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What makes Shyam special...
Through his wide variety of themes, there is a discernible common thread and that is about change, says ANIL DHARKER, tracing Shyam Benegal's career spanning three decades.


Racing climax that won laurels
I WISH Mansoor Khan didn't make films so sparsely. He gets one movie out every five years or so. (I've heard this is because he's a perfectionist - he'll obsess over details). That's too long a wait - specially when you're impatient to see ...
"A thoroughly enjoyable experience"
``Kamal explained the intricacies of my character in such detail, I didn't have to act, I just had to be my character. This was something new for me."
Film Review


Music
Competitions
HAMSADHWANI WILL conduct the annual vocal music competitions for boys and girls, falling into three categories, viz., Sub-Juniors, Junior and Senior, on February 1 and 2 at the Youth Hostel, II Avenue, Indira Nagar. The following are the details ...
Pancharatna kritis
"PINJU RATNANGALIN Pancharatnam", a rendition of Pancharatna kritis of Tyagaraja, will be held at Sri Venkata Auditorium, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, East Mada Street, Mylapore (Ph: 2494 0811; 2494 3420), on January 22, at 9 a.m. A dance form of the ...
Anniversary
SARVANI SANGEETHA Sabha, started by a group of musically inclined women, will be celebrating its 17th anniversary on January 25 at 6.15 p.m. The five-day celebration, inaugurated by Veena E. Gayathri, will feature recitals of senior artistes like ...
Soothing santoor
THAT DECEMBER morning began most soulfully at the Bharat Kalachar. The sounds of the santoor filled the air with melody that calmed the mind and brought a breath of fresh air to a season replete with familiar sounds. Brought into focus by Pandit ...
R.R. SABHA
Marked by tranquillity
A DETAILED alapana in Todi, followed by a sweet tanam for Syama Sastry's "Ninnenamminanu" (misra chapu) highlighted a pleasant veena recital by S. Srinivasan at R.R. Sabha on the last day of the recital. The neraval and swaras at "Kamakshi ...
His creativity knows no bounds
Lalgudi Jayaraman's musical odyssey began at the age of two. LAKSHMI DEVNATH profiles the maestro, who has many dimensions.
Entertaining ensemble
HMV-RPG 857106 - Carnatic Classical Instrumental - Virtual Virgo - A. Kanyakumari - Rs.50. A. KANYAKUMARI, VIOLINIST, ever ready to pick up the gauntlet, had shown great daring when she organised a 100-violin concert that met ...
Vedic Sangeeta Foundation
THE INAUGURATION of the Vedic Sangeeta Foundation, 5, "Jayashree", No. 42, Bheemanna Garden Street, Chennai - 600 018 (Ph: 2499 7422) will be held on January 18, (tomorrow) at 5 p.m., at Asthika Samajam, Venus Colony. On the occasion, Srimad ...

Dance
BHARAT KALACHAR
Simple technique
PERFORMING FOR Bharat Kalachar, Srilatha Vinod's dance sparkled with the freshness of her style, its crisp nritta, strong footwork, and simple interpretative technique, which was quite remarkable. This senior disciple of Shantha and V. P. ...
In tune with tala
ADYAR SISTERS Anupama and Anjali, disciples of Lalitha Ganapathi, are in their early teens; it is perhaps too early to make a judgment of their skill in Bharatanatyam. They do have the talent, but it needs honing. First of all, if they put on ...
KARTHIK FINE ARTS
Dance enhanced by soulful music
AN IMPRESSIVE stage presence and skill made the performance of Mathura Viswanathan for the festival of Kartik Fine Arts worth watching. Mathura has been recently working with dancer A. Lakshman and seems to have grasped the change of technique ...
Grace belies her age
MORE THAN its undeniable virtue of correctness, Vyjayantimala Bali's Bharatanatyam astonishes the viewer in its finished stances with no trace of half extended lines in her dance. Performing at Vani Mahal auditorium under the aegis of Sri Thyaga ...
Keen sense of timing
WATCHING THE two industrious twelve-year-old disciples of Surya Santhanam, one was inclined to think about and applaud the tremendous sweat and toil that goes into every dancer's development as an artiste. Representatives of this breed of ...

Theatre
Emperor who stood for religious harmony
THE ANNUAL convention this year at the Theosophical Society Campus, Adyar, was the forum for the staging of "Akbar — The Theosophical Emperor," a dance-drama specially choreographed for the occasion. The president of the Theosophical ...

Heritage
Bestowing plenty and prosperity
SURYANARKOIL IS located in Tiruvidaimarudur taluk of Thanjavur district, on the banks of the Cauvery, 15 km from Kumbakonam, two km from Aduthurai station. The story of this unique temple goes deep into history and can easily be traced to the ...

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