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(How) does history matter?

Friday, April 2, 2010

Sid and I attended a lecture-demonstration yesterday by the Carnatic vocalist T.M. Krishna, titled “The Evolution of Ragas”. I loved it, both for TMK’s virtuosity as a performer and for his erudition and knowledge of the history of South Indian classical music. His talk explored the long history of the performance of classical music in [...]

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Aayiram Deivangal

Saturday, February 27, 2010

I came across this poem (rendered as a song, by Maharajapuram Santhanam, for those who’ve heard it) titled “Aayiram deivangal” (A Thousand Gods). It is written by Subramanya Bharathi, a freedom fighter and an outstanding poet from Tamil Nadu, India. To me, Bharathiyar’s poetry is synonymous with fiery ideas, beautiful writing, and a use of [...]

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Naadopaasana — Music and Devotion

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

In the wake of what is a truly amazing December Season in Chennai, it is only fitting that I write this post on naadopaasana: worship or bhakti through (carnatic) music.
There is much to be said; Carnatic music is as old as the vedas, and I shall not even attempt to try to summarize three thousand [...]

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