News & Notes
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Masterclass with TM Krishna
Parshathy J Nath -
Demystifying Tamil texts
DEEPA GANESH -
Hamsadhwani donates for artistes/stage technicians benefit fund
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Unlocking a range of talent
SUJATHA VIJAYARAGHAVAN
Articles

Umayalpuram and Music
T.N. Rajan
The Umayalpuram brothers passed on to the next generation the rich musical treasure acquired by them from their guru. Umayalpuram Natesa Iyer, the only son of Krishna Bhagavatar who adopted his daughter's progeny, was a ...
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The Most Splendid Varnam Of All
Dance / V.A.K. RANG A RAO -
TRIBUTE to K.J. Sarasa
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MAESTROES OF MELATTUR
Dance / Dr. Arudra -
Morsels Of Learning & Moments of Despair
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Theatre and the City
Theatre / Shuktara Lal
Artists
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Mutthuswami Dikshitar
Muthuswami Dikshitar was born on 18 March 1775 at Tiruvarur as the eldest son of Ramaswami Dikshitar, who was himself a celebrated vaggeyakara. Dikshi ...
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CK Balagopalan
Balagopal, a natural actor, inheriting his acting talent from his comic actor father `Rasika Siromani’ Koman Nair, who was also known as the &ld ...
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Sabitri Chatterjee
One of the most renowned actors in Bengali cinema, Sabitri Chatterjee is popular for her elegance and versatility. Born in 1937 in Kamalpur in Comilla ...
Interviews

“It’s a cathartic experience:” Priyadarsini Govind
Sukanya Sankar
Priyadarsini Govind in conversation with Sukanya Sankar at the Dance India Asia Pacific 2013 in Singapore. Excerpts from the interview held in the first week of June—more than a month before her appointment as Director, Kalakshetra.
Sukanya Sa ...
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Interview
Music / V.S.Kumar -
A Cellist in Hindustani music
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‘Plays need performance’
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Way of Life:
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Young voices
Music / Sushma Somasekharan
Photo Gallery
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Natya Kala Conference 2014
34th NKC At Sri Krishna Gana Sabha from 26th - 31 Dec 2014. Conference T ...
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Heritage

Walajapet Venkataramana Bhagavatar
S. SANKARANARAYANAN
Tyagaraja had a large number of disciples. Of them, Walajapet Venkataramana Bhagavatar and his son Krishnaswami Bhagavatar deserve our gratitude for chronicling his biography and preserving his precious compositions.
Stamp on Venkataramana Bhagavata ...
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Ameer Khusrau
Stamps / S. SANKARANARAYANAN -
Sangeet Natak Akademi
Stamps / S. SANKARANARAYANAN -
Palani Subramania Pillai
Stamps / S. SANKARANARAYANAN -
The divine dancer in miniature
Sthalams / Chithra Madhavan