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Kolkata street violinist who earns Rs 100 a day gets Anand Mahindra's attention: ‘Would like to contribute’
June 25, 2026 2:58 pm
Despite advancing age, deteriorating eyesight, and an ageing instrument, Bhagwan Mallick continues to play every evening on the streets of Kolkata.
How young woman from Chennai rewrote rules of violin: The N Rajam story
June 09, 2026 9:51 am
Violin virtuoso N Rajam, 88, who was awarded the Padma Vibhushan last month, on reimagining the Carnatic violin in the Hindustani vocal tradition for seven decades, her artistic kinship with Ustad Bismillah Khan and a lifelong bond with Banaras
Who is R K Shriramkumar, violin maestro chosen for this year’s prestigious Sangita Kalanidhi award?
March 28, 2025 1:14 pm
Shriramkumar belongs to the Rudrapatnam family of illustrious musicians. He has accompanied musicians across generations on stage, from older legends such as M S Subbulakshmi and D K Pattammal to the virtuosos of today, T M Krishna and Bombay Jayashri
L Shankar, Shakti's lesser-known founding member is back and he has a story to tell
June 16, 2024 2:27 pm
He speaks about why he left the band in its prime, working with Frank Zappa and Peter Gabriel, inventing LSD – his stereophonic double violin and being disappointed at not being asked to be a part of ‘50 years of Shakti’ tour
A giant violin floats down Venice’s grand canal
September 20, 2021 2:57 pm
The craft, called “Noah’s Violin,” set sail accompanied by an escort of gondolas, and in no time a small flotilla of motorboats, water taxis and traditional flat-bottomed Venetian sandoli joined the violin as it glided from city hall, near the Rialto Bridge, to the ancient Customs House across from Piazza San Marco, about an hour’s ride
The S. Varadarajan Interview: ‘The harder you work, the more gifted you get. Nothing happens naturally’
December 05, 2020 11:47 am
S. Varadarajan, fondly called Varadu by both musicians and fans, is a household name in Carnatic music today. As an accomplished violin accompanist and soloist in contemporary Indian classical music, he is noted for his singing violin, a soulful “gayaki” style.
To save the sound of a Stradivarius violin, a whole Italian city is keeping quiet
January 18, 2019 11:56 am
Cremona is home to the workshops of some of the world’s finest instrument makers, including Antonio Stradivari, who in the 17th and 18th centuries produced some of the finest violins and cellos ever made.
String Theory
October 05, 2014 12:15 am
Violinist Anupriya Deotale, who will perform at the Delhi classical music festival, on learning to play the violin and creating her own style.
Veteran Tamil film music composer T K Ramamurthy is no more
April 17, 2013 10:11 am
The veteran composer,also a violinist,breathed his last this morning at a hospital,sources close to his family said.
Colour Coded Harmony
July 28, 2012 3:55 am
Violinist Anupriya Deotale is working on an album based on seven ragas that signify colours of the rainbow
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