One of the oldest sabhas in the State, the Rasika Ranjana Sabha’s tech-savvy efforts to reach young Carnatic music artistes have paid off, with its annual music competitions attracting upcoming artistes from across India this year.
Every June, the sabha, which is nearing its centenary year, switches to competition mode. Apart from conducting cultural programmes, the sabha promotes young talent in vocal, veena, mridangam, and ... Read more »
...says 26-year-old Sri.U.Ve.Dushyanth Sridhar, who talks to us about his Upanyasam career and balancing it with his IT job
He's just 26, but Dushyanth Sridhar has already captured the imagination of Chennai's spiritually inclined. His Upanyasam and Harikatha sessions in the city have struck a chord with youngsters as well. During a recent visit to the city, this youngster — who works as a product manager at a software company in Mumbai — explains how he packages his sessions, the discerning city audience and more.
How did you get into Upanyasams and Harikatha?
As a kid, I used to listen to a lot of Upanyasams with my family. I also learnt Carnatic music at that stage.
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Bangalore-based Akkai Padmashali was drawn to Carnatic classical music when she was 14. Her grandmother, a vocalist herself, taught music to the neighbouring children. But when Padmashali wanted to learn, her grandmother refused to teach. "She was slowly becoming aware of my transgender identity and was forcing me to play with boys. But I wanted to learn," says Padmashali, who was also turned away by her teacher, felt that her presence made other disciples uncomfortable. But Padmashali went back to a recording that she had heard many years ago. It was MS Subbulaxmi's recital o
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Udupi: Renowned musician Rajani Hebbar (30) loses battle with cancer
Udupi, Jun 10: Ranjani Hebbar (30), a renowned Carnatic classical music performer, breathed her last on Sunday June 9 night at Manipal Hospital, after battling cancer for a brief period.
Ranjani, a native of Dakshina Kannada, was the daughter of botany professor, Aravind Hebbar and Vasanthalaxmi. After being detected with uterus cancer, she had been adm
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Carnatic vocalist Ranjani Hebbar Guruprasad died on Sunday in her hometown Udupi, after a prolonged battle with cancer. One of the bright young talents in Carnatic music, 31-year old Ranjani, a native of Dakshina Kannada, was the daughter of Vasanthalakshmi and Aravinda Hebbar. Initially trained by her parents and Madhoor Balasubramaniam, Ms. Ranjani at a young age became the first disciple of Carnatic vocalist S. Sowmya and also learnt from Sowmya's father, Srinivasan. Later she came und
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Rudrapatna is a unique village. It has a sound. Given the name Sangeet Grama, the village of music, it beckons a visitor with the sound of the ancient Saraswati veena or a choral tribute being sung on the banks of River Cauvery in Karnataka, where it is situated. The three-day annual music festival at Rudrapatna which concluded recently, was a confluence of artistes of the Carnatic genre.
At the festival, it was none other than R K Ra
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How did you get into Upanyasams and Harikatha?
Udupi, Jun 10: Ranjani Hebbar (30), a renowned Carnatic classical music performer, breathed her last on Sunday June 9 night at Manipal Hospital, after battling cancer for a brief period.