Lakshminarayanan was a Karnatic musician from Thamizh  Nadu and a student of the famous singer T.K.Rangachari. Inheriting truly the `paathaanthara’ and style of T.K.Rangachari, through `Gurukulavasam,’ Vairamangalam was also inspired and influenced by Ariyakkudi, GNB, Semmangudi and Rajarathnam Pillai. He was also motivated during his formative years by the classical tunes of M. K. Thyagaraja…

Pudukode Krishnamurthy is a disciple of Palakkad Rama Bhagavathar. He was a Karnatic musician and and spent a few years at Delhi during the 1940s where he taught music and performed for All India Radio. Krishnamurthy served as professor of music at various institutions such as Chembai Memorial Government Music College, Palakkad, Swathi Thirunal College of Music, Thiruvananthapuram Kalakshetra, Chennai. In 1978, Pudukode Krishnamurthy joined…

Prof. D Pasupathi (Former Principal, Sri Venkateswara College of Music, Tirupati and former Vice Principal, Kalakshetra) is a music composer without any sort of contemporary compromising attitude, and a musician who is not touched by the modern approach to Karnatic music. His long tutelage under experts such as Mysore Vasudhevachar and Papanasam…

VENKATESHACHAR (b. 1933) and SESHAGIRIACHAR (b. 1935 - 1985) The Bellary Brothers duo is Venkateshachar and Seshagiriachar. Their father Raghavendrachar hailed from a family of Pauranikas - discoursers on ancient spiritual lore. Raghavendrachar was a musician with pedagogic talents and was Music Teacher, Queen Mary's College, Madras and was later…

Born at the sacred birth place of the Trinity, Thiruvarur, T.V.Namasivayam had his tutelage under his father Veedividangan Pillai, whose name will remind the reader of the Monument of Dhharma, Manu Needhi Cholan. Later he got specialized training under the Senior of the Madhurai Brothers and Thirupambaram Swaminathha Pillai, the…

Born in a musical family, of Mahalingam Pillai and Seethalakshmi Ammal at Thanjavur, Thanjavur M. Theagarajan inherited the expertise and legacy of his great grandfather (bharatanatyam) and grandfather (mridangam), who were both asthana vidwans at Baroda and his father, a leading mridanga vidwan. Theagarajan states that members of his family…

  In the heart of Manhattan, tucked quietly amidst the chaotic surroundings of New York is the Bhakthi Center, a temple and community center, set up and run by the devotees of the ISKCON.   Friday and Sunday were my dates for music workshops  and Saturday and Sunday for Indira…

One of the most important learning for a student of Carnatic is the mastery of Jatiswarams and Swarajatis – the stage of singing swaras (notes) to rhythm. A student feels the joy of discovering of singing more than one note to a beat. This brings out of the essence of…

The Nottuswaras are the finest example of Carnatic music adapting to western influence. These are composed with Sanskrit lyrics on the Western C major scale, whose pitch intervals correspond to the Shankarabharanaraga. These simple melodies were inspired by Scottishand Irish tunes. The lyrics (sahitya) are entirely Indian and devotional. This…

If you are interested in a concise introduction of Karnatic music; like an understanding of the Thala, famous compositions, a firsthand feel of seven basic notes as it appears in various combinations as Swaravali, Jhanti, Alankaras. We also guide you on fitness and health through yoga. This course is mainly…