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Anil Srinivasan
Anil Srinivasan is a regular Scroll.in contributor
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Ode to Joy: Five themes in Beethoven’s life that make me love his music
What makes this composer more influential than others of his era?
Anil Srinivasan
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SP Balasubrahmanyam remembered: ‘There is no death, he is already so much a part of us’
‘His was the voice that accompanied our attempts at our first courtships, our balm during stormy weather.’
Anil Srinivasan
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Is the violin really Western? A Carnatic performer explains how GST will damage Indian music
Musical instruments that are not indigenous will attract a 28% tax rate. But Western instruments have been used in Indian music for centuries now.
Anil Srinivasan
Trending
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Gyanvapi petitioner says shivling found in tank, mosque lawyer says it is a fountain
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‘Your statement has been written in haste’: Letters between Mahatma Gandhi and his son Devadas
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Fact check: Is West Bengal really as safe as Mamata Banerjee and Trinamool Congress claim?
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‘Who watches the Thomas Cup?’: Comic Danish Sait parodies a conversation after India’s historic win
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Bill Gates on how the metaverse will change the workplace, meetings, and all office interactions
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What we can learn from the stories of South India’s saint-composers
Arts and music have a way of flourishing amid oppression.
Anil Srinivasan
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In these turbulent times, we must learn the value of arts from an 18th century Tamil musical legend
Muthuswami Dikshitar created crossover music, before the term was coined.
Anil Srinivasan
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Three times songs from Tamil cinema united and galvanised Tamilians
Among the catalysts of the jallikattu movement was a music director.
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Video
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Watch: Palestine supporters storm premises of Israeli defence company Elbit Systems in Bristol, UK
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Watch: Elderly woman who served as a nurse in World War II goes skydiving on her 100th birthday
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‘The blessing is also for animals’: Monks meet pets on the occasion of Buddha Purnima in Singapore
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Watch: Queen Elizabeth II attends Royal Windsor Horse Show to celebrate her Platinum Jubilee
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Watch: PM Narendra Modi receives cheerful welcome from Indian community in Nepal
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Twelve of the most ludicrous rumours about Chennai’s famed music season
Ordinary mortals dress like their favourite Carnatic superstars. Really?
Anil Srinivasan
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Demoralised and demonetised, but the season does not stop for any reason in Chennai
The spirit of the city persists despite Cyclone Vardah.
Anil Srinivasan
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When Jayalalithaa was part of exciting era of experimentation in Tamil film music
Three tracks featuring the megastar and the brilliant music of MS Viswanathan.
Anil Srinivasan
The Reel
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Watch: In ‘777 Charlie’, meet Rakshit Shetty’s Dharma and his four-legged saviour
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Why Geetanjali Kulkarni’s no-fuss approach is proving to be a winner
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‘Vikram’ trailer: Starring Kamal Haasan, Fahadh Faasil and Vijay Sethupathi
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‘The Archies’ film will be ‘a true adaptation of the comics’, says co-writer Reema Kagti
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Watch: The trailer of ‘Aashram’ S3, titled ‘Ek Badnaam Aashram’, is out
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How musicians can pay a true tribute to M Balamuralikrishna’s unconquerable soul
The musician who demystified classical music for the ordinary listener was curious and questioning to the very end.
Anil Srinivasan
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Carnatic contemporary: Five genre-bending tracks that are rooted in classical music
Mixing and matching flavours with Carnatic music.
Anil Srinivasan
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Can poetry in classical music give hope in today’s polarised times?
The messages in Subramania Bharati’s poetry continue to have a resonance.
Anil Srinivasan
The Field
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Women’s Boxing World C’ships: India’s Nikhat, Manisha and Parveen enter semi-finals to assure medals
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Cricket: Angelo Mathews falls one short of double ton, drives Sri Lanka to 397 against Bangladesh
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Srikanth Kidambi, unbeaten and unfazed, leads India to the top of the world
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Women’s T20 Challenge squads: Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana, Deepti Sharma named captains
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Watch: India’s Thomas Cup badminton champions speak with PM Narendra Modi after historic triumph