With the demise of Dr. Pia Srinivasan, the world of Indian music has lost one of its most fervent supporters. For over three decades she and her husband, renowned Indologist Prof. S.A. Srinivasan, spared no effort to acquaint discerning music lovers with the intricacies of South Indian classical music; and this with remarkable success as …
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By Dr. Pia Srinivasan (15 May 1931 – 8 April 2022) I joined Kalakshetra in 1968 to learn Carnatic music. It was there that I met Rajeswari. It was a great event in my life as I came to realise more and more. Rajeswari, along with her music, is the central figure in my book titled Il …
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Concerto-conferenza di musica indiana di Pia Buonomo Srinivasan Centro yoga Satyananda di Napoli , aprile 2001 Liz Letizia © Redazione a cura di Enrico Renna / musicbOOm Anche in questo aprile, come nello scorso anno, il Centro yoga Satyananda di Napoli ha ospitato il concerto-conferenza di musica indiana di Pia Buonomo Srinivasan. Il programma era …
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Rajeswari Padmanabhan (1939-2008), daughter of Lakshmi Ammal and grand daughter of Karaikudi Subbarama Iyer (the elder of the Karaikudi Veena brothers), was a ninth generation descendent from the Karaikudi Veena tradition. From the very young age of five, she was under the tutelage of her grandfather Karaikudi Sambasiva Iyer (the younger of the Karaikudi Veena brothers) …
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