Friday Review

Hemmige Prashanth’s bid to replicate his guru’s style

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At his concert for Kedaram festival 2023, Prashanth chose kritis from K.V. Narayanaswamy’s treasure trove

Sreevalsan Thiyyadi

How to give classical concerts a perfect start?

Hymns, cool breeze, kolam...tracing the history of Margazhi bhajanai in Tamil Nadu

H. Ramakrishnan

Meet the piano man from New Jersey - Emmet Cohen

Narendra Kusnur

How Sreelatha Vinod learnt life lessons through natya

HEMA IYER RAMANI

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Friday Review is a weekly art and culture supplement. The supplement puts the spotlight on the rich and varied art forms practised across the country with a special focus on classical music and dance. It also covers folk and western music and dance, Tamil theatre and television

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