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May 1, 2024 · A.R. Rahman (born January 6, 1966, Madras [now Chennai], India) is an Indian composer whose extensive body of work for film and stage earned him the nickname “the Mozart of Madras.”. Rahman’s father, R.K. Sekhar, was a prominent Tamil musician who composed scores for the Malayalam film industry, and Rahman began studying piano at age four.
3 days ago · To quote from the article published in the Music Academy Souvenir – 2002 when the Sikkil Sisters were conferred the Sangita Kalanidhi birudu: “The Sangita Kalanidhi comes attached with several ‘firsts’ to the credit of the Sikkil Sisters. In the history of the Academy, it is the first time that women flautists are being honoured thus.
Apr 26, 2024 · The Madras Music Academy, founded a year later, began implementing these proposals. It sent out a committee to tour south India and record, on gramophone, ‘‘authentic versions of compositions
Feb 15, 2024 · “John Brown was the first African-American to live in this particular part of Central Oregon, in Madras," Jackson said. "He homesteaded in the 1880s, about 20 miles just north of here in the canyon.” Brown farmed on a 160-acre allotment, which he partially sold off in 1891 to move to Prineville.
3 days ago · The Margazhi festival of dance and music started early back in 1927, to commemorate the anniversary of Madras Music Academy every December, was later adopted by various organizations which held art festivals in different parts of the city. The Tamil month of Margazhi is a sacred month of the Hindus.
1 day ago · Top speed. 120 km/h (75 mph) System map. Chennai Metro is a rapid transit system serving the city of Chennai, India. As of April 2024, the operational network consists of two colour-coded lines covering a length of 54.1 km (33.6 mi) making it the fifth longest metro system in India. Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL), a joint venture between ...
Apr 24, 2024 · The Impetus for a Heritage Conservation Committee. With that hopefully, Gokhale Hall will see better days. Its attempted demolition in 2009/10 and almost simultaneously that of Bharat Insurance (Kardyl) Building were challenged in the High Court of Madras. The bench, comprising Justice Prabha Sridevan and Justice PPS Janarthana Raja ruled that ...
