Tag Archives: High Culture

Saraswati Swara Chakra

May 31, 2022UncategorizedExcerpt, High Culture, Music, Society, Talentadmin

Long time readers of Andhra Cultural Portal would be familiar with Saastriya Sangeeta, Carnatic Classical Instruments, and the 72 Melakarta Ragas. A Post-Graduate of IIT Madras took it upon himself to develop an innovative method by which even …

Personalities: Vankayala Narasimham

September 30, 2021UncategorizedAndhra, High Culture, Music, PersonalitiesN.R.I.pathi

Continuing our Series on Andhra Personalities is yet another illustrious musical artiste who made his name with the mrdangam. The next installment is on one more Vizianagaram native: Vankayala Narasimham.

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Narasimham gaaru was born to Vankayala Venkata Lakshmi …

Personalities: Veena Venkataramanadas

July 25, 2021UncategorizedElite, High Culture, Music, Personalities, SocietyN.R.I.pathi

The world of music is at once prolific and passed over. The era of commercial tunes has derided and debased Classical Indic Music like never before. Studio beats and corporate control has taken away from the august styles of more …

Personalities: Kshetrajna

June 26, 2021UncategorizedHigh Culture, Music, Personalities, Poetry, TeluguN.R.I.pathi

One of the luminaries of sangeetha in Telugu land is among the first to be named at any mention of music. Beloved throughout southern India, his legacy cuts across caste and creed.

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Kshetrajna—better known to crores of Telugus as …

Personalities: Dwaram Venkataswami Naidu

July 18, 2019UncategorizedAndhra, Carnatic, High Culture, Music, PersonalitiesN.R.I.pathi

In the long list of Eminent Telugu musicians is one who is both a traditionalist and an innovator. If culture is what unites a state and people, then here is one figure whose family and legacy cuts across caste and …

Personalities: Emani Sankara Sastri

July 2, 2019UncategorizedAndhra, Carnatic, High Culture, Music, PersonalitiesN.R.I.pathi

Our next article in our Continuing Series on Andhra Personalities, is one who deftly managed to stand tall in both the saastriya and cinematic worlds. He was a veena instructor and veena player extraordinaire: Emani Sankara Sastri.

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Carnatic Classical Instruments: Ghatam

February 12, 2019UncategorizedCarnatic, High Culture, Music, TraditionsN.R.I.pathi

As simple as it is sonorous and as unique as it is universal, this next instrument is a fixture at Carnatic performances. Indeed, it is something that can be found in every traditional and provincial Indian household, and yet, holds …

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