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Watch | A day inside Chennai’s Brodie’s Castle, now the Music College campus A group of nattuvangam students at Govt. Music College, Chennai, which was once Brodie’s Castle | Photo Credit:…

Bengaluru seamlessly blends traditional musical roots with modern genres, creating a captivating fusion of sounds. From the classical strains of Carnatic and Hindustani music to the…

It is music for the ears of all those who enjoy melody and rhythm. Carnatic vocalist NJ Nandini organises Sa Re Ga Ma Gala, a one-day music carnival filled with board games, activities, live…

Singer Renjith Unni | Photo Credit: Sangeetha Nair “Every day is a different one for a musician,” says singer Renjith Unni, peering outside at the drizzle on an otherwise sunny morning in…

Agam at a 2018 concert in Chennai | Photo Credit: VEDHAN M Agam’s music can be best described as brilliantly seamless. Even though the popular South Indian band’s iterations are…

Cultural cyborg Meenakshi is the protagonist of Elsewhere in India | Photo Credit: special arrangement Meenakshi, the cyborg, is out of work. The once-dancer finds herself in the dystopian…

In the late 1980s, when I was around 12 years old and trying to listen to every classical music concert in town, the often-heard lament was about declining audiences and that those who did…

In the late 1980s, when I was around 12 years old and trying to listen to every classical music concert in town, the often-heard lament was about declining audiences and that those who did…

In the late 1980s, when I was around 12 years old and trying to listen to every classical music concert in town, the often-heard lament was about declining audiences and that those who did…

Narada gets off his father’s scooter, and high-fives Andal.It’s exactly 6 a.m. at Mada Street in Chennai’s Mylapore, and school children dressed as various mythological characters are…