Acknowledgment - Contributors to the site
Thanks to the enthusiasts, scholars who have
contributed information, photographs to the site. I
collected all the other information in the site from
books, magazines and the net. Thanks to all these
sources.
- Sumathi
N.Rajagopalan, has done the phenomenal
work of compling the profiles of composers,
musicians and musicologists very painstakingly
and very much in depth. I sought his
permission to present material from his works
- The Garland, Another Garland, Yet Another
Garland and The Fragrant Garland. He kindly
consented, on Shri S.Rajam's introduction and here I am providing, but a very
miniscule portion of his phenomenal work.
Profiles of
Artistes, Composers, Musicologists
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Prof.Swaminathan is, essentially, an
enthusiast, and he has the true teacher's gift
of being able to communicate enthusiasm.
Whether it be the glories of Sanskrit - barely
discernible behind the fog of religious
obscurantism - or the technical intricacies of
the musical system as it evolved from the
Sama-veda to now - or, as in the present
instance, the many-splendoured delights of Ajanta,
Sitannavasal, Pallava, Pandya
monuments, Swaminathan is an excellent
companion. Of course there are greater
experts, whom one reads with respect. But if
one is looking for a knowledgeable companion,
someone who will hold one's hand and lead one
gently into the wonders - the details, the
quirks and oddities, the humour and the
humanity - that still survive in those dark
caves then, quite simply - he's the man!
Clcik here to
study the topics discussed by Mr.Swaminathan |
Lakshman has contributed several
lyrics of K.N.Dandayudapani Pillai, Ghanam
Krishna Iyer, Subbarama Iyer, Harikesanallur Muthiah
Bhagavathar's compositions.
Lyrics |
Padma Mohan Kumar, freelance writer has shared articles on Indian History.
History of India
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Dr.Kapilamoorthy has shared several
rare illustrations by artistes Vinu, Maniam
& Gopulu. He has taken the
trouble to scan and save all these images and offered to feature it in indian-heritage.org.
Illustrations
in Tamil publications
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Articles on
Music by S.Rajam, Karaikudi R.Mani,
Dr.K.R.SeethaLakshmi, Ludwig Pesch, Sandhyavandanam
Madhva Muni Rao
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Lalitha Venkat, my colleague, editor of
Narthaki, is fond of traveling and
photography. She shares her photographs of
temples, sculptures and nature.
Photo Gallery |
Anita Ratnam, Artistic Director, Arangham
Dance Theatre
For her productions UTPALA...a
thousand petals ...a thousand lives (2004) and
Framing Five (2008), Anita had collated and
printed booklets on the "Lotus flower"
and "The Significance of Number 5" to
be distributed at the venue. Narthaki, the
online dance magazine and Ananda Shankar
Jayant distributed a daily handout at the 2008
Natya Kala Conference, also providing
information about the Ramayana.
Arangham has begun pioneering work in
reviving a tenth century performance art, Kaisiki
Natakam, unique to temples in southern
Tamil Nadu.
Arayer Sevai, a visual enactment of
the passionate expression by Vaishnavite
saints which were an integral part of Vishnu
worship 1000 years ago, is now confined to a
handful of practitioners who themselves are
on the threshold of fading away. Arayer
Sevai which means 'the service or offering
of the royal priests' falls under the
category of drama.
Click here
for details on all these topics
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| Kolams
by Vasantha Jayaraman & Jayalakshmi
Kumaravel |
| Kolams
by Lakshmi Raghu & Bharathi Bhaskar |
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