The results of Carnatic Thukkada – instrumental and Carnatic Thukkada – vocal in The Hindu Margazhi Music Contest have been released. A total of 654 entries were received under the Krithi and Thukkada ...

Padma Vibhushan awardee Dr N Rajam revolutionized North Indian instrumental music through the gayaki ang, blending her ...

The proximity of the annual music festival season provides an occasion for stock-taking. The Carnatic music scene today presents indeed a striking contrast to what was obtaining over three years ago ...

CHENNAI: Our ancestors had the vision to set aside Margazhi month to reflect on and progress in our inward journey that will develop and grow our existential intelligence. Margazhi 2024, however, has ...

Carnatic musician Saketharaman will be presenting a concert tomorrow, which will be about advocating egalitarianism through music. Carnatic musician Saketharaman will be presenting a concert tomorrow, ...

The occasional pair of shoulders could be seen swaying among the hundreds gathered in the audience, as heads nodded and feet tapped to the rhythm of percussion and vocals of the Indian classical art ...

Carnatic music does not reward haste. It demands patience, discipline and loyalty to lineage. As the Hyderabad Tyagaraja Aradhana Music Festival (HTAMF) marked its 11th edition in January 2026, the ...

Every winter, musicians and fans flock to India from across the world to listen to traditional Carnatic songs. At its heart, the music is simple, but, like jazz, improvisation is key and it may take a ...

From the intimacy of the guru–shishya parampara to collaborations with jazz ensembles, electronic producers and global festival stages, Carnatic music has expanded its vocabulary without abandoning ...