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…