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Ten centuries ago, South Indian music and dance had reached high levels of sophistication in Tanjavur, where royal patronage of three dynasties (Chola, Nayaka, Maratha) and the connoisseurship of the people, had nurtured ...

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Art Music
Music / Dr. Ashok Ranade
TRIBUTE to K.J. Sarasa
Dance / Rathna Kumar
Art for a change
Dance / Sapna Rangaswamy
Raga Megh Malhar
Music / Deepak Raja
RAGAS DARBARI AND GARA
Music / Deepak S. Raja

Artists

Music

Kumar Mardur

Hindustani Music,Hindustani Vocal

Hailing from rich traditions of Dharwad, Kumar Mardur has had his training from his father Pandit Somanath Mardur, a renowned Hindustani Classical Voc ...

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Dance

Narasimhacharis

Bharatanatyam,Kuchipudi

Narasimhachari and Vasanthalakshmi are well-known and highly respected performers, teachers and choreographers of the Bharathanatyam and Kuchipudi sty ...

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Theatre

Surekha Sikri

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Surekha Sikri or Surekha Sikri Rege is popularly known as ‘Dadisa’ now after her well crafted role in the TV series Balika Vadhu. She is a film, t ...

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Interviews

Dance

Interview

Samudri

Sruti asked RANJABATI SIRCAR to tell us about her formative years, her work and the ideas and experiences which have influenced her in her evolution as a creative dancer. Her response: Early Years I have been learning dance with my mother. I was a ...

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An interview with Manjusri Chaki Sircar
Dance / LEELA VENKATARAMAN.
Interview
Music / V.S.Kumar
Urdu theatre should stand on its own feet
Theatre / KEYUR SETA
In dialogue with her dance
Dance / V. Ramnarayan
Interview : Calcutta K.S. Krishnamurti
Music / SANJAY SUBRAHMANYAN

Photo Gallery

Sarasalaya 70th Year Celebration
Melbourne Trinity Festival 2016

The Academy of Indian Music Australia and Sruthi Laya Kendra celebrated the ...

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Panguni Music and Dance Festival 2015

Dance at the Kapaleeswarar Temple in Mylapore Chennai Photos by: Santosh ...

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Heritage

Stamps

Ustad Bismillah Khan

S. SANKARANARAYANAN

Musicians Ustad Bismillah Khan The concept of nada is intricately woven into the spiritual fabric of the Indian tradition. Classical music has been viewed as a "sadhana" or search for the Self through music, and this was embodied in the persona of ...

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The divine dancer in miniature
Sthalams / Chithra Madhavan
Mahanavami Dibba in Hampi
Sthalams / Chithra Madhavan
Pioneers and Trendsetters
Stamps / S. SANKARANARAYANAN
P.L. Deshpande
Stamps / S. SANKARANARAYANAN

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