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Book Review: On That Note – Sanjay Subrahmanyan with Krupa Ge

anandkumarrs / March 15, 2025 / Leave a Comment

I believe it must be around the first week of December 2024 when I first saw the announcement for the […]

anandkumarrs / September 22, 2024 / 9 Comments

Last week social media was abuzz with a few pictures of actress Vidya Balan in the avatar of M.S. Subbulakshmi,

anandkumarrs / March 24, 2024 / 14 Comments

Usually, when the Madras Music Academy (MMA) announces its annual awards, there is not much of chatter or noise around

anandkumarrs / January 22, 2024 / 2 Comments

The much-awaited Ram Temple at Ayodhya was consecrated today with the completion of the Pran Pratishtha ritual. Over the last

anandkumarrs / September 17, 2023 / Leave a Comment

Before the euphoria over the G-20 or summit hosted by India engulfed the nation, it was consumed by the “India

anandkumarrs / January 9, 2022 / 17 Comments

In the Carnatic music world, the Trinity refers of course to the three legendary composers – Thyagaraja, Muthuswami Dikshitar and

anandkumarrs / December 6, 2020 / Leave a Comment

This piece was written for the News site – The News Minute and was carried on 6th Dec, 2020 It

anandkumarrs / October 18, 2020 / Leave a Comment

When you read this, I am sure you will be familiar with the latest product of the “Outrage factory” in

anandkumarrs / May 24, 2020 / 6 Comments

Lockdown continues in India and so do my notes. The way it goes, it looks like I can publish a

anandkumarrs / September 29, 2019 / 6 Comments

Today is the 1st day of Navarathri and one can see social media replete with pictures of colourful Golus and

anandkumarrs / June 29, 2019 / Leave a Comment

For the uninitiated, Sudha Raghunathan is an accomplished Carnatic vocalist from Chennai. She is a Sangeeta Kalanidhi – a revered

anandkumarrs / March 10, 2019 / Leave a Comment

Just as I was checking my Twitter feed this Sunday morning, I saw the #Surfexcel trending. Initially I ignored attributing