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		<title>A rasika on heritage, creativity and mindless innovation</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 14:39:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ludwig</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Controversies]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reading and listening assignment Spencer Venugopal, a well known connoisseur, musicologist and composer , raises a few points worth pondering. Of special interest in our context is his assumption that there may be a &#8220;contemporary&#8221; Carnatic idiom; namely a music that is different from &#8220;classical&#8221; music and even has its own grammar. Read the entire article <a href='http://www.carnaticstudent.org/wordpress/participants/archives/2879'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Birthplace of Tyagaraja aradhana in 1905 &#8211; Mint street in Chennai</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 16:51:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ludwig</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bhakti]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Celebration and festivals]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Interesting insights of modern Carnatic music history by V. Sriram, the foremost authority in this field: V. Sriram, The Hindu, CHENNAI, December 10, 2011 In Mint Street stand two historic schools. The first is the Tondaimandalam Tuluva Vellalar (TTV) School, founded in 1854. This was home to one of the earliest music sabhas – the Tondaimandalam <a href='http://www.carnaticstudent.org/wordpress/participants/archives/2874'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Continuity of dance and music &#8211; Tamil Nadu and Kerala</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Dec 2011 10:35:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ludwig</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dance]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Module 01]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reading assignment The role of music and dance in South Indian society is succinctly described in the following excerpt from a lecture by Dr R Nagaswamy as summarized in The Hindu: Dancers Somanaadi, Kallarai, Echumandai, Aravam, Eduthapadam, Porkesi (the golden haired one!) were given houses to live in, in addition to arable land. Not that they <a href='http://www.carnaticstudent.org/wordpress/participants/archives/2870'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Prepared to challenge the establishment &#8211; Bangalore Nagarathnamma</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 18:46:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ludwig</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bhakti]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Controversies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[History]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Misconceptions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Module 04]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reading assignent Source: The Devadasi and the Saint: The life and times of Bangalore Nagarathnamma by V. Sriram (EastWest, Chennai 2007, Rs. 350). Isbn 9788188661701 Note: please refer to the entries on Bangalore Nagaratnammal in your textbook (Index of Names). This biography is worth reading as it gives rare insights into the history of Carnatic music <a href='http://www.carnaticstudent.org/wordpress/participants/archives/2863'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Carnatic music performers&#8217; and teachers&#8217; reach beyond India</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 09:35:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ludwig</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Listening assignment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Module 12]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MS Subbulakshmi]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reading and listening assignment get a perspective based on the following article give your own views about statements like &#8220;the highly materialistic environment&#8221; in the West and &#8220;the other end of the spectrum to seek the harmony awaiting them in Chennai &#8221; understand which target audiences Carnatic musicians try to reach and serve find and post <a href='http://www.carnaticstudent.org/wordpress/participants/archives/2845'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Odissi dance history &#8211; bhakti</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Nov 2011 12:47:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ludwig</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bhakti]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Guru sishya and teaching methods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[History]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Intercultural relations]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Module 04]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Philosophy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reading assignment Since its &#8220;rediscovery&#8221; as a classical art form in the second half of the 20th century, Odissi dance has flourished again. With the loss of its original music, Carnatic ragas provide the foundation for performances although stylistically, elements and instruments from Hindustani music are combined with &#8220;local&#8221; traits. Read and discuss an excerpt <a href='http://www.carnaticstudent.org/wordpress/participants/archives/2817'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>iRaagam – reference for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Nov 2011 11:32:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ludwig</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Apps]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Melakarta system]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mobile device]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News and updates]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Information by the makers The iRaagam is a must-have app for any carnatic music enthusiast. It provides a ready-to-use and easy reference for about 350 carnatic raagams, The user can listen to the arohanam (ascending) and avarohanam (descending) notes that define each raagam. There is also a link to Wikipedia, if the user wants to <a href='http://www.carnaticstudent.org/wordpress/participants/archives/2802'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Oxford Illustrated Companion available again &#8211; extra service</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Nov 2011 19:39:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ludwig</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 2nd impression of The Oxford Illustrated Companion to South Indian Classical Music (2009 ed.) is now available. As before, one free copy is sent to each new course participant &#8211; see also Enrollment. New service Recent and former course participants may avail of a not-for-profit service: extra copies can now also be sent as a present to <a href='http://www.carnaticstudent.org/wordpress/participants/archives/2797'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Talanome tala trainer App for iPhone, iPhone touch and iPad</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Nov 2011 17:58:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ludwig</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Apps]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Tala exercises]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Information by the makers Keep up with a perfect beat, choose your tala with ease, and learn about Carnatic Talas along the way! [...] Like any good metronome, Talanome keeps a precise beat, which is important when you are trying to hone your skills, either while singing or playing a percussion instrument. With Talanome&#8217;s sound <a href='http://www.carnaticstudent.org/wordpress/participants/archives/2780'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Ragamalika &#8211; unity and diversity</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 10:20:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ludwig</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alapana (ragam)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aruna Sairam]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Embar S Kannan]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Neyveli R Narayanan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Raga types]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ragamalika]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[S Karthick]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Listening and reading assignment An elaborate ragamalika as this one provides a Carnatic performer with a rare opportunity to combine a variety of moods within a single item; and this in quick succession rather than spread across an entire concert. It goes without saying that for any unexperienced accompanying violinist, this would pose a major, <a href='http://www.carnaticstudent.org/wordpress/participants/archives/2772'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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