One of the earliest “intrusions” to the traditional stage was the electronic tambura, which replaces the real instrument in many contexts.

A few days back I received a friendly email from fellow musician Kasim Babu. Kasim is a nadaswaram artiste —nadaswaram is the age old trumpet of South India producing august music.

Classical music today is suffering from a space crunch. There’s too little space which is why the press does not want to talk much about it.

Summers today have become bustling.

Sounds other than those created by man can be fascinating. When I awake in this concrete jungle city, I am welcomed by a host of morning birds heralding in the day.