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A one-fingered salute for our ossified philistines
MATHIHALLI MADAN MOHAN writes from Hubli: It is common knowledge that our politicians, as a tribe, are insulated from cultural refinement of any kind. Here is the latest instance. A …
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 …
CHURUMURI POLL: Gangubai music University?
The “proposal” to name the Music University in Mysore after the late Hindustani vocalist Gangubai Hanagal has triggered off a row. A bunch of Carnatic musicians, led by R.K. Srikantan …
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 …
When the Maharani went on the campaign trail
Two beautiful voices—D.K. Pattammal and Gangubai Hanagal—fell silent last week. This week, two beautiful faces radiate no more: Leela Naidu and Maharani Gayatri Devi. The rajmata of Jaipur, whom Sarojini …
She loved her State. Did State love her enough?
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 …
‘Gangavva, yele southekaayi bandaithe kanavva!’
KRISHNA VATTAM writes from Mysore: My daughter-in-law Shantala was sobbing as she woke me up this morning. “Mama, Gangavva is no more,” she said, and broke down. The rest of …
RIP: ‘I am not Sachin Tendulkar to hit a century’
The body of Hindustani vocalist Gangubai Hanagal, daughter of Chikkurao Nadiger and Ambabai, who died on Tuesday morning at the age of 97, lies at her residence Gangalahari in Deshpandenagar …
‘Men will be ustads & pandits. Bais will be bais.’
A shudra born in a family of boatmen where women were considered as angavastra, mere drapes around men. Nicknamed gaanewali and ostracised by Brahmins, although both her father and husband …
‘The home of the unexorcised ghost of a gawai’
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, …
When Bhimsen Joshi said: ‘Akka, haadi torsala?’
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 …
Gangubai Hanagal: A light goes out of our lives
churumuri records with regret the passing away of the Hindustani maestro, the leading light of the kirana gharana, Gangubai Hanagal, in Hubli this morning. She was 97 years old. *** …
One hundred and two plus ninety-six is about 200
Hindustani legend Gangubai Hanagal, 96, felicitates Sri Shivakumara Swamiji of the Siddaganga Mutt, 102, during Guruvandana in Hubli on Sunday. Photograph: Karnataka Photo News Also read: When Mewati gharana met …
When the Mewati Gharana met Kirana Gharana
When Mangalampalli Balamurali Krishna met Gangubai Hanagal in January, there was 175 years of music in the frame. By a strange coincidence, when Pandit Jasraj called on Gangubai in Hubli …
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 …
Jewels before the train for Hubli chugged away
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 …
You’re never too old to tie a rakhi or too young…
Gangubai Hanagal, the acclaimed Hindustani vocalist, now 96, ties the knot of brotherhood on a tender wrist, on Raksha Bandhan in Hubli, on Saturday. Photograph: Karnataka Photo News Also read: …