A compelling desire to be part of the majestic Himalayas and the Ganga’s journey led us right to the lap of the king of mountains.We did some research and when Bikat Adventures suggested Kedar Tal we latched on to it. We were told that it was a moderate to difficult[…]
I was seeing them after almost a fortnight. I would usually meet them during my early morning walk. So I stopped to enquire why they were not to be seen. “I was away at Latvia for a music festival,” said Carnatic vocalist GayathriVenkatraghavan as I looked quizzically at her husband…read[…]
by Aakash Narayan As we Indians are diversified by our language, religion, caste, creed and many other factors, Culture and Patriotism are the two bonding energies which provide us the spirit of Unity. Indian Music being a epitome of the Indian culture always fascinates people and inculcates the idea of[…]
The tour for Indo American Academy of Classical Music (IAACM) based in Virginia, USA was an enriching experience for me, both as an artist and as a person. I was accompanied by Vidwan Sri Mysore Srikanth on the Violin and Vidwan Sri Neyveli Skandasubramanian on the Mridangam for this tour.[…]
This article has not been written by me as a musician. It has been written by me as a girl sitting in the last row of sabhas (where my father had purchased a season ticket) trying to analyse the ragam and the different styles of various musicians and dancers who[…]
Baltimore to Colombus From Baltimore we flew to Columbus . Columbus Carnatic Music Association CCMA is run by a band of dedicated arst enthusiasts. Shankar Ramachandran and his team were wonderful hosts. We were fortunate to sing before Smt. Trivandrum Seethalakshmi, senior disciple of Semmangudi mama. On request we sang[…]
Concert dedicated to the genuis Mandolin Sri.U.Srinivas Pondering about Maharaja Swathi Tirunal and his prolific compositions made me wonder ,if the Lord meant for such genuises to just bring a downpour of their ideas and take them away quickly, before the world can fully wake up to their greatness. Maharaja[…]