By Dr. R. Balasubramaniam Walking into my office every morning feels like stepping into a time machine — one that malfunctions frequently, swinging me from one era to another without warning. On one side, my peers in their sixties nod sagely, discussing “policy frameworks” over their morning tea, while on the other, the younger crowd…
By Ravi Joshi, Former Joint Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat As the State celebrates ‘Basava Jayanti’ today, it is indeed apt to recall one of the most revolutionary ideas of Basavanna — the ‘Anubhava Mantapa’ and its significance to the modern world. In the mid-12th century when Basavanna led the revolt against Brahminical Orthodoxy, he did it…
On the third day of the music series of Bhagini Sangeethotsava, a vocal duet by the duo Lakshmi Nagaraj and Indu Nagaraj, popularly known as Chilkunda Sisters, was arranged but due to reasons unknown, Indu Nagaraj did not show up and Lakshmi had to manage the show all by herself and she did it with…
In a landmark collaboration, India’s apex cultural institution, Sangeet Natak Akademi (SNA), New Delhi, joins hands with Karnataka State Dr. Gangubai Hangal Music and Performing Arts University, Mysuru — India’s pioneering University dedicated to performing arts — to present a prestigious five-day National Festival of Music, Dance and Lecture Demonstrations (SNA Fellows & Awardees Festival…
On the second day of Bhagini Sangeethotsava, Vid. G. Ravikiran from Chennai gave a vocal concert with Keshava Mohankumar from Mysuru on violin, B.S. Prashanth on mridanga and Sharath Kaushik on ghata. Ravikiran is a disciple of R.K. Srikanthan and T.M. Krishna but the influence of the latter shows more in his singing. A great…
The Rangapravesha of Dr. Vasundhara’s gifted disciple Namratha Jois commenced with Vedagosha and lamp lighting by Vid. R.S. Nandakumar followed by Dr. M. Sushila Urs, Prof. K. Ramamurthy Rao, Dr. Vasundhara Doraswamy and Mr. and Mrs. Jois. The programme began with Melaprapthi, set to Raga nata and rupaka thala. The lightning entry to the stage…
Bhagini Sangeethotsava is planned a fortnight after Ramanavami every year. It is good that it is planned in this way so that grand concert series are not overlapped and music-lovers are not deprived of the other concerts happening in other halls. The organisers are happy too as a large crowd can be expected this way….
By Sadhguru – Founder, Isha Foundation Never before in the history of humanity has a woman had the opportunities she has today, simply because technology has levelled the playing field. When physical strength was determining life, naturally the masculine would dominate. Now that technology has levelled things, whether you are male or female, your physical…
Young Vidushi Bhargavi Venkatram sang at Bidaram Krishnappa’s Sri Prasanna Seetharama Mandira on Apr. 15 for a packed audience. Bhargavi, a Computer Engineer, has chosen classical music as her profession and has carved a niche for herself. It seems as a very natural choice because music flows in her blood. Late Vid. H.V. Krishnamurthy is…
By Dr. R. Balasubramaniam Being a South Indian in Delhi is an experience that oscillates between amusement and exasperation. From the moment I stepped into the city a few years ago, I remember being greeted with the warm hospitality of North Indians — by which I mean their generous confusion about my origins. To them,…
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