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Kaleidoscope of dance forms
The week-long festival provided wholesome entertainment to audience with varied tastes.
Columns

CHAT CORNER
‘Change is the only constant factor’


Showcasing Sivan
A variety of voices adorn the album that touches upon the multi-faceted talents of Papanasam Sivan.
Perfect foil for her guru
Prabha was on the stage with her idol at the Academy in 1960, and continued to be her inseparable companion for 14 glorious years.
SOUND PLAY
For battle scene
Exponents Mattanur Sankaran Kutty, Kalamandalam Unnikrishnan and Sadanam Divakaran…

Among the wide array of Indian drums, the chenda holds an important place in the music and temple rituals of South India, especially in Kerala ...


My favourite raga
I cannot but resort to the cliché, ‘It’s so difficult to choose one composition and raga from the ocean of music.’

Not just actors, even dancers and musicians avoid stereotypes. They dig deep into the past to uncover ...
Books

Released for the festival
Come Deepavali and magazines line the stands with their special editions. A sample…
Happenings

In the city


Filled by poignant images
Gripping narratives make two of Leena Manimekalai’s works distinct.
Music

Bold effort, soulful projection
Concerts Delhi Muthukumar took up a new raga for alapana and Sankari Krishnan treated each raga with great passion.
The technique stood out
T.R.Padmini’s concert had all the ingredients of classical purity conveyed in a quiet way. SVK
High on aesthetics
Swathy Srikrishna displayed robust originality.
Surprise in store
The mellifluous Sanskrit compositions inspire the devout and are a learning tool too. PREMA NANDAKUMAR
Power-packed confidence
Whether he raised his voice to a shout or lowered it to a quiet tone, one thing was evident. Anis is a natural.
Dedicated to MLV
The audience had a taste of the doyen’s style.
Dance

Spell-binding choreography
The students of the Shrishti School of Bharatanatyam, Tiruchi, presented ‘Nrityanjali,’ group dance performance under the auspices of the Rasika Ranjana Sabha in the city recently.

Led by guru Charulatha Jayaraman on the ...


Story well visualised
Narration and nritta found a fine balance in Thiruvilaiyadal, choreographed by Ambica Buch.
Vintage fare
It was a treat of vintage classical Bharathanatyam for the rasikas. In her performance offered as a homage to her guru Kittappa Pillai for Thanjaur Sri K.P.Kittappa Pillai Memorial Natya Vizha organised by K.P.K.Chandrasekaran. Vyjayantimala Bali ...
ARTBEAT
A popular journey

On Saturday last, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan’s main auditorium was almost full except for a few broken chairs. The programme was ‘Isai Payanam’ of Charulatha Mani, who took rasikas on a raga journey.

Charulatha had chosen ...
Arts & Crafts

Newspaper nurtures art
Calligraphy is what makes the Urdu daily, The Musalman, stand apart.
Events

Place for all occasions
Sri Raghavendra Kalyana Mandapam which comes under the math at Mantralayam is a convenient and roomy spot in Triplicane. MALATHI RANGARAJAN
Miscellany


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