Vina Sambayya: The Musician who Reserved his Music for Shiva
DVG writes an evocative profile of Sri Vina Sambayya, a great Vina exponent who flourished in the court Krishnaraja Wodeyar III.
Urban Naxal T.M. Krishna Stopped from Hijacking M.S. Subbulakshmi’s Hallowed Legacy
Commentary on the Madras High Court's verdict restraining Madras Music Academy from giving an award to urban naxal T.M. Krishna in the name of the late M.S. Subbulakshmi
Sangita Kalanidhi goes Woke
Commentary on the Madras Music Academy's decision to award the Sangita Kalanidhi to Far Left Woke activist T.M. Krishna
Madras Music Academy has given the Sangita Kalanidhi to a Hindu-Hating Far Left Activist, not to a Carnatic Musician
A deeply heartfelt commentary by a true Rasika of Carnatic Music on Madras Music Academy's decision to award the Sangita Kalanidhi to T.M. Krishna
Bangalore Nagaratnamma: A Life Dedicated to Tyagaraja
This is an abridged English translation of D.V. Gundappa's brilliant and moving profile of Bangalore Nagaratnamma, a musician par excellence who built a memorial for Tyagaraja in Tiruvayur.
When Ramaswami Sivan Stoked a Needless Controversy Over Maha Vaidyanatha Sivan
Maha Vaidyanatha Sivan's untimely death was a huge blow for his brother, Ramaswami Sivan. He wrote an unfair book castigating greats like Patnam Subramania Iyer in order to uphold his own death brother's eminence.
Maha Vaidyanatha Shivan and Pattanam Subramania Iyer: Nuggets from a Musical Friendship
Pattanam Subramania Iyer and Maha Vaidyanatha Sivan shared a mellow friendship underscored by music.
The Musical Milieu of Maha Vaidyanatha Sivan
A unique feature of Maha Vaidyanatha Sivan's voice was that it never needed any practice.
Maha Vaidyanatha Sivan: The Voice that Swam in all Octaves
Maha Sivan's voice extended from the anu-mandara pancama to ati-tara shadja. It is difficult to believe that any human voice – let alone a male voice – could have such a stupendous range
When Maha Vaidyanatha Sivan Composed the Mela Ragamalika in Just a Week
Maha Vaidyanatha Sivan was a child prodigy whose compositions match the quality of the Trinity of Carnatic Classical Music.