Legendary Kannada Actors And Their 'Titles': Explained
In the South Indian film industry, especially Kannada cinema, star actors are often bestowed with iconic titles by their fans. These titles, such as ‘Annavru’ for Dr. Rajkumar and ‘Sahasa Simha’ for ...
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T.M. Krishna on how one can recognise if a tune is a raga
Krishna presented a new keerthana, ‘Shankaram sharanagatha vatsalam’ that was composed by Vidwan R.K. Shriramkumar giving life to the new raga Kannada Gandhara. He pointed out the two ...
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Classification of Carnatic ragas Abheri and Ahiri, a historical perspective
The first two kirtanas were in raga Kannada — ‘Ninnada nela’ (Adi tala) and ‘Sri Matrubhutam’ (Misra Chapu tala). Arun Prakash’s different approaches to accompanying the two songs were ...