“You have chosen to learn an upapakkavadhyam (a secondary percussion instrument), and I support your desire to pursue a ...

Over the past three decades, Carnatic music has been exported to the U.S., the U.K., West Asia, Far East and Australia in many forms, concerts being the primary one. There are now festivals in ...

Some artistes in the Carnatic universe rose in mutiny against awarding of Music Academy’s prestigious Sangeeta Kalanidhi ... and those using those instruments to reach great heights of artistry. To ...