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Guru who inspired love
Alumni, teachers and friends relived poignant moments as Kalakshetra gathered them to celebrate Sankara Menon’s centenary.
Columns

CHAT CORNER
‘Sheer hard work has brought us this far’

MUSICSCAN
Elegant and powerful
The magnificence of Oothukadu Venkatakavi’s songs came under the spotlight at Ravikiran’s recent workshop.
ARTBEAT
Memorial award
SOUND PLAY
Divine associations

While all musical instruments in India are traditionally held in reverence, there are some that top the others in terms of divine associations. One of these is the veena. Played by Saraswati, the Goddess of learning, and Narada, the cosmic ...

My favourite raga
The day is divided into eight sections known as prahar, and in Hindustani music, ragas are classified according to these times of the day.

I have a favourite raga or two in each of these prahars. Among the early morning ...
Forthcoming Events

In the City
Niranjana Srinivasan; 4 p.m.: R.Kashyap Mahesh; 5.30 p.m.: Karukurichi N.Balaji (veena).

•Balaganamrutham

Srinivasa Sastri Hall, Luz, Mylapore.


Cinema

Aesthetically complex
The three films screened by ICAF showed Michaelangelo Antonioni adopting a different style of filmmaking.
Future cinema?
New developments in the medium open up a host of real and conceptual possibilities.
Music

Splendid concert
Shivanjali Temple of Fine Arts recently presented an evening of dance and music at S.N.R. College Kalaiarangam, Coimbatore. The evening began with thunderous blessings from the rain gods. But art lovers did not mind the downpour and enjoyed a ...
Young musicians impress
It gave a chance for budding musicians to reveal their talent.
Pristine music
Veena Seshanna was one of the great vainikas in the royal court of Mysore during the period of Sri Chamaraja Wodeyar and Nalvadi Krishna Raja Wodeyar.

It is said that his veena ‘meetu’ was so sensitive and mature that only the ...

Sincere effort
Sangita Sivakumar’s concert was a declaration of her loyalty to the classical contents of Carnatic music. Due to strained vocal articulation the interpretative part fell short of expectation. But her integrity lay in her sincerity to do ...
Informative sessions on composers
Lec-dem A lot of research had gone into the presentations.
Sonorous, confident
Srividya’s skill was evident in her kalpanaswaras while knowledge came through in Kuldeep Pai’s concert.
Moving with simple harmony
The Signum Quartet played without a sense of outward show, bravado or vanity.
Stirring recital
If Papanasanam Ashok Ramani is one of the under-rated artistes of today, it is perhaps because his concerts are more intellectual than aesthetic. His concerts are a treat to those who want to listen to manodharma-based music, to savour the ...
Dance

Spotlight on youth
Confident Purvadhanashree and vivacious Anagha were featured in Bharat Kalachar’s Yuva Utsav.
Chiselled portraits
Kalakshetra and Alapana Trust conducted a festival of music and dance.
Events

Cultural feast
This year too, the festival was celebrated with fanfare.
A colourful mosaic of melody
The artists did justice to the themes with melodious rendition at the September Season.
Vinayaka Chaturthi celebrated
The festival was on for two days, on an improvised stage.
Journey into the past
Satyanarayana’s opposition to a resolution at a music conference in Bangalore in 1951 and the subsequent vindication made him discover and study ancient manuscripts.
Miscellany

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