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dated December 29, 1958: Aesthetics of music

When the Experts Committee of the Music Academy, Madras, met on December 26 at the P.S. High School hall with Sri G.N. Balasubramaniam in the Chair, Smt. Saraswati Bai gave an appealing rendering of select pieces from Gopalakrishna Bharati’s “Nandan Charitram” in connection with the holy occasion of ‘Arudra Darsanam.’ She was accompanied by Smt. Komalavalli Srinivasan on the violin. Speaking in a reminiscent mood, the veteran Harikatha performer said that in her 50 years’ career, the largest number of performances she had given was of “Nandan Charitram”. The demand for this charitram showed the beauty and appeal of the composition.

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