The Carnatic music concert stage is now slowly opening after the Pandemic. Covid-19 virtually saw no live concerts for the last couple of years.

Nritya Kalanidhi for Rama Vaidyanathan, Narthaki Nataraj and Bragha Bessel

Anil Srinivasan must be applauded for the public declaration of his commitment to social cause. Such an open announcement adds to his responsibility.

Out of the 100 songs, Dr. R Ganesh tuned and sung 90 sahithayams while the balance was completed by Dr. Subhashini Parthasarathy.v

Her voice seems to have acquired a metallic glow after two years of Covid-induced sabbatical from normal kutcheris in sabhas.

After a gap of two years, Sree Ramaseva Mandali has returned to host its annual music festival in Bengaluru

The rivers of India are considered holy because they have not only provided physical sustenance or fostered culture but have nurtured spirituality. The evidence for such inner nourishment is seen in the outpourings of bhakti from the innumerable composers who have lived on their banks.