Carnatic Music Goes From Raga To Rage

They all seem to forget that the Music Academy is as much an independent institution as T M Krishna is an individual musician. In drawing those red lines for the Academy management, they do not......

Carnatic musicians boycott Madras Academy event over Award to TM Krishna

Several Carnatic musicians have pulled out of Madras Music Academy's annual December conference to protest the Sangita Kalanidhi award to classical vocalist T M Krishna, who they allege has......

A big banyan tree has fallen: G S Mani

Semmangudi's passing away really came as a shock. Medically, his health seemed all right but it was old age that killed him. Semmangudi was 97.He was the last roman of that calibre of musicians in......

Tribute: The violin falls silent

It was five years ago that I spent an evening with Lalgudi Jayaraman, but the music still rings in my ears and the images are still fresh in my memory, writes Shobha WarrierBlessed were those......