Mylapore

Narada gets off his father’s scooter, and high-fives Andal.It’s exactly 6 a.m. at Mada Street in Chennai’s Mylapore, and school children dressed as various mythological characters are getting ready to perform. Popular Carnatic vocalist…

Express News Service The year was 1985. The streets of Mylapore were agog with excitement. Camera and lights got the sedate Arisikaran street buzzing, with the crew hustling around, but I still had to go to school. The…

A temple in Mylapore is host to the Ekantha Sangeetha Sevai festival, mic-less concerts in the glow of oil lamps It is a pleasant Margazhi morning. As you take a stroll down Sundareshwarar Street in Mylapore, the lively strains of…

Vishnudev is among the rising crop of young musicians who raises the bar with each concert Listening to Vishnudev K.S. at two concerts has reinforced the impression that he is among an emerging bunch of young musicians who try to raise…

Srekala Bharath’s ‘Veeram Vilayndha Bhoomi’ wasn’t backed by powerful dramatisation Puli Thevar, Velu Nachiyar, Marudu Sagodharargal, Veerapandiya Kattabomman, V.O. Chidambaram, Bharathiyar and Kodi katha Kumaran are freedom fighters…

When two well-trained singers handle kritis together, there is great vitality. This is what characterises the music of Trichur Brothers; their concert for Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan was no exception.Their maturity and insight were evident in…

The Chinmaya Sisters, Uma and Radhika, who have youthful and melodious voices, presented a lively concert. Singing at a high sruti, the sisters managed to move across octaves without sounding shrill at any point. The first song of the…

Express News Service CHENNAI:  Chennai has an enviable badminton culture, with all the clubs in the city, major schools and colleges boasting badminton courts. Adding to the existing list of academies that cater to the…