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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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. *** …
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 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 …
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 …
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: …