Can you sing?" asked the prospective groom's party. "No," replied the young girl without missing a beat. "But I can play the ...

Venkateswara Rao, the former professor at Potti Sriramulu Telugu University, is regarded as one of the leading exponents of Mridangam. Renowned violinist Annavarapu Rama Swamy, a nonagenarian ...

How are they gearing up for the season? The din at Warren Road in Mylapore fades inside Valangaiman VAS Mridangam Makers’ modest workshop. Here, Navaneethakrishnan Muruganandam is busy checking ...

While the Maharajapuram Viswanatha Iyer Golden Jubilee Memorial Award for ‘Pakkavadyam Excellence’ was presented to Mridangam exponent Neyveli R. Narayanan, the Maharajapuram Viswanatha Iyer ...

Her father, Seerkazhi Sri J Skandaprasad, is a renowned Mridangam maestro. But Sivasri’s talents extend far beyond music. She is also a Bharatanatyam dancer and a Namasankeerthanam artist.