Category Archives: Resources

Musical map | Familiarize yourself with the world of South Indian classical music

Tips To familiarize yourself with the world of Carnatic music click on any “pin” on the interactive map for more informationcheck the textbook entries for all the names and musical forms mentioned in the accompanying text boxeszoom in and out on the map by clicking on the + / – control buttonsdisplay more options (click the menu button on the left top of […]

Select online Sanskrit and Tamil dictionaries

List of dictionary pages included in the above search: https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/fabricius/https://www.tamildict.com/https://www.sanskrit-lexicon.uni-koeln.dehttps://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/apte/https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/mcalpin/https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/tamil-lex/https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/winslow/https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/kadirvelu/

Up-to-date information: Composers, musicians, scholars, publications and special events

Custom search – press and websites (function() { var cx = ‘013915946162963447659:eiblxb0imj8’; var gcse = document.createElement(‘script’); gcse.type = ‘text/javascript’; gcse.async = true; gcse.src = (document.location.protocol == ‘https:’ ? ‘https:’ : ‘http:’) + ‘//www.google.com/cse/cse.js?cx=’ + cx; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(‘script’)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(gcse, s); })(); TipsFor up-to-date information from several leading periodicals and other websites, simply type one or […]

Google Custom Search requires JavaScript

In order to see and use Google Custom Search, JavaScript needs to be enabled in your internet browser. This screenshot shows what a Google Custom Search window looks like: Note: the above illustration is not active; to enter your keywords or names in an active Search field, please return to Find song lyrics or Custom search – press and websites. If JavaScript […]

Find a copy of The Oxford Illustrated Companion

The textbook for this course, The Oxford Illustrated Companion to South Indian Classical Music is available from its publisher and several other distributors: For more information and orders, please visit the publisher’s websites: OUP India and OUP worldwide >>For new or used copies, also search Abebooks.com, Amazone.com, Bettereducation.com (Australia), Betterworldbooks.comSuppliers in The Netherlands: Athenaeum.nl & Bol.com >> Library copies ISBN for copy-paste in […]

A book celebrating the contribution of mrdangam makers: Sebastian and Sons by T.M. Krishna

A much awaited book ‘Sebastian and Sons’ by TM Krishna on the evolution of the art of Mridangam making is going to be released on 2 February 2020. ‘The making process is an intellectually, aesthetically and physically taxing one. From acquiring the skins for the circular membranes and straps to the wood for the drum, […]

Video | “There is more than one form of being a devadasi”: The complex world of India’s devadasis – Interview with filmmaker (Lady) Beeban Kidron

Interview with filmmaker Beeban Kidron, plus exclusive clips from her new film. Sex, Death and the Gods explores the complex world of India’s devadasi, girls devoted to a goddess and then sold for sex at puberty | Lindsay Poulton and Joanna Moorhead, theguardian.com, 21 January 2011 >> Documentary maker Beeban Kidron (4:49): “They [the devadasis themselves] […]