Month: April 2019

Ranjani Hebbar: A Gifted Vocalist V Ramnarayan A cruel fate silenced the enchanting voice of Carnatic vocalist Ranjani Hebbar forever when she passed away at a very young age earlier this year. Ranjani had every attribute demanded of a top class artiste—a nuanced understanding of raga bhava, control over rhythm, and a seamless ability to Read More

Hers Has Been A Grievous Loss To The Music World P Ramabhadran When Sri C.E. Krishnan, one of our trustees called me and informed me that Smt. Ranjani Hebbar had passed away the previous evening, I felt as though a ton of bricks were falling on my head. It took a while to come out Read More

ಮಿನುಗಿ ಮರೆಯಾದ ರಂಜನಿ ಎನ್ನುವ ಒಂದು ನಕ್ಷತ್ರ   Hail to thee blithe Spirit Bird thou never wert That from Heaven or near it Pourest thy full heart In profuse strains of Un premeditated art – Shellly   ರಂಜನಿ ಇಂದು ನಮ್ಮೊಂದಿಗಿಲ್ಲ. ನಕ್ಷತ್ರಗಳು ನೂರಾರು ಬೆಳಕಿನ ವರ್ಷಗಳಷ್ಟು ದೂರವಿದ್ದರೂ ಬಾನಿನತ್ತ ಮುಖವೆತ್ತಿದವನಿಗೆ ಅವುಗಳು ಮಿನುಗುವುದು ಕಾಣಿಸುತ್ತದೆ. ರಂಜನಿಯೂ ಅಷ್ಟೆ. ನಮ್ಮಿಂದ ಬಲು ದೂರ ಸರಿದಿದ್ದರೂ Read More