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Virtue aplenty WHAT MAKES certain musicians reach straight out to the heart of the listener? T. N. Krishnan's solo violin concert for Kartik Fine Arts at the NGS Hall on December 4 addressed this question. There was feeling, maturity, perception and profundity; ... Rare sancharas, lucid renditions A TORNADO of brigas, rare sancharas, lucidity in renditions, as usual characterised Sudha Raghunathan's concert under the joint auspices of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Kalakendra and Kala Pradarsini. All the nuances of Shankarabharana were brought to ... 
Todi well exploredTHOUGH INITIALLY with the first two pieces T. M. Krishna's concert appeared as if it might be one of those speedy affairs, he settled down to a comfortable tempo, in which he could delineate the ragas with emphasis on he characteristic sancharas. ... Enlivening concert THE LONDON-BASED veteran disciple of Alattoor Venkatesa Aiyar, Sarojini Sundaresan, gave an enlivening concert under the auspices of Sri Ragam Fine Arts at Raga Sudha Hall. The programme included several kritis. Mention may be made of ... Music for rain Sir, — The Carnatic raga Amrithavarshini, when sung with devotion to Lord Varuna will surely bring good rain. When Sudha Raghunathan incorporated a song in Amrithavarshini in her concert in hot Doha in the Middle East a couple of years ago, ... Reposeful KALAKSHETRA G. S. Rajan's flute recital was reposeful all the way. Speed and glamour, which appear to be the buzzwords with the current-day flautists, was totally absent in Rajan's essay, and came as a refresher to the vintage rasikas at ... Dikshitar gems Gitaa Cassettes Gcc532- Carnatic Classical Vocal-Dikshitars Navagraha Kritis with Mantras-Suguna Varadachari. Price Rs. 50. MUTHUSWAMI DIKSHITAR, the youngest of the Musical Trinity of South India, was a great scholar whose compositions ...
Colourful dance narrativeA WELL-PLANNED teamwork, dedicated participants, excellent music, a talented orchestra, and above all, very simple yet sincere dance narrative of the main story based on the original epic-poem, have all contributed to the success of the `Tale of ... 
Infused with spirit and vigourUNDER THE auspices of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan and Kalapradarsini, Urmila Satyanarayanan gave a solo Bharatanatyam recital to a packed audience. Urmila is a brilliant dancer who knows to present in apt proportions, the aspects of nritta and ... 
Teacher with many dimensions``A VETERAN male dancer with more than five decades of performing experience, a devoted musician well-versed in both systems of Indian classical music, an excellent choreographer, skilful composer, a respected academician, and a constant ...
High voltage performance Salim Ghouse in his "Sufiana... " took off on a wide range of contemporary issues. KAUSALYA SANTHANAM writes...
Britney Spears: In the ZoneSTAY TUNED to watch one of your most favourite pop stars, Britney Spears this week. The programme features Spears' latest release, In the Zone besides showing her other biggest hits. Be a part of the show to be aired on ...
Ayyappa Puja SRI AYYAPPA Bhakta Jana Sabha will be conducting the 28th Annual Laksharchana for the Lord on December 14 at 8 a.m. This year, the puja will be a one-day function beginning with the Ganapathi Homam and ending with Bhagavathi Seva for the ... Hanumath Jayanthi SRI PANCHAMUKHA Dwadasabuja Anjaneyar Festival Committee (24941753) will conduct Hanumath Jayanthi at P. K. Mahal, No. 20, Chitrakulam South Street, Mylapore. The 10-day festival begins on December 23. On the first day, Sri Gayatri Swamigal will ...
West meets East ALLIANCE FRANCAISE of Madras, with support from The Embassy of France in India, and in collaboration with Prakriti Foundation, is organising a tour of Pascal Heni in Mumbai, Kolkata Chennai and Pondicherry after it takes off from New Delhi. ... The abstract attracts Puppetry, monologue, theatre and much more made The Other Festival that concluded on Sunday last an exciting experience, writes CHITRA MAHESH. Radha Kalyanam THE THIRUKALYANA Mahotsavam will be celebrated on December 13 and 14 at Sri Kamakshi Kalyana Mandapam (Cultural Academy), Radha Nagar, Chromepet, under the auspices of Sri Radhe Krishna Bhajana Mandali (Train Friends), Chromepet. There will be ... Birth anniversary THIS YEAR is special to the devotees of Sri Ramakrishna. It happens to be the 150th birth anniversary of Sri Sarada Devi. A ratham with Mother's image, which was taken throughout the State, has just returned to Chennai. Celebrations are planned ...
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