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Music Appreciation Notes - Lathangi Raga
S.Rajam
Varga: Sampoorna-Sampoorna
Arohana: Sa ri gu mi pa dha nu sa
Avarohana: Sa no dha pa mi gu ri sa
Chhaya swara-s: ga, pa, ni
Nyasa swara-s: ri, ma, ni
Prayoga-s: pa-maa-pa-dha-ni-dha-ni-sa; Sa-ni-dha-pa-dha-ma-pa-d ...
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New directions in the kutcheri format?
Music / K.G. Vijayakrishnan -
MAESTROES OF MELATTUR
Dance / Dr. Arudra -
Koothu Padukalam: theatre alive
Theatre / V.R. Devika -
A sabdam by Shanmugam
Dance / V.P. Dhananjayan -
Hasta-s & Their Usages
Dance / V. A. K. RANGA RAO
Artists
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Geetha Bennett
Daughter and student of Sangita Kalanidhi Dr S. Ramanathan, Geetha Ramanathan Bennett is a veena and vocal vidushi who has performed extensively in In ...
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Alarmel Valli
Alarmel Valli was trained in Bharatanatyam under Guru Pandanallur Chokkalingam Pillai and his son Guru Subbaraya Pillai and has been performing for mo ...
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Mithran Devanesen
From joining the Madras Players as a stage-sweeper to becoming an established English theatre directors, Mithran Devanesen made steady progress in a l ...
Interviews
It is the mind that sings, and not the voice
Deepak raja
Arti spoke to Deepak Raja on December 20, 2003
In the last few years, I find that my definition of the beautiful in music is changing. When I look back on my youth – 20 years ago, when I entered the profession – I realize tha ...
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Sarangi playing needs dedication
Music / MEENA BANERJEE -
A Cellist in Hindustani music
Music / Shrinkhla Sahai -
A dancer’s prayatnam to upgrade
Dance / Anjana Anand -
Rajeswari Padmanabhan
Music / NITHYA BALAJI -
Interview
Dance / Samudri
Heritage
An exquisite Pallava Nataraja
Dr. Chitra Madhavan
Sculptures of Nataraja of the Chola period in stone and in metal are often seen in temples and museums. In fact, the image of this deity has come to be associated mostly with the Cholas as Nataraja was their family deity. Not many are aware that such ...
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Raga Megh Malhar and Ragini Basanti
Stamps / S. SANKARANARAYANAN -
Mahakavi Subramania Bharati
Stamps / S. SANKARANARAYANAN -
The composer of Colletpet
Stamps / SRIRAM.V -
Mahanavami Dibba in Hampi
Sthalams / Chithra Madhavan