SRUTI BOX - 3-6

NEWS & NOTES

Delhi: Swati Tirunal Music Festival - 7

Calcutta: Tributes To Tagore - 8

Bangalore: Notable Features Of Talavadyotsava - 9

Bangalore: A Historical Saraswati Veena - 10

Konark: Special Features Of Konark Festival - 12

Special Feature

THE SWATI TIRUNAL COMPOSITIONS

Facts & Figures In A Whodunit - 15

Specific Issues - 25

How Many Compositions? - 25

Not According To Dr. Iyer - 25

The Forgotten Song - 26

Of Mohanakalyani.... - 26

...And Hamsanandi - 26

Reverse Flow? - 27

Did Swati Tirunal Compose In Tamil? - 27

Hindustani Compositions - 27

Varna-s, Pada-s & Swarajati-s - 28

Dr. Iyer Is Not Amused - 29

Bhavayami Raghuramam - 30

THE BOOK SHELF - 33-3 5

EDITOR'S NOTE - 36

FRONT COVER: Sketch by S. Jagdish