When the Music Academy in Chennai announced the prestigious Sangita Kalanidhi Award (2025) for violinist RK Shriramkumar last month, it felt as if the world of Carnatic music was bridging its recent ...

For University of North Texas alumnus Aakash Sridhar, the journey to jazz — and his debut album, Revived Emotions — started with the tabla and few chances to improvise. “I was not into the ...

opens up about how to get children to take up Carnatic music as a career, his concert-day routine, and what the Margazhi season means to him. Excerpts: ‘MARGAZHI SEASON MEANS CELEBRATION TO ME ...

It's mostly singing," he said. "The singing culture is very predominant, like Carnatic and Hindustani music. A lot of them pursue that. And then there's digital keyboard, a lot of them pursue that ...

Her single ‘Ninnaye’ is a clear example. “I think we were all exposed to Bharathiyar, especially if you learnt Carnatic music,” she says. It is not just his verses, but the way his themes ...

Rasika Ranjana Sabha’s annual Carnatic music competitions in vocal, violin, veena, mridangam and quiz will be held in June. According to an official release, the contests will be held under sub ...

“I’ve learnt Carnatic music, but was not fully into Carnatic concerts because I had a feeling that whatever I had learnt was not enough to do a concert. I still wanted to do more, but ...

Music Academy president N Murali said Shriramkumar is an acknowledged authority on the 19th century composer and writer Subbarama Dikshitar, nephew of the poet-saint Muthuswami Dikshitar, one of the ...

“They also wanted us to play some classical music since [Second Lady] Usha ji, I think, learnt Carnatic music as a child.” Being a seasoned musician, Ambi has by now mastered his nerves.