Interviews

Bombay Jayashri presents her views on whether a good voice is necessary for a singer of Carnatic Music. Early popularity for youngsters, years of learning, the importance of having a wonderful voice, development of musical creativity and her favourites. Dont miss Bombay Jayashri’s unique performance in...
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For those of you, who have limited exposure to Odissi, it is a beautiful dance form that has sculptural quality. It is uniquely graceful. The poses freeze after rounded motions. Its serene beauty casts a spell on many. Sonal Mansingh, the Legend in Odissi, in fact started learning Bharatanatyam and then after her arangetram, moved...
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MA3KA – Majestic Theatre of Dance Clad in gorgeous Green costume, Anita Ratnam depicts Meenakshi as a warrior woman who transforms into a woman in love with Sundareswarar. Ratnam’s latest production MA3KA stood out amongst various programmes and events I attended this December Season in Chennai. Ma3ka a celebration of women gives human faces to...
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Shri G N Balasubramaniam was one of the most popular and talented carnatic vocalists of the twentieth century. In what would have been his hundredth year, my Gurus, Sri Ramnath Iyer and Sri Gopinath Iyer co-ordinated a centenary concert held in the memory of the great legend. On November 22nd 2009, carnatic rasikas of Melbourne...
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    LISTEN TO MANJIRI HERE - Please double click to listen and continue reading.. Seen above performing at the Royal Albert Hall in Proms 2009, interviewing Manjiri Asanare-Kelkar   a Hindustani vocalist was easy from the word go. Unpretentious and modern, Manjiri is very much a persona of the upcoming musician in India today. She shall in an act...
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    Sponsored by Indian Council of Cultural Relations with the helpful organisation of Natyanjali Australia this year Sydney siders are blessed to be in the presence of dance master and Gurus the Dhananjayans. Arriving in Australia a few weeks ago they embarked on a tour of their production Bhakti Margam with four other dancers and an ensemble of...
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Debapriya and Samanwaya engaged the audience with their blissful presentation of Raag Marwa accompanied on the tabla by Sydney’s very own tabla player Nikhil Harishchandrakar. The programme while sparsely attended made for a cosy evening at the Canada Bay Civic Hall in Drummoyne on the 4th October 2009. Organised by a budding organization Syd-Kol...
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  A delightful demonstration given by Guru Neyveli Santhanagopalan of ‘Pinnal Swarams’ or plaited musical notes during the informal session conducted by KN Shashikiran with panel members Veenai Venkataraman, Sriram Parasuram and MS Sheela. Neyveli Santhanagopalan says that the following  type of pinnal swarams should be attempted and internalised by students of Carnatic music in...
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Arts of Asia ‘Decoding Dress’ series at the Art Gallery of New South Wales on Tuesday 31 March 2009 brought Tara Rajkumar OAM back from Melbourne. Tara Rajkumar’s  talk ‘Saluting the Gods in Silken Splendour’ received a splendid applause from a hall full of curious Australians. In moving away from her usual topic of Kathakali and...
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    Sydhwaney Exclusive – Interview with Star of Margazhi Raagam TM Krishna The internet is a dynamic place. Unimaginable it may seem in years bygone but as a new medium of communication the possibilities are endless however there are also seeming pitfalls in the abyss of which many fall only to realize extraordinary lengths of wasted time either...
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