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Toeing the U.S. media line
Throughout the coverage of the rising tension in Iraq, no channel or private news network has been able to do anything more than repeat what has already been said, heard and seen from America, observes ZIYA US SALAM, analysing the scene.
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Music
Tyagaraja Aradhana
SRI PARTHASARATHY Swami Sabha will celebrate its 103rd Tyagaraja aradhana on February 9, at Mylapore Fine Arts Club Hall. The festival begins at 5.15 p.m. with a pooja followed by Namasankeerthanam by O. S. Sundar and rendering of Pancharatna ...
Soft voice, brisk rendition
UNDER THE auspices of Sarvani Sangita Sabha celebrating its 17th anniversary and Tyagaraja aradhana, Vasundara Rajagopal epitomised her musical ideal to convey that she was not inclined to deploy her facile voice to peripheral effect. There was a ...
His fingers weave magic with ragas
His bow can delight the connoisseur and the common man alike. LAKSHMI VENKATRAMAN profiles Kunnakkudi Vaidyanathan, versatile violinist.
Ensemble of 50 violins
SRI SHANMUKHANANDA Fine Arts and Sangeetha Sabha, Mumbai, recently presented a grand violin recital by the renowned violinist A. Kanyakumari along with her ensemble of 52 violinists in commemoration of the Golden Jubilee celebration of the sabha. ...

Dance
Theatre as the woman's tool of expression
Kulavai 2003, to take place on Sunday at the Alliance Francaise, will feature nine women with feminist visions, themes and approaches. V. R. DEVIKA gives the details.
Well-choreographed dance features
SRI SARASWATI Gana Nilayam of Tiruvallikeni, a 64-year-old institution, dedicated to the promotion of classical fine arts such as Bharatanatyam, veena, vocal etc., presented dance-dramas — Shakti Prabhavam and Shanmugha Prabhavam — at ...
Remarkable grip over abhinaya
ONE OF Sudharani's premier disciples, Priya Murle, took centre stage at the Mylapore Fine Arts _an artiste not seen much on stage. Priya has a stage presence that lights up, especially when she is performing the abhinaya portions. Beginning ...

Drama
Greek tale retold with vigour
IN ITS portrayal of the darkest passions known to man and the cruel twists of Fate, Greek tragedy plays out against an immense canvas. Even when pared down to its elemental outlines, it has the power to engage the spectator as the show presented ...
Revenge of a princess scorned
CAN THERE be a more moving picture of a woman scorned than Amba in the Mahabharata? Voicing Silence, a project of the M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation, presented a solo show _ "Pani-t-thee" _ by artiste Usha Rani recently on this heroine, ...

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