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Cast aside sentiments & rigidity to ensure wider acceptance of Carnatic music, says Ghatam Suresh
A simple human being, a dedicated professional, a keen student and a resourceful teacher, he is a well known percussion artiste. A disciple of T.V. Gopalakrishnan, he has developed an intimate relationship with this instrument. This friendship with the pots has seen him go places and earned him the sobriquet Ghatam Suresh. Read
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When we follow our heart’s calling, all we need is given
to us, says dancer Ramaa Bharadvaj
Ramaa Bharadvaj is an acclaimed choreographer, performer, dance
activist and a writer. She studied dance in Chennai, India,
under legendary gurus Vazhuvoor Ramaiah Pillai and Kamala (Bharata
Natyam) and Vempatti Chinna Satyam (Kuchipudi). Read
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Don’t rush kids to concert stage,
pleads veena vidushi Kalpakam Swaminathan
Veena vidushi Kalpagam Swaminathan was given away the “Veena
Seshanna” award at a function in Bangalore on July 20,
2008. Read more >>
Memories of flute Mali & mama
How time flies! And springs surprises! I knew him as an erudite
music lover. Above all, I came to know him as a die-hard fan
of flute Mali (flautist T.R. Mahalingam). It’s been quite
a while since I had met him. Read
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Carnatic music at Helsinki Festival
Established in 1949, the Finnish-Indian-Society is a friendship
association that acts as a community of people interested in
India and Indian culture. It promotes social interaction between
Finns and Indians living in Finland. Read
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Dancing is a long journey without destination,
says Vimala Sarma
Vimala Sarma is a classical Indian dance teacher and performer
of the Kuchipudi style of dance, and her company, Nayika Indian
Dance, is located in inner city Sydney. Vimala's guru is Satyapriya
Ramana, who was both a student of and teacher at Guru Vempati
Chinna Satyam's Kuchipudi Art Academy for many years. Read
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Maharajapuram Santhanam – a multi-dimensional
personality
"He could have come by flight from Trichy that day,'' blurted
out Dr. R. Ganesh instantly when asked about the one thing that
he wished his guru Maharajapuram Santhanam should have done
but which he had not. Read
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Music is meditation, says Bombay Jayashri
What is music? It is not just singing, listening and experiencing.
It is more than all these put together. Ask senior Carnatic
vocalist Bombay Jayashri Ramnath, she will vouch for it. In
a chat with Sudha Jagannathan, she asserts that music (of any
kind) can play a positive impact on one who practices it and
also on one who partakes in it. Read
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Music can spread harmony in the minds of
listeners, says Dr. Ganesh
He has a simple frame and a steely resolve. A veterinary doctor-turned-finance
professional, Dr. R. Ganesh learnt the fine art of Carnatic
music from late Maharajapuram Santhanam. He and his friends
in the music fraternity have embarked upon Irai Isai Payanam.
Here, Dr.Ganesh talks to Sudha Jagannathan in detail on the
journey. Read more >>
Sunday kutcheri in park - a platform for
unsung children
It is the flagship company of a traditional and reputed industrial
house in the city of Chennai. It is no surprise then that the
highly regarded Sundaram Finance Ltd. has chosen to revive and
conserve the traditional concert format for Carnatic music.
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LearnQuest Music Festival In Boston - A
Way To Connect To Homeland, says Durga Krishnan
Durga Krishnan is a graduate of Carnatic Music College of Madras.
She is among the principal disciples of well-known Veena player
late Dr. Chittibabu. She is a popular veena and vocal teacher
in the Boston area. She is one of the key persons behind the
three-day music conference organized by Waltham-based Learnquest
Academy of Music, a non-profit institution devoted to providing
formal instruction in Indian classical music – both Carnatic
and Hindustani. Read more
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Mind the audience, says flautist B.K. Anantha Ram
Flautist B.K. Anantha Ram hails from a family of musicians.
He had his first lessons in music from his mother A Rajamma
Keshavamurthy, a well-known vocalist. Later, Anantha Ram took
to flute and learnt from C. M. Madhuranath, B.N. Suresh, M.
R. Doraisvvamy and Anoor Ramakrishna. After initial training
from them, he perfected it under master flautist Dr. N. Ramani.
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Kalpagam Swaminathan - A passionate veena
vidushi
She is well into her 80s. But the age has not mellowed her passion
for veena. The teacher par excellence is still willing to take
on newer students! She was conferred the title Acharya Choodamani
by Sri Krishna Gana Sabha in 2005. Noted musicologist Professor
P. Sambamurthy once called her ‘Saveri Kalpagam’.
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Flautist Sundaram - his esteem for Mali
is boundless....
Sundaram recalls his golden days with flautist Mali in an exclusive
chat with Sudha Jagannathan.
Born in 1927, S. Sundaram is one year junior to the flute maestro
late Mali. Among a few privileged ones to have a close association
with flautist par excellence Mali, Sundaram not only learnt
the art the hard way from the genius but also transmitted the
Mali’s style of flute playing to his children. Read
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"My happiness and sorrow are all reflected
in terms of Music" – T.N. Seshagopalan
A child prodigy, a Mother's disciple and an untaught student
of many a guru. That is Madurai T.N.Seshagopalan for you. A
stickler to tradition, life revolves around music for him. The
senior vocalist opens up his mind in an exclusive interview
with Sudha Jagannathan. Here are the excerpts. Read
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My guruji is the best example I can think
of…
She is a learner. She is a performer. She is a teacher. She
is an all-rounder. A disciple of violin maestro Shri Lalgudi
Jayaraman, she has been given the D.K. Pattammal Award of Excellence
for Young Talented Vocalist by Kartik Fine Arts. Read
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