri Krishnam bhaja) were treated for alapana, with their songs set to ... SRI PARTHASARATHI SWAMI SABHA 
For the connoisseur and lay rasikaNEYVELI SANTHANAGOPALAN has not yet recovered fully from his bad `saareeram.' But that has affected neither his music, nor his rasikas. He manages to influence rasikas artfully with his kind of `feather-touch' voice. This manipulation comes to ... MUSIC ACADEMY 
Pleasant musical ideasASHOK RAMANI, grandson of the great composer of the 20th century Papanasam Sivan, and son of Rukmani Ramani, recipient of the vaggeyakara award from the Music Academy this year, began his morning concert with the Begada varnam, "Intha Chala" set ... MUSIC ACADEMY 
Musical brevity as its hallmarkIT WAS most satisfying to see T. N. Seshagopalan, while giving a free rein to his vocal supremacy, was equally restrained in translating his manodharma into sancharas in raga alapanas. His raga thrusts of Purikalyani, Hindolam, Yadukulakambhoji ... INDIAN FINE ARTS 
Fine lines that demarcate ragasMUSICIAN AND musicologist Suguna Purushothaman and her students unravelled at least a dozen variations of the Dharmavathi Janya raga at a lecture-demonstration, ``Ranjani Mala" organised by the Indian Fine Arts Society at Balamandir German Hall, ... HAMSADHWANI Singing with ease, clear diction THE MUSIC of the NRIs has improved as was conclusively proved by Aparna Balaji, a daughter of O.S. Thiagarajan. She lived up to the lineage. Apparently, she has been practising quite hard in the U.S. where she is now living. Her resourceful ... THYAGA BRAHMA GANA SABHA 
Sangati as a vehicle of explorationAN INTRIGUING aspect of Sriram Parthasarathy's music is his yen for deploying sangathi as a vehicle to explore raga frontiers in composition. A hint here, a touch of suggestion there highlighted his creative skills to fullest advantage in a ... Veena of old world charm S. SRINIVASAN'S silken touch on the veena was evident in his performance at the late noon concert at the Mylapore Fine Arts Club. The dignified percussion support of Thanjavur Kumar on the Mridangam and A. S. Murali on the ghatam, besides the ... Rich repertoire TO PERFORM before a sparse audience is a dispiriting experience, yet, Sarojini Sundaresan with her daughter Leela's vocal support, gave a spirited performance under the aegis of Sri Ragam Fine Arts. Sarojini is the scion of the Alathoor ... 
Lyricism on veenaTHE INHERENTLY deep tone of the veena enhances its aesthetic appeal and when it is played well it leaves a lasting imprint on the human mind. It is placed on a par with Vedic incarnation. By tradition veena and spirituality of music are held to ...
KRISHNA GANA SABHA 
On the nuances of KaranaTHIS YEAR'S Natya Kala Conference may not have had a unifying theme for deliberations though it is, as far as memory goes, the only one to have inspired a theme song, "Pibare Natya Rasam" composed and sung by convener Narasimhachari in the apt ... BHARAT KALACHAR 
A fresh touch to MargamIN SPITE of the `predictability' of Alarmel Valli's repertoire, there was a sizable, appreciative audience, at her dance recital, proving the value of the Bharatanatyam margam even today. Of course, in Valli's hands the style and so the margam, ... BHRATIYA VIDYA BHAVAN 
Styles that set apart formsTHE SECOND year of Nritta Makarandam — the annual dance seminar — jointly organised by the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan and Kala Pradarsini was inaugurated by Sonal Mansingh, Chairman, Sangeet Natak Akademi, in the presence of Justice K. S. ... KARTIK FINE ARTS 
Seminar on innovations in dance"EXTENSION TO Tradition," a three-day seminar on dance organised by Kartik Fine Arts had its finale in the magnificent performance of Bangalore-based Anuradha and Sridhar with their dance drama, "Kumara Sambhavam" of Kalidasa. The electrifying ... NUNGAMBAKKAM CULTURAL ACADEMY 
Vibrant and gracefulA SLIM figure made a studied entry onto a dimly-lit stage, half substance, half shadow. Abrar Hussain matched the lyrical advance with a sketch of Malkauns on his sarod. Gradually, the lights grew stronger, revealing a tasteful costume: vibrant ... KARTIK FINE ARTS 
Enjoyable dance recitalS. LAKSHMAN'S Bharathanatyam performance for Kartik Fine Arts was exemplary not only for his own virtuoso performance but also for the exceptional nattuvangam skill of young Aadith Narayan. His intelligent, involved and enjoyable nattuvangam ... NARADA GANA SABHA 
Veteran mesmerises audiencePROF. C.V. Chandrasekhar, veteran dancer, teacher and choreographer, an earlier alumnus of Kalakshetra, presented his dance recital on December 18 for Narada Gana Sabha. It was a clear case of dedication personified. Though the programme was ... BRAHMA GANA SABHA 
Delayed take-off, short sancharisTHE BHARATANATYAM programme by the Vipanchee group Priya Jayaraman, Mala and Aparna refused to take off even half way through the varnam. Earlier, one of them did the Pushpanjali. It would have been helpful if they had announced who was who of ... MUSIC ACADEMY 
Beautifully portrayedON THE inaugural day of the Music Academy's annual festival on December 19, Aishwarya Nityananda, a disciple of Dr. Radha Sridhar from Bangalore gave a Bharatanatyam recital. She possesses all the required features for an ideal dancer. Pallavi ...
Art of South IndiaSOUTH INDIA'S traditional paintings, which added lustre to both temple precincts and palaces in the heyday of their royal patronage, are witnessing a sustained and quiet renaissance today. There has been a revival of Tamil Nadu's Thanjavur and ...
He communicated through silenceThe 125th birth anniversary of Sri Ramana Maharishi will be celebrated on December 28. 
Salvation for the sagesARUDHRA FESTIVAL is celebrated with great gusto and gaiety at the Saptharisheeswarar temple in Thiruthavathurai (Lalgudi), Tiruchi district. According to mythology, the presiding deity of the temple, Lord Siva, conveys the message that even the ... 
The glory of MargazhiTHE TAMIL calendar is punctuated with festivals. In no other month does the festival mood spreads unbroken over one full month like Margazhi. Festivals like Vinayaka Chaturti, Krishna Jayanti, Dusserah and Skanda Shashti is of unlimited duration ... Waiting to shower immense grace TEMPLES OF Siva blessing the people of Tamil Nadu are known as abodes of `The Southward Siva.' Special among them are those that were visited by great messengers of God who have composed countless verses on Him. Sixty-eight such abodes have been ...
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