Our dharma extols and worship a Guru to an extent that he is always treated synonymously with the ever pervading Almighty. Svetashvatara Upanishad, one among
The term mangalam indicates auspiciousness amongst its many other denotation that it conveys. Mangalam is usually heard at the end of a Nama samkeertanam, Sita
Prologue: Our country in the past has sired a great number of men whose valour, glory, contribution and many a times their very existence has
Prologue: The world of Carnatic music has sired many a great musician in the past. We do have oral as well as recorded accounts of
Note: This article is a rejoinder to the views questioning Kshetrayya’s existence in an article by Dr.Swarnamalya Ganesh that appeared in the NewsMinute. For those
This article was published in the journal “Shanmukha” 2019 issue. Apart from identifying raga-s sung by a musician, another exercise that enthuse a listener and
The Tamiz month Thai (January – February) in the year 1904 marked a new beginning in the history of Karnataka Music. 15th February, 1904 (Rakshasa,
[simple-author-box] Our music was propagated by two routes – oral and textual. Though we have a textual history of approximately 150 years recording the compositions
[simple-author-box] PROLOGUE: The blog’s heading may be a bit of a surprise. While, Goddess Meenakshi, the presiding deity of Madurai was a legendary Pandyan Princess
INTRODUCTION: For us in the 21st century world of music the Sangita Sampradaya Pradarshini (SSP) of Subbarama Dikshitar published in 1904 is a true and