Having learnt the instrument under Sukanya Ramgopal, best known as the first woman ghatam player in Carnatic music, Sumana Chandrashekar explores the histories of languages, migration, and musical ...

Ghatam player, researcher, writer and author of the book ‘Song of the Clay Pot’ Sumana Chandrashekar said here on Sunday that just by virtue of being a ghatam player, life has taken several different ...

Accompanied by Sthree Thaal Tharang, the all-female musical group she founded back in 1996, Sukkanya demonstrated her unique contribution to the centuries-old tradition of Carnatic music. “In our ...

“You have chosen to learn an upapakkavadhyam (a secondary percussion instrument), and I support your desire to pursue a career in it. However, you will have to work very hard to excel,” said E.V.

CHENNAI: The musical dialogue between violin, mandolin, keyboard, mridangam, and ghatam brought vibrancy to the stage on a Sunday morning at the 36th Margazhi Mahotsav, presented by Bharat Kalachar in ...