I have collected the following articles and biographical sketches from
postings on the newsgroup rec.music.indian.classical,
The Hindu ,
other Carnatic websites and personal contributions. I take no
responsibility for the accuracy of the articles below as they may contain
errors and omissions.
Many thanks to the respective contributors.
General
References
Composers
Artiste Biographies
Miscallaneous Articles
General References
Carnatic Music Primer
Introduction to
Carnatic Music (Royal Carpet Carnatic Page)
A
Gentle Introduction to Carnatic Music (Madhavan
Ramesh/Khazana)
What
is Carnatic Music? (Answers.com)
Dictionary of
Carnatic Music Terms (Saigan.com)
Introduction to
Carnatic Raga (Royal Carpet Carnatic Page)
Alapana, A Gentle Introduction
Improvisation
in Carnatic Music
Melakarta Guide
(melakarta.com)
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Composers
Composers from Andhra
Pradesh Ashok Madhav
Gopalakrishna Bharathi
Harikesanallur Muthiah
Bhagavathar
Karnataka Composers
Ashok Madhav
Kerala Composers Ashok Madhav
Kshetragna
Ashok Madhav
Muthuswamy Dikshitar
Muthuswamy Dikshitar
Home Page
Narayana
Theertha Courtesy of The Hindu
Nilakanta Sivan
Oothukkadu Venkatubbiayar
Papanasam Sivan
Papanasam Sivan
Courtesy South Asian Women's Forum
Poochi Srinivasa Iyengar
Pre-trinity
Composers
Purandaradasa Courtesy
dwaita.org
Shyama
Shastri
Swati
Tirunal
Thyagaraja 2
Thyagaraja:
Messenger of Rama
Tribute
to Thyagaraja Courtesy South Asian Women's Forum
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Artiste Biographies
Alathur Brothers
Ariyakudi Ramanuja Iyengar
Bangalore
Nagarathnammal 2
Chitraveena Ravikiran
- interview
D. K. Jayaraman
D. K. Pattammal
D. K. Pattammal 2 (Courtesy vasumathi.net)
G. N. Balasubramanian
G.
N. Balasubramanian 2 Courtesy The Hindu
G. N. Balasubramaniam
3 Ashok Madhav
Harikesanallur Muthiah
Bhagavathar 1
Harikesanallur Muthiah
Bhagavathar 2
K.
J. YesudasCourtesy
of The Hindu
Krishnanand Courtesy
of The Hindu
K.
V. NayaranaswamyCourtesy
of The Hindu
Lalgudi Gopala Iyer
Courtesy of The Hindu
Lalgudi Jayaraman - interview
M. Chandrasekharan
(Courtesy vasumathi.net)
M. D. Ramanathan
M. D. Ramanathan 2
M.
D. Ramanthan 3 Courtesy of The Hindu
M. L. Vasanthakumari
M. L. Vasanthakumari 2 Courtesy of The Hindu
M.
L. Vasanthakumari 3 Courtesy of The
Hindu
M.
S. Sheela
M. S. Subbulakshmi 1
M. S. Subbulakshmi 2
Madurai Mani Iyer
Madurai
Mani Iyer 2
Madurai
T. N. Seshagopalan
Maha Vaidyanatha
Sivan
Maha Vaidyanatha
Sivan
Maharajapuram Viswanatha
Iyer
Mani
Krishnaswami
Mudikondan Venkatarama
Iyer Courtesy carnatica.net
Mysore
Doreswamy Iyengar 1
Mysore Vasudevachar
Nadhaswaram greats (Courtesy
vasumathi.net)
N. Ramani
(Courtesy vasumathi.net)
N.
Ravikiran
Neyveli Santhanagopalan
- interview courtesy kutcheribuzz.com
Padmavathy Ananthagopalan
Palghat Rama Bhagavathar 2
Palghat Mani Iyer A. Madhav
Priya
Sisters - interview courtesy kutcheribuzz.com
P. S. Narayanaswamy
Courtesy of The Hindu
R.
Vedavalli
R.
Vedavalli - interview courtesy
kutcheribuzz.com
Ramand Krishnan
Ranjani & Gayatri - interview
courtesy kutcheribuzz.com
S.
Balachander
Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer - Last of the Titans Courtesy of The
Hindu
Semmangudi -
tributes Courtesy of The Hindu
Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer 1
Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer 2
Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer - interview Courtesy of Frontline
Sudha
Ragunathan - interview courtesy
kutcheribuzz.com
T.
Brinda
T.
H. Vinayakram
T. K. Rangachari - Ashok Madhav
T. M. Thiagarajan Courtesy
of The Hindu
T.
N. Krishnan - interview
T. N. Rajaratnam Pillai
T.
N. Seshagopalan Courtesy The Hindu
T.
N. Seshagopalan 2 Courtesy The Hindu
T. R. Balamani (Courtesy vasumathi.net)
T. R. Subramanyam
T. V. Ramprasadh
Tanjore
S. Kalyanaraman
Tiger Varadachariar
Trichur V
Ramachandran - interview courtesy of Hindu Online
Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman 2
Umayalpuram Sivaraman
Vellore
Ramabhadran - interview courtesy
kutcheribuzz.com
Voleti Venkateswarulu
Violin
Maestros of the Past
Walajapet Venkataramana
Bhagavatar
More profiles of
artistes (from Saigan.com)
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Miscellaneous Articles
Chitta swaram
in Carnatic music compositions A Madhav
Commentary
on Sri Subrahmanyaya Namaste
Concerted support for
Carnatic Music 125 years of The Hindu
Derivation
of the 22 Sruthis S. Vidyasankar
Eka Raga Kritis in
Carnatic Music A.
Madhav
Experiments
in Shruthi
Indian
Music Therapy Courtesy Music Therapy Today
Janya Raga Classification
Kalyani
Courtesy South Asian Women's Forum
Keyboards,
Synthesizers and Carnatic Music Mohan Ayyar
Krithis on Ganesha and Hamsadhwani
Ashok Madhav
Khamas & Harikambhoji
Courtesy South Asian Women's Forum
Maha Vaidyanatha
Iyer's 72 Mela Ragamalika
Melakarta Raga Nomenclature
Memorable Moments Ashok Madhav
Mistaken Identity of Carnatic Music
Compositions Ashok Madhav
Mysore
Vasudevacharya's thoughts
Ornamentation in South Indian Music
and the Violin Gordon Swift
Palghat
Mani Iyer's thoughts
Prakshipta krithis
of Saint Thyagaraja
Promoting
Carnatic Music
Questionable
Compositions of Muthuswamy Dikshitar
Ashok Madhav
Renaissance in Tamil
Music Ashok Madhav
S.
Balachander on Pallavi
Sanskrit compositions of Papanasam Sivan Ashok Madhav
Social history of music in contemporary Kerala
Some Unusual
Compositions in Carnatic Music Ashok Madhav
Shodasha Kritis of Muthuswamy Dikshitar Ashok
Madhav
Swara Sahitya Compositions Ashok Madhav
Tanjavur as a centre of music Ashok Madhav
The
Compositions of Lalgudi Jayaraman
The
Foundations of Carnatic Music
The
Indelible Impact of Thyagaraja on Carnatic Music A. Madhav
The
Krithi G. N. Balasubramaniam
The
Saraswati Veena Courtesy South Asian
Women's Forum
Therapeutic
effect of music Courtesy of The Hindu
Trendsetters
in Carnatic Music
Two illustrious composers: Poochi Srinivasa Iyengar and Mysore Vasudevacharya A. Madhav
Vedic
Recitation
Visionaries of Indian
Music - Prof Sambamurthy & Prof Bhatkande A. Madhav
Why
is the Mrudanga So Called?
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