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Articles for Ravikiran

G. Ravikiran’s RTP in pitch-perfect Pantuvarali stood out
1 week, 6 days ago

G. Ravikiran’s RTP in pitch-perfect Pantuvarali stood out

The Hindu  

A musician derives greater joy if he or she can also enjoy the music while performing. ‘Neerajakshi’ rendered in Ati-Vilamba kala was bright but one is not sure the tactic serves well in a two-and-half-hour concert. ‘Sadasivam upasmahe’ by Dikshitar was also a tad slower but sparkling sangathis and an impressive niraval at the madhyamakala lines of ‘purana purusham’ added …

Raga Dikshitar Ravikiran Sankarabharanam Hindolam Pantuvarali
Three young musicians explore the intricate bond between lakshana and lakshya in Carnatic music
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Three young musicians explore the intricate bond between lakshana and lakshya in Carnatic music

The Hindu  

Day 8 at The Music Academy witnessed a packed audience for the second panel discussion of the Academic Sessions, centered on the intriguing topic, ‘Lakshana and Lakshya: A Contested Relationship.’ The panel featured insightful contributions from Sriranjani Santhanagopalan, G. Ravikiran, and Bharat Sundar, who explored the intricate relationship between lakshana and lakshya. Sriranjani illustrated the lakshya through Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer’s …

Bharat Raga Lakshya Ravikiran Sriranjani Lakshana Musicians Explore
Ricky Kej condemns Madras Music Academy chief’s response to Ranjani-Gayatri: N Ravikiran, Vishakha Hari, Trichur Brothers and many more speak up against TM Krishna
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Ricky Kej condemns Madras Music Academy chief’s response to Ranjani-Gayatri: N Ravikiran, Vishakha Hari, Trichur Brothers and many more speak up against TM Krishna

Op India  

On Thursday, three-time Grammy Award winner Indian music composer Ricky Kej condemned the attacking letter written by N Murali – the chief of the Madras Music Academy – to Carnatic musician sisters Ranjani and Gayatri. In this letter, N Murali said, “Dear Ms Ranjani and Ms Gayatri, I received your joint letter of 20th, March, 2024 and was shocked by …

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How athletics is helping India’s Siddi community gain recognition
3 years, 6 months ago

How athletics is helping India’s Siddi community gain recognition

Al Jazeera  

Siddis are often seen as outsiders because of their curly hair and features despite having lived in India for generations and assimilating into local cultures. “We strongly believe sports can change the perception of not just Siddis, but any community that excels in the field,” Chiniwar told Al Jazeera. “It does seem as though the state felt like the bodies …

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A walk in the woods
4 years, 5 months ago

A walk in the woods

The Hindu  

THE sky was a cloudless blue and the warm, bright winter sun lit the forest and hills with a golden tinge. We spent a night at the forest rest house in Manch at an altitude of 1,800 metres in the Talla Des man-eater area, walked down to Chuka, trekked to Kumen Chak to meet Umed Singh, walked to Kotkendri and, …

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These Carnatic musicians juggle careers, spreadsheets and varnams
5 years ago

These Carnatic musicians juggle careers, spreadsheets and varnams

The Hindu  

About seven years ago, to inhabit the culture, consciousness and chaos of Carnatic music at its epicentre — Chennai — G Ravikiran, a Carnatic musician from Bengaluru, and currently a senior manager at Cisco, moved lock, stock and barrel, with his family — wife and two young children — to Chennai. “It is very hard,” admits Ashwath Narayanan, a Carnatic …

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