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But to hear him, you need 3D Surround Sound
The Carnatic saxophonist Kadri Gopalnath (second from left) is all ears (and eyes) as photographer Shruthi A.N. explains the intricacies of 3D photography at the launch of a website of …
How BJP is killing B.V. Karanth’s Rangayana
VISHWAS KRISHNA writes: If you are in Mysore, or closely following the developments of Mysore, it is unlikely you would have missed the issue of the theatre repertory Rangayana. The …
The total number of colours in this picture is…
Students of the Satya Sai institute of home science turn out in their colourful best at a youth festival organised by the women’s University in Dharwad on Thursday. Photograph: Karnataka …
Sauce for liberals isn’t sauce for fundamentalists?
The ghastly ritual of Madae Snana at the State-run Kukke Subramanya temple—which entails members of the Malekudiya community (among others) rolling over plantain leaves of leftover food of Brahmins for wish-fulfillment—has pitted progressives …
Kambar and Karnad, Bhyrappa and Puttappa & Co
There are mole hills and snake pits and then there are “literary circles”. For all their bonhomie and camaraderie, for all their high ideals and even higher aspirations from humankind, …
How the Dharwad peda enhances your smile
Students at a college in Dharwad deck themselves in Ilakal sarees as part of the ethnic day celebrations, on Saturday. Photograph: Karnataka Photo News Also read: 22 ways to smile …
How did Dharwad become ground zero of music?
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 …
Desi colossus on a par with Yeats & Shakespeare
“Rasave Janana, Virasa Marana Samarasave Jeevana” MATHIHALLI MADAN MOHAN writes from Hubli: These evocative lines (meaning: rasa is birth, virasa is death, and harmony is life) in a world torn …
What a tangled web I weave if only you can see
On a misty Saturday morning in Dharwad, a spider allows a lensman to capture all its intricate designs for posterity. Photograph: Karnataka Photo News
6 ways how every petrol price hike rips you off
GOVINDA K. writes: Last night, the Union government hiked petrol prices. Even before the official announcement was made, most of the petrol bunks started sporting “No Stock” boards. Minister R. …
22 ways to smile in a blaze of earthy colours
North vs South, desi vs videsi, Bombay vs Delhi, English vs bhasha, urban vs rural, Carnatic vs Hindustani, Bollywood vs every other wood… to all the usual debates, you can …
Where the soil, air & peda help the vocal chords
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 …
Even a child (or 20) could show you India’s soul
Students of the JSS Manjunatheshwara central school in Dharwad celebrate villagers’ day on Wednesday. Photograph: Karnataka Photo News
Knot for nothing: a snapshot of a million mutinies
Few events in our society shine a mirror on its inherent complexities more than the miracle that is a “mass marriage”. In a me-too culture teeming with meaningless, ostentatious weddings …
A classical confluence of 175 years of music
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 …