Narasingapettai’s nadaswaram makers For generations, these artisans have handcrafted the complex wind instrument. But with the new generation switching to more lucrative professions, the craft ...

Though nadaswaram and thavil are temple instruments, there is a worrying trend in which temples are doing without the instruments. “Temples under the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowment ...

A full-fledged ‘Nadaswaram’ concert is a rarity these days. For a change one came across an exclusive nadaswaram concert by G. Nagaraju and his brother Saibabu of Vijayawada at Thyagaraya Gana ...

Ponnusamy went down memory lane and spoke about a concert in Sri Lanka where they played the nadaswaram non-stop from 9 pm to 6 am the next day. Sri Lankan radio broadcast the event live.

A fellow musician shared a picture of the following hoarding — “Live Nadaswaram not allowed”. It is displayed in a street in the heart of Chennai. When you enter temples in South India, or ...

THRISSUR: It is believed since ancient times that percussion instruments, Nadaswaram and thavil, a traditional percussion orchestra being performed during festi ...

Kumbakonam: It was a mellifluous nadaswaram programme by N. Swaminathan, asthana nadaswaram vidwan of Sri Adhikumbeswaraswamy temple at Kumbakonam on Friday to celebrate Saraswathi Puja. Sitting ...

CHENNAI, (IANS) – Music maestro Seshampatti T. Sivalingam, a doyen of ‘Nadaswaram’, has been conferred with Padma Shri award. Sivalingam was an ‘A’ grade artist with the All India Radio ...

The Department of Journalism and Communication of the University of Madras, as part of its media and society seminar series, conducted a one-day seminar titled ...

Trichy: A Nadaswaram artist from Kumbakonam played the rare acoustic instrument made of granite after 15 years at Adi Kumbeswarar Temple in Kumbakonam.

On average, a nadaswaram sells for ₹5,000-6000, so profit on average is barely ₹1,000-1,500. Moreover, business can be erratic. While during some months, ...