T.M. Krishna pays homage to Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer at his 117th birth anniversary concert

Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer strode Carnatic music world like a colossus and today, he is rightly hailed as the Sangeetha Pithamaha. He continues to inspire many young musicians. His worthy and well-known disciple T.M. Krishna recently performed a concert as part of the Sangitha Kalanidhi Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer Birth Anniversary Series, organised by Naada Inbam. Acceding…

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‘Mayasabha’ web series review: Deva Katta delivers an intriguing high stakes drama

Sony LIV’s new Telugu web series, Mayasabha, opens with a familiar disclaimer: any resemblance to real people is purely coincidental. Yet it does not take long to draw parallels between its characters and the political giants who shaped undivided Andhra Pradesh. Echoes of NT Rama Rao, the actor-turned-leader; YS Rajasekhara Reddy, the doctor-turned-politician; and the…

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The unique appeal of Carnatic group kutcheri

Nandita Kannan, Shakthi Muralidharan, Dhanush Ananatharaman, and Niranjan Dindodi accompanied by Charulatha on the veena,Aduthurai Guruprasad on the mridangam and Sriman Raghu Krishnan on the ghatam.  | Photo Credit: VELANKANNI RAJ B Kedaram celebrated its 10th anniversary with a series of music concerts. The inaugural performance was by a group of four up-and-coming musicians. One…

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