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.

Margazhi 2024, however, has been sensational and melodramatic, making more noise than silence ever since the announcement of the Music Academy’s award to the leading Carnatic musician ...

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.