Interview with Sri Krishnamurthy Tunga

Menority - Sri Krishnamurthy Tunga - Shashank K Nair  Born and raised in a modest household in South Canara, Sri Tunga has become a familiar figure in the field of Yakshagana through his undeterring passion combined with his dedication and hard work. A performer...

‘Voice of a generation’ (Part 8)

Chapter 5 General environment and mood, the impetus  Ranjani Govind Photos by Rudrapatnam S. Ramakanth The atmosphere at home in Mysore led Srikantan into the formal road for learning. Come Friday and Saturday, Krishna Sastry’s house would reverberate...

Interview with Pt. Iman Das

Of expressions in melody and gharanas - Ranjani Govind Hindustani expert Pt. Iman Das on stalwart gurus who shaped his artistic sensibilities to become a versatile musician. Ahead of his multi-city book release ‘Reimagining - One Nation One Music’ which he has...

Interview with Vidwan D. Balakrishna

An Ambassador to the Mysore baani - Ranjani Govind While Veena  D Balakrishna was conferred the Sangeetha Kalarathna at the 52nd Music Conference of the Bangalore Gayana Samaja in October, the vainika also bagged the Central Sangeet  Natak Akademi Award for 2021...

‘Voice of a generation’ (Part 7)

Chapter 4 The birth of the star at Rudrapatna Ranjani Govind Photos by Rudrapatnam S. Ramakanth This house - in one of the four main streets at Brahmanara Beedi of Rudrapatna, (those were the days when streets were divided based on caste) - though seemed just as...

What to expect from the Arts?

What to expect from the Arts?- 1 - Arun Sreenivasan Exquisite, is probably the closest possible word that can be associated with the Arts. It is marvellous that an artiste can carry to a different world altogether within a span of seconds- a world of fantastical...