It is an established fact that to understand Carnatic music, one must have a profound knowledge of varnams, which help learners to fathom the nuances, and execute raga alapana, niraval and ...

“The Varnams of the Thanjavur Quartet, which were so visible and performed with such beauty by dancers of so many banis from the 1960s to the 1980s, are now sadly compromised. The vision and depth of ...