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Anil Srinivasan

Anil Srinivasan is a regular Scroll.in contributor

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
· Dec 24, 2020 · 11:30 am
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
· Sep 26, 2020 · 10:30 am
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
· Sep 15, 2017 · 08:00 am

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