I saw Baahubali – The Conclusion a week after its release. By then, there were broadly two categories of people I had come across. One that had seen Baahubali and were raving about it and the other, that had yet not been able to get the tickets. Never before has a non-Rajini film from the... Continue Reading →
The reach and depth of a genius is seldom understood in his lifetime. History is witness to the fact that the real genius has got his or her due mostly at a later date. Saint Thyagaraja was no exception. But a major difference between the other artistes and Thyagaraja was that fame was of least... Continue Reading →
Last week, I happened to watch Gulzar’s Mere Apne (1971). It told the story of an old woman who comes from a village to live in a city after being persuaded by a distant relative and his wife, only to realise that she is nothing more than an unpaid aayah in the city, meant to... Continue Reading →
Aruna Sairam carries forward the legacy of the greatest of vidwans in Carnatic music. Her quest for music that led her from Matunga to Mylapore, has now taken her voice to the greatest halls across the world As we connect over the phone for a conversation, Aruna Sairam is in the midst of a tour... Continue Reading →
