Bhakti poet Andal, Marathi mystic Dhyaneshwar and Tamil poet Subramania Bharati have all used birds as rich metaphorical ...

Then came timed tests and now we play international games within about four hours. Carnatic music saw similar trends in the shrinkage of time. However, not many would have reckoned that it would ...

Veteran actor Vyjayanthimala is the epitome of grace as she performed to Carnatic music. Musician Girijashankar Sundaresan shared the video on social media.

The Music Academy’s conferment of the Sangita Kalanidhi title on TM Krishna and the divide among the Carnatic music fraternity has now spread to other sections of the society and even stoked ...

Singer Mahathi S may have found initial limelight due to her film hits, but her calling is with Carnatic music, she says and adds that for her to get to where she is, it took her well over a decade.

Her session offered a deep dive into the significance of padams and javalis in Carnatic music, particularly as expressed through the Dhanammal family tradition. She recounted her experience of ...

Carnatic musicians in the southern Indian city of Chennai have often been accused of being elitist and upper caste. Their music is traditionally set to songs composed by Hindu devotional poets of ...

We need a fluid social address in every field. If Carnatic music stays relevant, audiences will come. It’s not about gimmicks like adding a keyboard or drums — young people aren’t dumb.