The passing away of my worshipful Guru, Padmashri Parassala B Ponnammal has caused a great void in the saga of Carnatic music. Being a humble fortunate Shishya of the great legend, I wish to share my matchless experiences I am blessed with. After the successful run in Ragaratnam Junior (telecasted by Amrita TV) during 2008, […]

S Mahadevan was awarded with the ‘Sri Shanmukhananda Bharat Ratna Dr M S Subbulakshmi Fellowship in Music’ by Hon.Governor of Andhra Pradesh Sri ESL Narasimhan during the week-long celebrations for birth centenary of carnatic singer Subbulakshmi from Sep 12 2016 The Sri Shanmukhananda Fine Arts & Sangeetha Sabha (SSFASS), Mumbai and Sangeet Natak Akademi, New […]

Nadabheri is a contemporary carnatic progressive band. Music of Nadabheri is a blend of various forms of traditional Indian Classical Music which aims to entice purists as well as mavericks. The band draws inspiration from traditional classical music and focuses to deliver a mixture of its various forms by entertaining art connoisseurs and creating a vibrant musical experience.  Performing […]

K. S. Narayanaswamy, (Koduvayur Sivarama Iyer Narayanaswamy ; 27 September 1914 – 1999) was a Carnatic veena exponent of the Thanjavurstyle, in which nuances and subtleties are given more importance over rhythm based acrobatics.[1]He was born on the 27 September 1914 to Narayaniammal and Koduvayur Sivarama Iyer at Koduvayur in Palghat district in Kerala. He underwent initial training in Carnatic music under K.S. Krishna Iyer, his brother, […]

Melody rains on Swathi fete Young talents Last Sunday featured concerts by two young and upcoming musicians, with the same set of accompanists. Master Mahadevan gave a veena concert that included a mix of rare and popular songs like Deva Deva Kalayami in Mayamalavagowla. Surabhi Pusthakam from Mysore sang rare and beautiful songs like Padmanabha […]

After eight months of intense competition, Amrita TV’s Raga Ratnam Junior’s grand finale on May 31, 2008 saw three winners KS Harisankar, S Mahadevan, and Arjun Krishna. The selection of the winners was based entirely on the basis of the marks allotted by the jury in the presence of an invited audience of nearly 1,500 music […]

POGO announces the winners of POGO Amazing Kids’ Awards The wait is over! POGO announced the seven talented and victorious winners of India’s prestigious kids’ television awards – POGO Amazing Kids Awards. A POGO original production, the awards uphold POGO’s seven year-long tradition of discovering and recognising young talent across a multitude of categories that […]

In tune with the youth Kiran Seth is a man on a mission. He is on a journey to promote Indian culture, especially amongst youngsters. His belief that knowing one’s tradition is every child’s birthright led him to begin Society for the Promotion of Indian Classical Music and Culture Amongst Youth (SPICMACAY), an organisation that […]