Singing or playing krti requires a heightened sensitivity to listening – both at macro and micro levels – to render them with precision. While a small number of individuals possess this sensitivity naturally, approaching what we often call “genius”, the same level of refined perception can be cultivated by any dedicated student through sincere and sustained practice. Reproducing a composition truthfully is not merely “copying”. It reflects a capacity to align with the inner flow of its...

Today marks the 95th birth anniversary of the one and only violin maestro, Sri Lalgudi G. Jayaraman, whose contribution to the world of...

My last maternal aunt, Karaikudi Meenakshi Ammal, the last daughter of Karaikudi Veenai Subbarama Iyer, the elder brother of Karaikudi Sambasiva Iyer, is no more today. She lived for 102 years!