Art speaks loudly even before it is taught. One does not need formal training to understand and appreciate it. While music, ...

It is that time of the year in Chennai when the city goes Carnatic. The December event, popularly called the Margazhi music season after the Tamil month, is only four years from completing a century.

Day 6 of academic sessions at The Music Academy began with a lecture titled ‘An examination of Alapa and Thaya’, by Arati Rao. Both Alapa and Thaya have been described in the 17th century treatises, ...

They all seem to forget that the Music Academy is as much an independent institution as T M Krishna is an individual musician. In drawing those red lines for the Academy management, they do not seem ...

After the concert in Delhi in July 2025, Carnatic vocalists Ranjani Gayatri stayed back for photos and conversations with audience members who requested them. (Images: Chanpreet Khurana) There are no ...