Parsi gara
The sari I liked cost about 100,000 Rupees so I [...]
The world’s got ‘talent’
Opinion Comment If the world’s got talent, how come all [...]
For The National Abu Dhabi on Oman Shopping
About incense, frankincense, perfumes, dishdashas and things to buy in Oman
Emotional ecstasy: painter V. Ramesh
The painter, V. Ramesh, is sitting cross-legged on the floor of the National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), Bangalore, talking about four female poets and their experience of mysticism. All around us are Ramesh’s large canvases, depicting these four women poets who have been a source of inspiration for his recent work. Ramesh discovered them in the library of the Ramana ashram in Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu.
About Subodh Gupta for The National Abu Dhabi
The NGMA Delhi has this retrospective. Would be great to [...]
For British Airways magazine on Chennai
Chennai's culture, beaches, food, museums, temples. A survey
Singing Carnatic Music
Even if practice doesn’t make perfect, I will keep [...]
Drama Therapy
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Carnatic Music vs. Harry Potter
Like jazz, Carnatic music allows for a lot of improvisation. Most concerts begin with improvisation. We call it alapana. And like jazz riffs, you can traverse the musical universe with your imaginative singing and then return to the base, in time with the beat, of course. It is this bit that I cannot do. I can learn and render countless straightforward compositions, but I don’t have the imagination and confidence for improvisation.
Song from the navel
Song from the navel One of the tough things [...]