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Breaking Barriers: The challenges faced by differently-abled Carnatic musicians

Violinist M. Chandrasekaran, blind from the age of two, has travelled across the world and performed alongside revered Carnatic musicians.  “My mother and guru Charubala Mohan insisted I was no different from others,” recalls the Sangita Kalanidhi awardee. Charubala created innovative pedagogy, such as sticking paper on the violin’s finger board to help her son…

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IFFI 2025 | ‘Father Mother Sister Brother’ movie review: Jim Jarmusch’s awkward family triptych is a tender triumph

Jim Jarmusch’s Father Mother Sister Brother came to IFFI carrying the heavy luggage of a Golden Lion from Venice, and the expectation that the patron saint of deadpan will have something new to say about families who barely talk to each other. He delivers a slim, haunted triptych in which adult children circle their parents…

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Telugu indie pop singer Vamsi Kalakuntla finds his voice with ‘Adios’

Vamsi Kalakuntla | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Singer-songwriter Vamsi Kalakuntla’s latest track ‘Adios’ discusses personal growth and transformation. To him, ‘Adios’ is more than a song. “It is a statement that comes from a place of self-belief. I shed old versions of myself — failures, doubts, and expectations to embrace new energy.” Born in Hyderabad…

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SciArtsRus to launch its technology-driven immersive concert this Margazhi

As Rishabh Kaushik sings, the cymatic plate generate interesting patterns to help people with impaired hearing understand the nuances better. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement SciArtsRus, a non-profit organisation, supporting the differently-abled and cross-cultural artistes, returns with its sixth edition of Margazhi Matram festival, to be inaugurated on December 7, 3 p.m., at Mylapore Fine Arts Club. It…

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