Vid. Harish Sivaramakrishnan gave a vocal concert on the sixth day of the music series of Sri Ramabhyudaya Sabha at Alammana Choultry in Srirampet. He was accompanied by Vid. Karthik Nagaraj on violin, Vid. Arjun Kumar on mridanga and Vid. G.S. Ramanujam on ghata. Harish Sivaramakrishnan from Kerala is one of the Founder-Members of the…
Melodious veena recital in memory of Vid. S. Balachander
April 14, 2025Ganabharathi, Mysuru, had organised a soulful veena concert in memory of Vidwan S. Balachander, the legendary veena maestro. Vidu. Shubha Santhosh from Bengaluru presented the recital, accompanied by Vid. Tumkur Ravishankar on mridanga and Vid. Ajay on ghata. Shubha is a vainika known for her emphasis on soft, smooth playing that brings out the divine…
135th Ramotsava of Ramabhyudaya Sabha: Day-5 – Embodying the essence of tradition
April 13, 2025Seasoned vocalist Vid. Vijay Siva sang on the fifth day of the music series of Sri Ramabhyudaya Sabha at Alammana Choultry in Srirampet. He was accompanied by Vid. Prabhat Gokhale lending vocal support, Vid. Sandeep Ramachandran on violin, Vid. N.C. Bharadwaj on mridanga and Vid. G.S. Ramanujam on ghata. Vijay Siva’s music is noted for…
A power-packed vocal concert
April 13, 2025Raaga Music Academy of Mysuru had organised an engaging vocal recital on Mar. 29 at Ganavisharadha Sri Bidaram Krishnappa’s Sri Prasanna Seetharama Mandira. The concert featured the young and dynamic Vidu. Dhanya Dinesh Rudrapatnam, accompanied by the talented Vidu. Pruthvi Bhaskar on violin, Vid. Nandan Kashyap on mridanga and Srinidhi Koundinya on ghata. The ensemble…
Bee-lieve it or not… 150 hives on one tree
April 12, 2025Hundreds of honeybee colonies have once again migrated to Mysuru from an unknown location, building more than 150 hives on a single tree and beginning their reproduction process — a spectacle that continues to amaze onlookers. For decades, these honeybee colonies have followed a remarkable migratory pattern: Arriving from an unidentified place every year, nesting…
135th Ramotsava of Ramabhyudaya Sabha: Day-4 – Developing new techniques
April 12, 2025On the fourth day of the music series of Sri Ramabhyudaya Sabha at Alammana Choultry in Srirampet, Vid. J.A. Jayant gave a flute concert with Vid. H.N. Bhaskar on violin, Vid. Kishore Ramesh on mridanga and Vid. Guruprasanna on kanjira. Jayant is a young flautist who has been performing for more than two decades, which…
135th Ramotsava of Ramabhyudaya Sabha: Day-3 -Spontaneous Singing…
April 11, 2025On the third day of the music series of Sri Ramabhyudaya Sabha at Alammana Choultry in Srirampet, Vid. Vishnudev Namboothiri from Kerala gave a vocal concert with Vid. C.S. Anuroop on violin, Vid. Anilakkad R. Jayakrishnan on mridanga and Vid. Srinidhi Kaundinya on ghata. Groomed under Nayveli Santala Gopalan and P.S. Narayana Swamy, Vishnudev has…
Accessing Pure Intelligence on the Path of Gnana Yoga
April 11, 2025By Sadhguru – Founder, Isha Foundation Sadhguru: In modern times, the human mind is increasingly seen as a source of torment rather than wonder. Unfortunately, a source of magic has turned into a mess, a miraculous instrument into a misery-manufacturing machine. All human beings are capable of becoming the sole architects of their inner lives,…
Kartikeya of Punjab, and the Southern Kartikeya
April 10, 2025By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist In the State of Punjab stands the temple of Achaleshwar Mahadev at Gurdaspur, while in nearby Haryana is the temple of Pehowa at Kurukshetra. What connects these two sites is their association with Kartikeya, the mighty son of Shiva and Parvati. Kartikeya is no longer a…
Remembering Mysore’s Art Patron K. Srikantiah this Ramanavami
April 9, 2025He hosted home concerts at “Parvathi” for nearly 70 years By Sachi R. Sachidananda The world woke up one morning in last September to the sad news that K. Srikantiah (KS), well-known to Karnatak (Carnatic) rasikas around the world as the patriarch of the “Home called Parvathi” had moved on…passing away in his sleep in…
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