Songs Of Come-Hither Love

Naina Devi’s personal journey across varied elite strata makes for a great story. So is her early talent as...

Reverse Carnatic Currents: From Lankan Tamils To South India

A young nadaswaram maestro from Sri Lanka regales Kerala audiences on the eve of the anniversary of a legend...

Connecticut’s Music Maestro Who Became Pioneering Carnatic Vocalist: Remembering Jon B. Higgins

Early December was when, in 1984, south Indian classical lost its first Westerner vocalist of acclaim....

Sethalapathi Balasubramaniam: Solitary Singer Who Inspired Many Maestros

December overlaps with the Tamil month of Margazhi, which Chennai celebrates with a slew of classical...

Corals In The Depths Of His Mind, Canines On The Expanse Of His Canvas: Meet N.K.P Muthukoya, One Of India’s Pioneering Surreal Painters

Lakshadweep-born Delhiite N.K.P. Muthukoya is one of India’s pioneering surreal painters. At age 76, the...

A Divine Finger Pointed At Him

A bright provincial boy gets cozened into being a godman, swings into the spirit of the pelf-and-power ring...

How All Did The Soporis Improvise Upon Their ‘Folk’ Instrument

Bhajan Sopori’s innovative spirit has further enhanced the vistas of Hindustani classical, more so the...

On His 110th Birth Anniversary, A Kaleidoscopic View At The Early Modern Painter Sailoz Mookherjea

‘English Notes’ That Pepped Up Patriotism Then And Is Great Fun Today

Today is Harikesanallur Muthaiah Bhagavatar Day. A look at the 20th-century Carnatic titan’s ‘English...

How Does It Sound When Hindustani Vocalists Try A Bit Of Carnatic?

Today is the 145th birth anniversary of Abdul Karim Khan, the founder of Kirana gharana. The ustad had his...

Suhasini Koratkar: Classical Vocalist Who Enriched The Special Flavour Of Bhendibazaar

Hindustani music lost last night a senior exponent of one of the distinct streams of khayal. Eclecticism...

Strange Meet: Resonant Southern Spring With Meandering Flow Upcountry

Had N.C. Vasanthakokilam lived longer, she might have been rated on par with M.S. Subbulakshmi. A profile of...

What Flaw Kept Disturbing This Flautist Genius While Delivering An Intensely Cerebral Stretch?

If eccentricity was one trait of Flute Mali, then the audiovisuals of a 1985 concert best exemplify it. A...

How A Fluctuating Atheist And Sure Marxist Excelled As A Kathakali Artiste

Pariyanampatta Divakaran went on to be largely a non-believer while scaling heights in a Kerala classical...

Srividya And MLV: Do Gains And Losses Together Form A Pattern?

Star actress daughter Srividya and her classical-musician mother M.L. Vasanthakumari died in October. A recap...

Secrets Behind Six Decades of Broad and Vibrant On-Stage Embellishments

If it’s easy to hail an artiste for his all-roundish skills, it may be even more interesting to locate the...

Girija Devi: Music Queen Who Wore The Wrong Crown

For all her mastery in semi-classical thumri, Girija Devi was equally proficient in the weightier khayal...

Gurgles Of Cauvery, Resonance Of Partition: The Surge Of Indian Classical Music

Two young-generation vocalists of Carnatic and Hindustani systems celebrate their birthday today. A look at...

It Was Feminism That Ran Deep In I.V. Sasi’s Work Avalude Ravukal (Her nights)

I.V. Sasi always earned popularity as one of Malayalam’s most prolifically successful mainstream movie...

How Well Can A Filmmaker Zoom Up After Debut Work?

His growth as an Assamese director to reckon with largely happened subsequent to his first work on the...