If Kolkata enjoys its afternoon raga, Mumbai shines brightest in the evenings, and Delhi parties through the night, morning is Chennai’s finest hour. Especially during Margazhi — the season between mid-December and mid-January when the city, perennially hot and prickly, is rewarded with gentle coastal winds, dewy mornings, music, dance, and food. Women bring out their […]
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Singer Abhishek Raghuram, and a cryptic AI-generated version of an image of artiste | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement “Try it with me once…just once. Once you see it, you can’t unsee it.” I don’t know if Madrasana founder Mahesh Venkateswaran is convincing me or himself, but colour me intrigued. He goes on, as if he’s […]
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Narada gets off his father’s scooter, and high-fives Andal. It’s exactly 6 a.m. at Mada Street in Chennai’s Mylapore, and school children dressed as various mythological characters are getting ready to perform. Popular Carnatic vocalist Saketharaman gives them the cue, and the group begins walking along the road, singing ‘Margazhi Thingal’, a verse from the […]
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