THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The packed auditorium of Christ Nagar English Higher Secondary School throbbed with energy as Korambu Vikraman Namboothiri and his 30 disciples created magic with the mridangam. As ...

Known for his nuanced and sensitive accompaniment, Trichy Sankaran quips, “Accompaniment requires an IAS — involvement, attitude and aesthetics, and superior drumming patterns.” The veteran mridangam ...

A teacher can make a world of difference in a student’s life, right from his regular classes to encouraging him to innovate and engage in the lifelong love of learning. This is what guru Thanjavur V.S ...

CHENNAI: The man who made the mridangam the main act is no more. Karaikudi R Mani died in Chennai on Thursday at 12.15pm after a prolonged illness. The music his mridangam made was unique. His craft ...

Rare concert tomorrow: Singers accompany mridangam maestro A V Anand 'This is a first-of-its-kind concert, as it is the percussionist who is usually said to accompany the vocalist. We are trying a new ...

It was not expected of a young boy growing up in a small town in America to pick up an instrument like the Mridangam to play but then that was what Rohan Krishnamurthy did when he was an 8 year old.

It was like a conversation — first, the serene, earthy notes of the flute traversed the room, putting us all at immediate ...

If you are used to percussionists raising a sonic storm on stage, you could be forgiven for thinking sometimes that K Arun Prakash has gone into a reverie during a concert. No razzle dazzle virtuosity ...

Chennai: Percussion instruments come in various shape and sizes. The rhythmic sophistication of Carnatic classical music has for long depended on the mridangam to guide the tempo. The double barreled ...

In a case of science meeting art, scientists at CSIR-Central Leather Research Institute here have developed a detachable mridangam that musicians will find easier to carry. CHENNAI: In a case of ...