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TM Krishna row: Madras Academy 'not to change decision'

A storm is brewing in the Carnatic music circle over the Music Academy Madras's decision to give its prestigious Sangita Kalanidhi Award to Carnatic vocalist T M Krishna this year, which was......

Tamil is the Language of Gods, says HC

Hailing Tamil as the 'Language of Gods', the Madras high court has said temple consecrations across the country should be done reciting Tamil hymns composed by saints like Azhwars and Nayanmars,......

'I'm being called a Pakistani whore'

'If this is the India you're talking about, where there is no space for minorities, where you have hate, where people can enter universities and beat students up, let me be anti-national.''I'll......

'Success or talent never went to Mandolin Srinivas's head'

Renowned saxophonist Kadri Gopalnath remembers with fondness the 10-year-old boy wonder he first met at his guru's place. The year was 1979, and I was still a student at my guru Gopalakrishna......

Carnatic singer Nithyashree's husband commits suicide

Popular Carnatic vocalist Nithyashree's husband Mahadevan on Thursday allegedly committed suicide by jumping into a river in the city, in a blow to her amid the annual music season, in which she is......

The who's who of corruption in India

Politicians voted most corrupt Political parties are perceived to be the most corrupt institution by Indians, according to 2009 Global Corruption Barometer. The Barometer, a global public opinion......

India orders 250,000 OLPC laptops

The '$10, world's cheapest laptop', developed in India has been given a quiet burial with the government placing an order for 250,000 XO laptops from the Nicholas Negroponte-led One Laptop Per......

Modern Love Chennai: Whistle Podu!

Things may not always look bright, but the sun won't stay out forever is a running theme conveyed across its short films about people from various walks of life in all their varying moods and......

From Berkelee to singing for Rahman

Sid Sriram's song Adiye in Mani Ratnam's Kadal, under the music direction of A R Rahman, has become one of the sensations of 2013. The 22-year-old Sriram, who sings jazz, blues and Carnatic......

Jayendra's 180 turn

Noted ad film-maker P Jayendra has finally turned feature film-maker. He, along with National Award winning cinematographer P C Sreeram, had started JS Films, an ad agency, long ago. Even as P......

Margazhi Ragam: First of its kind

At first, Aghal Movies' Tamil film Margazhi Ragam may seem like a random collection of Carnatic concert compositions put together in a vaguely interesting fashion. The genius behind the feature is......

My Daughter Mithali Raj

'From the beginning (I have told her) "Whatever it may be -- you are losing or winning -- on the ground you're not going to cry!" She never cried.''"I don't want you to project that you are a......

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