Andal

Anita Ratnam and members of her ensemble performing Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan in Chennai | Photo Credit: RAGHUNATHAN SR Andal is a household name in many parts of Tamil Nadu. ‘Vaaranam…

Margazhi, the month of a cultural and religious flowering, is also when saint-poet Andal is celebrated. Her image is so deeply entrenched in the repertoires of classical dancers that…

From the first century CE, the Sangam period, to the present day, numerous women composers have emerged from south India. While some were revered as saints, most were women who straddled…