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Sudha Ragunathan Concert – The Surprise

March 18, 2017 Usha Rajagopalan

Padma Bhushan Sudha Ragunathan’s concert on 25th February at MLR Convention Centre kept us enthralled from the first varnam. About a couple of hours into the concert, she gave a short speech appreciating our effort in

Sudha Ragunathan Concert, 25th Feb. 2017 – A community event

March 9, 2017 Usha Rajagopalan

Much like the nurturing of our Puttenahalli Lake, the PNLIT concert featuring Padma Bhushan Sudha Ragunathan on 25th Feb. at MLR Convention Hall was a community event with several volunteers from the locality chipping in.

Lyrical Love Compositions

October 14, 2014 Chitra Srikrishna

Javalis are lyrical compositions with Shringara rasa or romantic love being the central theme of the composition. Veteran musician Neela Ramgopal gave a lecture demonstration on Javalis at the morning session of the 46th annual

A Melodious Journey – Veena Jayanthi

February 17, 2014 Chitra Srikrishna

“I see many young people wanting to learn the veena. Whether they want to take it up as a profession is something I’m not sure about.” I’m talking to Jayanthi Kumaresh, renowned veena artist, at

The making of a mridangam

December 15, 2013 Chitra Srikrishna

Photo by: Karthik Dwaraknath The mridangam is a barrel-shaped drum used as a percussion instrument in a classical concert. It is a double-headed drum, with multiple layers of stretched leather skin covering either end of

A Classical duet in Koramangala

November 17, 2013 Chitra Srikrishna

Duets – the very word evokes images of love ballads from Hindi movies. The successful pairing of Lata Mangeshkar with Mohammed Rafi or P. Susheela and T.M. Soundararajan left an indelible mark on Indian movie

Mesmerising concert by TV Shankaranarayanan

November 12, 2013 Chitra Srikrishna

Bangalore Gayana Samaja is one of the oldest institutions, promoting classical arts, in the city. The 45th annual conference of the Samaja concluded in the last week of October. For Carnatic music buffs, this was