Carnatic music does not reward haste. It demands patience, discipline and loyalty to lineage. As the Hyderabad Tyagaraja Aradhana Music Festival (HTAMF) marked its 11th edition in January 2026, the ...

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For decades, sceptics have doubted Swathi Thirunal’s existence or the works credited to him. One scholar believes his recent ...

In the world of classical music, Ranjani and Gayatri are RaGa, the Carnatic collective name that has come to define the genre through their musical eloquence and their stance against accusations of ...

The occasional pair of shoulders could be seen swaying among the hundreds gathered in the audience, as heads nodded and feet tapped to the rhythm of percussion and vocals of the Indian classical art ...

&bull The finest compliment anyone can pay for a musician came from Jawaharlal Nehru. After a concert by M.S. Subbulakshmi, he exclaimed, “Who am I, a mere prime minister, before this queen of song?” ...

What began as a little girl’s devotion to her grandfather’s music in Telangana has today become an international movement for harmony and healing. Kalyani Mudumba, now based in Illinois, has turned ...

Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) [India], January 17: Eminent Carnatic Musician Smt. Meena Subramanian, senior disciple of Sangeetha Kalanidhi MLV Vasanthakumari has been conferred the "Kovai Subri Muruga Gana ...

You don’t have to travel to southern India to get a taste of the region’s classical musical style. In fact, the genre is coming with a modern twist to metro Atlanta. Carnatic 2.0 Live in Atlanta will ...