“Art has no objective measure, no statistics to help you determine parameters for what’s appealing. It simply comes down to public opinion. Either you strike a chord or you don’t,” says Ramakrishnan Murthy during the Chennai Margazhi Music Season 2019.

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Ramakrishnan Murthy's philosophy on music, and opportunities for young Carnatic musicians

“Piano adapted for Carnatic music is becoming a sub-genre in itself. Harmony does not exist in the South Indian classical system, so I think there’s a whole world which would be curious to understand what I have done,” says Anil Srinivasan during Chennai Margazhi Music Season 2019. 

Anil Srinivasan: "I love Beethoven, but Carnatic music is me"

“Gated communities need to have performance spaces built into their grounds, along with gyms and recreation spaces,” says Anita Ratnam during Chennai Margazhi Season 2019.

Anita Ratnam on the need for dance infrastructure to raise its sensitivity to aesthetics

“Carnatic Music is building a wide audience. Earlier, at concert venues, I would only run into people I knew already. Now, complete strangers greet me and mention my YouTube videos,” says Prince Rama Varma during Chennai Margazhi Music Season 2019. 

Prince Rama Varma and a career that picked up speed with the Internet

“I do like to take up ragas that have not been sung much during the last few decades — these have takers among students and rasikas alike,” says Sowmya during the Chennai Margazhi Music Season 2019.

S. Sowmya: "All Carnatic musicians have a cerebral approach, not just me"

A podcast from The Hindu that delves deep into music as a performance art. We talk to some of the most talented performers of Carnatic and Hindustani music in India and bring to bear our decades of experience in understanding and reviewing music.

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