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Music Director Maestro Ilaiyaraaja. File Photo. Ragu R./The Hindu Music director Ilaiyaraaja, the first Indian to write a symphony, has said a symphony should not be explained but experienced. “Music is an experience,” he said in a conversation with The Hindu at his studio in Chennai on Wednesday (January 29, 2025). Asked whether some knowledge…
Making a mark | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Veteran composer Ilaiyaraaja’s music has been an intrinsic part of Sai Santosh’s musical journey. So when this Hyderabad-based lead guitarist co-founded a music band in 2018, with his childhood friend, percussion and rhythm player, Pendyala Bhargav, the band’s name was easy to choose. “Ilaiyaraaja garu is a…
The paintings of Kalamandalam Gopi by Mopasang Valath | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT When, in early 2024, Kathakali maestro Kalamandalam Gopi or Gopi Ashan, as he is fondly called, was approached for a project for the Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL) that would showcase him, the 87-year-old was enthusiastic about it. The project entailed capturing,…
