Archive for April, 2009

K V Ramachandran : The Man who discovered Sangraha Cudamani - Contd

April 4th, 2009 by Ravi Rajagopalan | 3 comments

Read Part I of this post here..
The following is a list of articles and lecture demonstrations that KVR did during his life time:
List of his articles/publications:

Ramachandran K.V. (1938) - “The Melakarta - A Critique” - The Journal of the Music Academy IX, pp. 31-33, Madras, India.
Ramachandran K.V. (1946) - “Gopala Nayaka” - The Journal of [...]

K V Ramachandran : The Man who discovered Sangraha Cudamani

April 3rd, 2009 by Ravi Rajagopalan | 4 comments

INTRODUCTION:
K V Ramachandran (1898-1956) or KVR for short, was truly a colossus. His knowledge and contribution spanned the entire range of Indian fine arts including dance, music and literature. He was a feared critic of his days, a connoisseur of chaste music and a well-read man. My introduction to his name first, was via two [...]