Anirudh Athreya, kanjira exponent, elicits copious appreciative comment from fellow artistes. Senior mridangam vidwan K. Arunprakash says, “He is a genuine team player, knowing how to enhance each of the other artistes on stage.” Vocalist and violinist Amritha Murali notes, “His sense of aesthetics, care and sensitivity towards his own…
She exemplifies the adage that education leads to humility. An unassuming individual, Maragatham Ramaswamy is the recipient of the Best Teacher Award at this year’s Cleveland Aradhana and Director of the Ragamalika School of Music in Chantilly, VA near Washington DC. This article appeared in The Hindu. Maragatham was the…