Kumar Gandharva, Basavaraj Rajguru, Puttaraj Gawai, Mallikarjuna Mansur, Gangubai Hanagal, Bhimsen Joshi, Venkatesh Kumar…. The roster of titans from within a hundred-mile radius of Dharwad is long and illustrious. But …
churumuri.com records with deep regret the demise of Pandit Bhimsen Gururaj Joshi in Poona this morning. The Gadag-born Bharat Ratna was 90 years old and had been ailing for some …
The Gadag-born Hindustani maestro Pandit Bhimsen Joshi is unwell and critically ill in Poona. churumuri.com joins his multitude of fans, followers and fanatics in wishing him a speedy recovery. Also …
VIKRAM MUTHANNA writes: A few days ago, I had been to Chennai on work. The journey from Mysore on the Chennai Express was long, stalling and an extremely cold one, …
Gundappa Viswanath‘s tenure as captain of the Indian cricket team was shorter than Sachin Tendulkar‘s but a lot more memorable. In the jubilee Test against England in Bombay, the “Bhimsen …
Sunanda Mehta pays an excellent tribute to Dharwad, the meeting point and melting pot of Hindustani and Carnatic music, in The Indian Express: “Madhav Gudi, 66, is a senior disciple …
MATHIHALLI MADAN MOHAN writes from Hubli: The terminal illness had been stalking her for quite some time. But despite shuffling in and out of hospital frequently, she had not lost …
H.Y. Sharada Prasad, the former media advisor to three Indian prime ministers, reviewed the English version of Gangubai Hanagal‘s memoirs Nanna Badukina Haadu (The Song Of My Life, Sahitya Prakashana, …
Padma Vibhushan Gangubai Hanagal, like Bharat Ratna Bhimsen Joshi, was a disciple of Sawai Gandharva of Kundagol. Although eight years older than Joshi, the two jewels became lifelong friends. Deepa …
S.R. RAMAKRISHNA writes from Bangalore: Our education and what the elders call “values” are both based on what we revere as classical culture. But whether we like it or not, …
Indian cricket has seen a few stars and some more. But not one of them invokes the same beautiful feeling that Gundappa Ranganath Vishwanath does. Mention the name of the …
Six days after he turned 87, Pandit Bhimsen Gururaj Joshi (second from right, middle row) with his near and dear ones, after being handed the nation’s highest civilian award, the …
Carnatic music maestro Mangalampalli Balamurali Krishna, all of 79 years of age, pays his respects to Hindustani great Gangubai Hanagal, all of 96, in Hubli on Friday. Balamurali Krishna was …
Bhimsen Joshi has been awarded the Bharat Ratna. Eight years younger than Gangubai Hanagal, the duo were disciples of Sawai Gandharva in Kundagol, a association that blossomed into a lifelong …
E.R. RAMACHANDRAN writes: Prof Ratnakar Shetty had a tough task ahead. Following the unbridled success of the Indian Premier League, BCCI president Sharad Pawar offered him the job of making …