SRUTI BOX - 3-6

NEWS & NOTES

Bangalore: Gayana Samaja Holds Confest - 7

Mysore: A Musical On Nadajyoti Muthuswami Dikshitar - 8

Bangalore: Nupura's Seminar On Classical Dances &

                  Contemporary Consciousness - 11

Bombay: Kuchipudi Training Centre Started - 13

Hyderabad: Summit Meeting On Andhra Dance Traditions - 14

In Many Places: Aradhana For Tyagaraja - 15

Bombay: Rele's Kalyani aka Chandalika - 19

California: The Royal Mystic Of Rajasthan in USA - 20

TANJAVUR VAIDYANATHA IYER

A Mridanga Maestro Of Undying Fame - 23

Vaitha Anna: As Remembered By T.K. Murthy - 26

Guru Vandana - 30

Sree Ramaseva Mandali: Rao's Magnificent Obsession - 31

Buddhist Dance-Dramas - 34

WINDOW ON THE WORLD

Mass For The Dead: An Awesome Coup de Theatre 37

THE RECORD RACK - 41-46

OBITUARY

Brijnarain - 47

NEWSPHOTOS - 49

THE WHISPERING GALLERY - 51

EDITOR'S NOTE - 52

INSIDE BACK COVER: Photo print of sketch by M. Krishnan

FRONT COVER: Tanjavur Vaidyanatha Iyer

(Courtesy: T.K. Murthy)