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COVER STORY - Lalgudi G. Jayaraman by T.T. NARENDRAN
The world of Carnatic music has plunged into grief over the loss of Lalgudi G. Jayaraman, an outstanding musician. Rasikas of the 1940s and 50s are likely to have seen a young violin accompanist, attired in the traditional tuft and kadukkans or ear-studs, responding to the briga speed of GNB and to the complex kanakku calculations of the Alathur brothers with alacrity. With his ability to match the wares of every musician he accompanied, he, more ...
SPECIAL FEATURE - BICENTENARY OF SWATI TIRUNAL
The Swati Tirunal Compositions: Facts & Figures in a Whodunit was the title of a comprehensive article by K.V. Ramanathan on the controversy (courtesy veena maestro S. Balachander) over Swati Tirunal’s classical music compositions that appeared in Sruti 142. The article, while conceding that the authorship of some of the compositions attributed to Swati Tirunal might have belonged elsewhere, disagreed strongly with Balachander’s contention “that, more ...
NEWS & NOTES - Remembering Kittappa Pillai and Narmada by VEEJAY SAI
Every year Bengaluru’s cultural life is dotted with numerous dance and music festivals. Being a hub for dance gurus, the city has a number of institutions which continue to do yeoman service to the arts. The ‘Nirantara Narmada’ festival conducted by dancer Poornima Gururaja as a tribute to her guru the late vidushi Narmada, has grown to be a much awited event. This year was also special as it marked the centenary celebrations of the late, more ...
