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GV Krishna Prasad of Sri Rama Lalitha Kala Mandira in Bengaluru. , Photo Credit: Sreenivasa Murthy V Early this year, in February, at the annual Spring Festival of Music organized by Sri Rama Lalitha Kala Mandira, Bangalore, he was unusually missing at the entrance of the auditorium. He always stood there, ushering listeners in with … Read More “G.V. Krishna prasad: A life dedicated to Carnatic music” »
Ramya Suresh performing at the Brahma Gana Sabha’s Margazhi dance festival, 2022-23. , Photo Credit: Special Arrangement One was pleasantly surprised by the performance of Ramya Suresh, student of Indira Kadambi, at RK Swamy Hall, as part of the Brahma Gana Sabha dance festival. Right from the sprightly alarippu in Tisram that was preceded by … Read More “Ramya Suresh’s performance was themed on Krishna” »
Geeta Chandran performing at Krishna Gana Sabha | Photo Credit: RAGU R Geeta Chandran’s recital titled ‘My rainbow is blue’ was a clear indication that it would be an evening devoted to Krishna. Geeta’s study of the various rituals at Vrindavan, and the songs linked to each offering, interlaced with the emotions and colors she … Read More “Geeta Chandran’s creates a colourful Krishna imagery” »
In the late 1980s, when I was around 12 years old and trying to listen to every classical music concert in town, the often-heard lament was about declining audiences and that those who did attend were older people. The fear was that, once a few generations passed, the art form would fade away. The conservatives … Read More “Where’s the diversity in Indian classical music, asks T.M. Krishna” »
Madurai TNS Krishna with BU Ganesh Prasad (violin), Mannargudi Eswaran (mridangam) and V. Suresh (ghatam). , Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Madurai TNS Krishna offered a sumptuous fare keeping intact all the necessary classical elements in his kutcheri. Though Krishna’s rendering of kritis reflected the style of his father, the veteran musician Madurai TN Seshagopalan, he … Read More “Krishna impresses with his presentation of kritis and raga essays” »
Dancer and scholar Padma Subrahmanyam vividly recalls that morning in the first week of November, 1981. The weather was somewhat similar to what it is now in Chennai, the air, unarguably cleaner and the traffic, a breeze. Padhukka, as she is popularly known in the world of Indian classical performing arts, had just returned to … Read More “Krishna Gana Sabha’s Natya Kala Conference: Forty years and still going strong” »
A file photo of actor Krishna with his son and actor Mahesh Babu. Photo Credit: V.Raju He was a superstar in so many ways beyond the movie screen… guided by love, humility and compassion. He will live on through his work, through us, and the many lives he influenced. He loved us more than anything … Read More “Telugu movie personalities remember ‘Superstar’ Krishna; extend condolences to Mahesh Babu and family” »
Telugu actor Ghattamaneni Krishna. File. , Photo Credit: Ramesh Susarla Popular Telugu actor Ghattamaneni Krishna, popularly known as ‘Superstar’ Krishna (79 years) has been admitted into Continental Hospital in Gachibowli in the early hours of Monday after a massive cardiac arrest. Dr. Guru N. Reddy, Chairman and Managing Director of Continental Hospitals told reporters that … Read More “Telugu actor ‘Superstar’ Krishna suffers cardiac arrest; in critical condition” »
Rahul Dev has been roped in for the much-anticipated 1920 sequel which is being helmed by none other than Vikram Bhatt’s daughter Krishna Bhatt. In an exclusive interview with ETimes, Rahul spilled some beans on the film. “It is a father-daughter story and I play the role of the father in the film. It’s a … Read More “Rahul Dev: Vikram Bhatt’s daughter Krishna is a chip off the old block, yet retains her own style – Exclusive | Hindi Movie News” »
Anantha Bharathi’s Sri Bhagavatha Keerthanai — Dasama Skandam will be presented as a Bharatanatyam performance Anantha Bharathi’s Sri Bhagavatha Keerthanai — Dasama Skandam will be presented as a Bharatanatyam performance It was in the early 90s when Kalyanapuram Aravamudachariar was rendering Srimad Bhagavatam Dasama Skandam that I heard the name of Anantha Bharathi and his … Read More “Natyarangam revives a rare opera on Krishna” »
