September 2026- E.Gayathri & Jothi Raghavan

CONTENTS                                                  Vol. 33  Issue 3  September 2026

6          News & notes

16        E. Gayathri

24        Jothi Raghavan 

31        Muthuswami Dikshitar 250 (part 7)

35        Class act * Ambika Buch

40        Interview * Rajshri Ramakrishna

43        In focus * The Rama Navami Music Festival

46        Spotlight * Rithvik Raja & Shweta Prachande

50        Opinion * Who is the real beneficiary?

                            *  Tamil Theatre: Bringing back the audiences    

54        News & notes (continued)

66        Snapshorts

68        Bookshelf

70        From the Editor

Front Cover: E. Gayathri (photo by Hemamalini S.)

          Jothi Raghavan (photo by Anil Krishnan)

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