Music

Mysore Vasudevacharya was a 19th century composer whose compositions, mostly in Sanskrit and Telugu revealed a great acumen in all...

Shri Rajagopala, a composition of Muthuswami Dikshithar in raga Saveri set to Adi Talam describes the presiding deity at the temple town...

With the Indian Independence Day coming up on Saturday 15th August, here are some songs that inspire a sense of patriotism for listeners....

The Raga Shankarabharanam Podcast features Sanjay Subrahmanyan singing Swara Raga Sudha, Ustad Vilayat Khan playing on the sitar,...

The Raga Simhendramadhyamam Podcast features M.S. Subbalakshmi singing Ninne Nammiti, Pandit Ravi Shankar playing on the sitar, Uma...

It was such a pleasure presenting Moods and Melodies: Music for Pandemic Times for the music club of Ahmedabad University. The...

This article first appeared in Citizen Matters sometime back It’s almost like a switch is turned on and two things happen. People get up...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-YRrKzupOA&feature=youtu.be Tirukkural is an ancient Tamil treatise by the poet Valluvar which talks...

There are many facets to love and when we talk about the special bond between a mother and child, Yashodha and her famous son Krishna...

The Raga Sama podcast features musical snippets of Sanjay Subramaniam singing Saanthamu Lekha and M.L.Vasanthakumari singing...

The Raga Keeravani podcast features musical snippets of M.S.Subbalakshmi singing in the Carnatic tradition, Ustad Rashid Khan singing...

The Raga Shubhapantuvarali podcast features musical snippets of Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer rendering Shri Satyanarayanam, SP...

Padams & Javalis—from the devotional to the erotic in classical music 'Love, in every meaning of that word - the subtlest and practically...

This article appeared first in The Hindu here . ---start reading--- “Yevvade Vaaduevvade?” (Who is he?) These are the opening words of a...

The Raga Vasantha podcast features musical snippets of Trichur Brothers rendering a raga alapana, M.S.Subbulakshmi singing Seethamma...

Today was the first time I did a musical presentation on Zoom to a wonderful group of music lovers in Florida and beyond. Moods &...

In the last few weeks, we've seen how healthcare workers such as doctors, nurses, paramedics, cleaners and other essential workers have...