Month: September 2016

Question 1) Identify the musician in the picture. Answer : Vidushi N C Vasanthakokilam  Nagapattinam Chandrasekara Vasanthakokilam, fondly known as NC Vasanthakokilam – the uncrowned princess of music. Blessed with a rich voice and clarity, she made a grand entry

1.) Find the Raga from the Jumble – “ARAKMOAALNAMHI” Answer : KAMALAMANOHARI Kamalamanohari – The raga containing the notes Shadja, Antara gandhara, Shuddha Madhyama, Pancama, Shuddha Daivata, Kakali Nishada, omitting rishabha and daivata in its ascent and just rishabha in

Question 1.) In the Krithi Siddhi Vinayakam in Raga Chamaram, Sri Muttuswami Dikshitar uses the term “RauhinEyAnujArcitam”. Who does he refer to, as worshipping lord Vinayaka? Answer : The line “RauhinEyAnujArcitam” in the Kriti Siddhi Vinayakam Anisham of Sri Muthuswamy

Question 1) Identify the Mridanga Vidwan in the picture. Answer – Vidwan Sri Guruvayur Dorai  Vidwan Sri Guruvayur Dorai is one of India’s senior-most living exponents of mridangam today. Having had his initial training under Vidwan Palghat Subba Iyer and

1.) Identify the Vidwan in the picture. Answer – Professor VV Sadagopan Prof. V V Sadagopan was a distinguished musician-teacher who contributed much to the science and art of music. He was known for his own style of very simplistic

Question 1 – Find the 5 Mudras hidden in the picture below. Give the respective composers’ name. Answer : The 5 mudras which are expected to be identified in the word search puzzle and their respective composers are :  “Padmanabha”

Question 1 – “Seetha is my Mother, Rama is my Father, Hanuman, Lakshmana, Garuda, Shatrughna,Bharata and others are my Brothers….” – Identify the composition of Sri Tyagaraja.  Answer : The Kriti of Sri Thyagaraja is “Seethamma Mayamma” in the Ragam

Question 1 – Identify the Musical Instrument given in the picture below. Answer – Jhallari or gethu vadhyam  A stringed percussion instrument of South India , which resembles a thambura /gottuvadhyam . It’s played using two bamboo sticks. It has