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Carnatic Music

History

Versatile genius Adibhatla Narayana Das

Dr. B.N.V. Parthasarathi - August 24, 2022

Ajjada Adibhatla Narayana Das (31 August 1864 – 2 January 1945) was a poet, musician, dancer, linguist and philosopher of Andhra Pradesh. He was born in Ajjada village,...

Society & Culture

Cuckoo’s voice- Veena Chitti Babu

Dr. B.N.V. Parthasarathi - July 4, 2022

Chitti Babu (13 October 1936 – 9 February 1996) was a classical musician from Bharat, and one of the greatest Veena artistes, in the Carnatic Music genre, who became a...

Society & Culture

His majestic voice- Ghantasala

Dr. B.N.V. Parthasarathi - April 28, 2022

Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao was born in Choutapalli village, near Gudivada, Andhra Pradesh on 4th December, 1922. His father Gantasala Surayya was a classical singer....

Society & Culture

Pandit Bhimsen Joshi

Dr. B.N.V. Parthasarathi - January 3, 2022

Bhimsen Gururaj Joshi was born on February 4, 1922, in the Dharwad district of Karnataka, in a Kannada Madhwa Brahmin family, to Gururaj Joshi...

Society & Culture

Emani Sankara Sastri – a one man Symphony

Dr. B.N.V. Parthasarathi - July 14, 2021

Emani Sankara Sastri was born on 23 September 1922 in Draksharamam, East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh. He belongs to a family of celebrated classical musicians. His...

Society & Culture

Violin wizard Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu

Dr. B.N.V. Parthasarathi - June 23, 2021

Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu (8 November 1893 – 25 November 1964) was one of the most distinguished carnatic music violinists of the 20th century. He hails from a...

Society & Culture

Mandolin Srinivas – A child prodigy

Dr. B.N.V. Parthasarathi - June 14, 2021

Uppalapu Srinivas was born on 28 February 1969, in Palakollu, West Godavari District, in Andhra Pradesh. At the age of five, he got fascinated...

Society & Culture

Criticism comes from both classical and metal purists: Project MishraM band

IANS - February 27, 2021

While most classical musicians their age group seem to really like their music, band members of Project MishraM smile that they get criticism from...

Society & Culture

Dr. Mangalampalli Balamuralikrishna, a true Bharat Ratna

Dr. B.N.V. Parthasarathi - November 26, 2020

Mangalampalli Balamuralikrishna was born on 6 July 1930 in Sankaraguptam village, East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh. His father Pattabhiramayya was an artiste with expertise in playing the...

Dharma & Religion

Kamal Haasan on Sri Thyagaraja Swami: The triple burden of ignorance, arrogance and Hinduphobia

Dr. Nandini Murali - May 11, 2020

The recent blasphemous remark on Sri Thyagaraja Swami by actor and politician Kamal Haasan is part of the Breaking Bharat grand narrative rooted in...