MUTHUSWAMI DIKSHITAR
The mystery of the missing Vatapi Ganapati
Who then has greater claim to Vatapi Ganapati today? Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, or the legacy of Dikshitar? This question is as absurd as the mindless obsession with 'origins' in the politics of religious heritage that continuously threatens our social fabric today. Also, before Ganapati and other deities began to reside in the temples of Badami, the region was inhabited by a pervasive belief in the worship of serpents and fertility cults, which were later assimilated by Hindu religious practices.
How Indian epics broke the gender binary
In the Valmiki Ramayana, there are descriptions of Rakshasa women who kiss women on Ravana's bed on whose lips lingers the taste of their master.
A walk down memory lane! Karnatic maestro M Balamuralikrishna's days in Bengaluru
As a master of innovation and improvisation, he composed impromptu lyrics and ragas onstage.
Amjad Ali Khan awarded the 'Swati Puraskar' by Kerala government
Sarod maestro Ustad Amjad Ali Khan has been conferred with Kerala Goverment's prestigious music award, for his outstanding contribution to Indian music.
Can India Inc’s patrons like Indra Nooyi, Seshasayee & others ensure that carnatic music tradition lives on?
"I would like to see a sabha get into Carnatic symphony or fusion. We shouldn’t get trapped into forms of music just because they have been successful in the past", R Seshasayee, Ashok Leyland said.
