Books on Muthuswami Dikshitar's life and compilations of his songs are legion today and there are websites dedicated to discussions on his lyrics and their meanings. But 75 years ago that was not the ...

Muthuswami Dikshitar scaled new heights in the harmony of sangeetha and sahitya and their many dimensional beauties. On the other hand, Thyagaraja was a great river, into which the noblest tradition ...

CHENNAI: The Carnatic music world is indebted to the immense contributions of the trio Tyagaraja, Muthuswami Dikshitar and Syama Sastri. Called the Trinity of Carnatic music, each musician had a ...

CINCINNATI, OH – As the world marks the 250th birth anniversary of Muthuswami Dikshitar (1775–1835), ‘Anubhuti,’ a new book by composer and scholar Dr. Kanniks Kannikeswaran, offers a groundbreaking ...

In the digital age, a newly released song goes viral and is forgotten as quickly. But there are a few songs that truly stand the test of time. G Ravikiran, musician and founder of Guruguhaamrta, says, ...

This is the age of contradictions. On one hand, we celebrate cultural crossovers, new art and music, and multinational collaborations, and on the other, we mutedly live through Brexit and hate crimes ...

Some 200 years ago, musician and composer Muthuswami Dikshitar moved to Manali near Madras following an invitation from a zamindar, Venkatakrishna Mudaliar. It is believed during that stint Muthuswami ...

TOI talks to Lakshmi, a seventh generation descendent of Muthuswami Dikshitar... So, there was never really any pressure from my family; instead, it was more as a personal choice that I took up ...