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A Perfectionist

Peria Sarada as told to G.Sundari Sarada was a Bharatanatyam student at Kalakshetra who made a mark in the world of dance after G. Lilavati and Radha Sriram – the first and second pupils of the institution. She identified herself with all…

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The golden era and the ‘moulded’ era

S.Sivaramakrishnan The first decade of the 21st century which is drawing to a close has seen revolutionary changes in the presentation of art forms especially music. Music has become more of a ‘commodity’ and naturally acute competition…

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Kalapramanam in kritis

B.R.C. Iyengar This is the last article written by B.R.C. IYENGAR for Sruti. He passed away recently. He was Sruti’s Correspondent and Representative in Hyderabad/Secunderabad for more than two decades ...read more

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Pandit Bhimsen Joshi Voice of India

Deepak S. Raja Amongst 20th century giants of vocalism, Pandit Bhimsen Joshi (born 1922) enjoys the rarest combination of popularity and stature. He has charmed three generations of music lovers with his awesome renditions of khayal, thumri,…

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K.B. Sundarambal From sringara to bhakti

Vamanan Memories of the singing star Kodumudi Balambal Sundarambal, remain green in her centenary year, more than a quarter century after her passing. Her musical voice still reverberates in mind’s ear and the mark of her personality as a…

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Sydney Music Circle turns 25

News & Notes On a cold winter night in Sydney in 1983, about 20 people sit on the living room floor of a small townhouse in the city’s southwest, a few hundred metres from the local meatworks. As the temperature falls towards single digit,…

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Rajeswari Padmanabhan (1939-2008)

WAY OF LIFE Vainika vidushi Rajeswari Padmanabhan was born in Kollur in 1939. She was the daughter of Lakshmi Ammal and the granddaughter of Karaikudi Subbarama Iyer (the elder of the Karaikudi Veena Brothers). From the age of five, she was…

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Then and Now

Caviare Performers and listeners of today must be sick of talk of four hour Carnatic music concerts. It all seems so long ago and so much out of tune (no pun intended) with the times. But upto the end perhaps of the sixties, certainly of the…

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Trailblazing traditionalist

V. Ramnarayan When Dr. N. Pattabhi Raman started Sruti, a "south Indian classical music and dance magazine" in October 1983, it was by and large a family affair. His two elder brothers Sundaresan and Venkatraman (my father) were publisher and…

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Sruti Silver Jubilee Eyal Isai Natakam Gala

S.P. Sundaram Apart from the obvious toast to Sruti for its dedication and service ov er a quarter of a century, one should also propose the second toast to Sruti parivaar for putting on a typical programme, in the tradition of Sruti, befitting…

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Desigar Raga Musical contribution

For the lay music lover, Desigar lives in such wonderful songs as Jagajjanani (Ratipatipriya - Ghanam Krishna Iyer) and Taamarai poota tadaagamadi (Hindustan Gandhari – Tiruchi G. Tyagarajan). Tuned by him, both these songs are honeyed webs…

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Kamala at seventy five

Famed in India as "Kumari Kamala" during her prime as a dancer, the acclaimed Bharatanatyam exponent has dedicated about seven decades of her life to its propagation. Endowed with a rare and uncommon prowess at the art, her name has become synonymous…

A Perfectionist

The golden era and the ‘moulded’ era

Kalapramanam in kritis

Pandit Bhimsen Joshi Voice of India

K.B. Sundarambal From sringara to bhakti

Sydney Music Circle turns 25

Rajeswari Padmanabhan (1939-2008)

Then and Now

Trailblazing traditionalist

Sruti Silver Jubilee Eyal Isai Natakam Gala

Desigar Raga Musical contribution

Kamala at seventy five

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