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    Confluence of traditions – Carnatic music, Bharatanatyam and the Kanjivaram sari Renuka Vaidyanathan Indian classical music and dance are hundreds of years old; so is the Kanjivaram sari weaving tradition in India. The Kanjivaram weavers have been in this profession for centuries. It has been said that the Chola king Raja Raja Chola I commissioned
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    As a musician-cum-organiser, I’m often asked what makes me organize event after event, month after month, year after year, in the midst of my hectic performance schedule. The short answer I always give is: passion. The long answer is: an undiluted passion for Carnatic music that makes me constantly think and innovate, to put in
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    A handful of notes make a raga. In the hands of a maestro, these few notes will transport you to a place of bliss that you have never experienced. Hindustani or Carnatic, Indian Classical music has a direct connection to…
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    A simple answer. The one in whom dance chooses to succeed! Where there is talent there are no opportunities to be at the right place at the right time seen by the right people. Lucky ones who have everything right…
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