The fulcrum of the festival
It is the patrons and rasikas who throng the sabhas, even in this cold weather and time of TV serials, to make the Chennai music season a success...

Sembanar Kovil brothers delight
Nagaswaram vidwans S R G Sambandam and S R G Rajanna, now in their 90s, tell of their association with temples and mutts...

Carnatic music has influenced film songs
Vainika Revathy Krishna has mastered Saraswathi's instrument to not just render classical music but also famous film songs with Carnatic base...

Legendary composer Papanasam Sivan
This week we focus on a legend in his own time, composer Papanasam Sivan, who, though proficient in Sanskrit, became a vara kavi in Tamil...

Musical event for Mantralayam rehab
Our focus is on classical music and the way it has ruled our lives be it in the temple or Tamil cinema...