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TopicGhatam

Topic: ghatam

Carnatic music’s ghatam doesn’t have any nakhra of tuning, says Sumana Chandrashekar

According to Sumana Chandrashekar's guru, ghatam ‘grows up’ in the company that embodies certain qualities of women, like resilience, strength and vulnerability.

Not wearing a saree may be an issue in Carnatic music. Wearing one won’t be a bed of roses either

In the book, Songs of the Clay Pot: My Journey With Ghatam, Sumana Chandrasekar talks about those issues that we ponder about when we consider women and percussion.

On Camera

Satyajit Ray to Neeraj Ghaywan’s Homebound — how Martin Scorsese plays patron saint at Oscars

Neeraj Ghaywan’s Homebound, starring Ishaan Khatter, Vishal Jethwa, Janhvi Kapoor, has been shortlisted in the Best International Feature Film category for the 98th Academy Awards.

Grounded no more: Andhra govt revives no-frills Dagadarthi airport near Nellore to boost south coast link

As Visakhapatnam readies a mega airport, the Andhra Pradesh government has revived its shelved Dagadarthi project, aiming to boost cargo and connectivity on the south coast.

Oreshnik, ATACMS & Storm Shadow: All about the missiles Russia and Ukraine are firing

Both the Russian and Ukrainian militaries are leaning on drones, but they’re also firing cruise and ballistic missiles, some of them relatively new and experimental.

Thank you Trump, again. India now has reason to shed fear of free trade and spur reform

UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.