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Epic Kuvempu novel gets a fresh new translation

In an interview with Metrolife, Vanamala talks about how the new translation came about.
18 October 2024, 02:35 IST
Epic Kuvempu novel gets a fresh new translation
Epic Kuvempu novel gets a fresh new translation

Epic Kuvempu novel gets a fresh new translation

18 October 2024, 02:35 IST

M S Subbulakshmi’s grandson goes to court over award for T M Krishna

A petition filed by V Shrinivasan, grandson of the iconic singer Subbulakshmi, seeks the intervention of the Madras High Court to stop The Music Academy, Chennai, from presenting the Sangita Kalanidhi M S Subbulakshmi Award to Krishna.
08 October 2024, 02:46 IST
M S Subbulakshmi’s grandson goes to court over award for T M Krishna
M S Subbulakshmi’s grandson goes to court over award for T M Krishna

M S Subbulakshmi’s grandson goes to court over award for T M Krishna

08 October 2024, 02:46 IST

The Saturday Story | The making of Ranga Shankara

A good 34 years on, as we stand at the entrance of Ranga Shankara, a woman auto driver walks up to Arundhati and seeks a picture with her.
27 September 2024, 22:11 IST
The Saturday Story | The making of Ranga Shankara
The Saturday Story | The making of Ranga Shankara

The Saturday Story | The making of Ranga Shankara

27 September 2024, 22:11 IST

Warm account of a peace march spanning 475 days

When Sri M was 68, he embarked on a 7,500 km ‘Walk of Hope’ with a simple message--shun violence and live in peace.
10 August 2024, 04:28 IST
Warm account of a peace march spanning 475 days
Warm account of a peace march spanning 475 days

Warm account of a peace march spanning 475 days

10 August 2024, 04:28 IST

Konarak Reddy: 50 years of an eclectic music

Konarak has grown fond of his acoustic guitars, preferring to play them more extensively than his electric ones. At 69, the legendary guitarist is looking forward to playing to small crowds with an interest in his kind of guitar music, infused in flamenco, and drawing generously from Karnatik, Hindustani, and at least half a dozen influences, classical and popular.
24 May 2024, 23:14 IST
Konarak Reddy: 50 years of an eclectic music
Konarak Reddy: 50 years of an eclectic music

Konarak Reddy: 50 years of an eclectic music

24 May 2024, 23:14 IST

Dwarakish: The producer who dared

He played comedy roles and directed films. But it was as a producer that he left an indelible mark. He made 47 films, and did not hesitate to stake everything even when 19 films flopped in a row, writes S R Ramakrishna.
20 April 2024, 00:31 IST
Dwarakish: The producer who dared
Dwarakish: The producer who dared

Dwarakish: The producer who dared

20 April 2024, 00:31 IST

The boldly astringent music of Vijaya Bhaskar

The composer, whose association with Puttanna Kanagal is legendary, scored music for a staggering 720 films. S R Ramakrishna pays a birth centenary tribute to one of India’s most prolific composers.
16 March 2024, 02:56 IST
The boldly astringent music of Vijaya Bhaskar
The boldly astringent music of Vijaya Bhaskar

The boldly astringent music of Vijaya Bhaskar

16 March 2024, 02:56 IST

Don’t bluff yourself and your audiences: Parveen Sultana

 The renowned vocalist was in Bengaluru for the Yamini festival at IIM.
27 January 2024, 05:25 IST
Don’t bluff yourself and your audiences: Parveen Sultana
Don’t bluff yourself and your audiences: Parveen Sultana

Don’t bluff yourself and your audiences: Parveen Sultana

27 January 2024, 05:25 IST

Resistance takes centre stage

‘Direct Action’ opens with farmers from Karnataka participating in the recent movement in Delhi against the farm laws proposed by the Modi government. Karnataka saw relatively little resistance to these laws, and was one of the first states to implement them.
25 January 2024, 03:18 IST
Resistance takes centre stage
Resistance takes centre stage

Resistance takes centre stage

25 January 2024, 03:18 IST

A maestro who was reluctant to take up music

Ustad Rashid Khan's death brings to an end a distinguished career that had won him the admiration of not just music lovers but also maestros such as Pandit Bhimsen Joshi, who had heard him and said Indian classical music was in safe hands.
09 January 2024, 21:45 IST
A maestro who was reluctant to take up music
A maestro who was reluctant to take up music

A maestro who was reluctant to take up music

09 January 2024, 21:45 IST