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Film certification goes cyberTHE CENTRAL Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has now got a website — www.cbfcindia.tn.nic.in. Its chairman, Aravind Trivedi, along with A.V.M. Saravanan, Kamal Haasan and Suhashini Maniratnam ...
Superb show of light and musicIT FINALLY happened. A. R. Rahman did perform live for a huge audience — nearly 30,000 in strength — as part of the Unity of Light world tour. And by and large, the show lived up to its hype. Like all live shows, there were glitches. ... Classy veena recital AN EXPANSIVE alapana in Shankarabharana, followed by a ragamalika thanam in Kanada, Valachi and Revathi, highlighted a classy veena recital by Geetha Krishnamurthi who later rendered Tyagaraja's "Manasuswadhina'' with delightful sangatis. The ... Soaked in bhakti SEA Records SD TED 6C 4020 - Telugu Devotional - Sri Bhadrachalam Ramadasa Kirtanas - N. S. Prakash Rao and Nishima - Price RS. 45. TWELVE SONGS of this Saint have been sung by N. S. Prakash Rao and Nishima in this album with J. ... Variations of Tyagaraja Sir, — This has reference to SVK's article, "How many versions of Tyagaraja?" (February 21). "Jagadanandakaraka" (Nata) is not the only kriti which has more than one mudra charanam. "Sadhinchene" (Arabhi), "Endaro Mahanubhavulu" (Sriraga) ... A question of expression THE CHOICE regarding the technique of expression before an artiste is between the meditative and the pretence of the sensitivity of Carnatic music. A true rasika has to see, besides just the popularity of an artiste, whether there was anything ... Fine sample of Kirana Gharana ONE OF the leading exponents of the Kirana Gharana, Shanti Sharma, performed at the Amethyst under the auspices of Sri Mathangi last weekend. Shanti Sharma belongs to the northern branch of the Kirana Gharana that used to be headed by Ustad Wahid ... 
Worthy effortMAYURAM VISVANATHA Sastri's contribution to South Indian music is immense. This great vaggeyakara of the 20th Century, (1893-1958) composed over 550 songs in Sanskrit and Tamil, a few in Telugu, nearly 400 more songs based on the Thirukkural, and ... A collector's item KRIYA KREATIVE Sound will be launching `Amudhenbadha Vishamenbadha', a collection of Tamil film hits from the 1960s to the 2000s today (February 28). Music director `Mellisai Mannan' M. S. Viswanathan and playback singer Sreenivas will be ...
Aesthetic mix of trend and traditionA dancer who mesmerises with her quiet charm, Meenakshi Chittaranjan is always trying something new. The artiste talks to CHITRA MAHESH about her evolution. Natyanjali THE 22ND Annual Natyanjali Festival Chidambaram, begins as always on Mahasivarathri Day (March 1) and will go on till March 5. The performances will include Bharatanatyam, Kuchipudi, Mohiniyattam, Kathak and Odissi. ... Dancer honoured SREE SHANMUKHANANDA Sangeetha Sabha, New Delhi, conferred the title, `Natya Ilavarasi' on Parvathi Ravi Ghantasala, on February 22, the inaugural day of the Sabha's Tyagaraja Music Festival. Since 1997, the Sabha has been honouring a senior ...
Sri Ramanuja shrine at Tirumala gets a faceliftTHE SACRED Seven Hills, also known by the names of Seshadri, Tiruvengadam and Tirumala, seat of Venkata Nayaka (Srinivasa), is believed to be a manifestation of Adisesha — Ananta, the serpent bed of Sriman Narayana. The Azhwars assert that ... 
Deities in rare formsThe Pallikondeswara temple in Surutapalli, near Chennai, is unique because it is only at this place that Lord Siva is seen resting His head on the lap of Goddess Parvathi. 
ASI restores 400-year old paintingsTHE ARCHAEOLOGICAL Survey of India has, for the first time in the world, used its unique de-stucco process and restored 16 Nayak paintings, which were superimposed on 1000-year-old Chola frescoes at the Thanjavur Big Temple. These 400-year-old ... 
A time to fast with faithAMONG THE hallowed trinity of the Hindu pantheon, Lord Siva evokesequal devotion but more fear than Vishnu and Brahma. This is because, when provoked Siva opens his third eye (the Sun, the Moon and Agni are the three eyes) thereby causing ... Renovation WITH THE blessings of Sri Sankaracharyas of the Kanchi Math and Sri Muralidhara Swamigal, the Paruthiyur Kainkarya Trust will take up the task of renovating Sri Varasiddhi Vinayakar, Sri Prasanna Parvathi Samedha Sri Vishahareswarar and Sri ...
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