Reviews by Eminent People

Loved by the gods V. Chellappa I can still vividly recall the first time I heard Ranjani Hebbar. It was during the December Season about 8 years ago. I had finished a quick lunch at the canteen of the Mylapore Fine Arts Club and was scanning the Program Guide to see what might be a Read More

Fond Memories of Ranjani Vittal Ramamurthy, Chennai I was shocked to hear that Ranjani Hebbar is not with us anymore. I pen these lines with great sadness. Ranjani hails from Dakshina Kannada District in Karnataka where I grew up also. I have known her and her family for a long time. Ragadhana, a prominent Music Read More

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

ದಿನಾಂಕ 9.9.2018 ರಂಜನಿ ಹುಟ್ಟಿದ ದಿನ. ಅಂದು ಶ್ರೀ ವಿಠ್ಠಲ ರಾಮಮೂರ್ತಿ ಮತ್ತು ಶ್ರೀ ವಿ.ವಿ.ಎಸ್. ಮುರಾರಿಯವರ ವಯೊಲಿನ್ – ವಯೊಲಾ ಕಚೇರಿ. ಕಚೇರಿಯ ಬಳಿಕ ವಿದ್ವಾನ್ ವಿಠ್ಠಲ ರಾಮಮೂರ್ತಿಯವರು ಮಾಡಿದ ಭಾಷಣದ ಸಾರಾಂಶ- ಇವತ್ತಿನ ಕಚೇರಿ ರಂಜನಿಯ ಹುಟ್ಟುಹಬ್ಬಕ್ಕೆ ನಮ್ಮ ಪ್ರೀತಿಯ ಕಾಣಿಕೆ. ರಂಜನಿಯ ಬಗೆಗೆ ನಿಮಗೆಲ್ಲ ಗೊತ್ತು. ತನ್ನ ತಂದೆ ತಾಯಿಯಿಂದ, ನಮ್ಮ ಕರಂಬಿತ್ತಿಲ್ ಮನೆಗೆ ಬಂದು ನಮ್ಮಿಂದ, ಮಡಂತ್ಯಾರಿನ ನನ್ನ ತಂಗಿಯ ಮನೆಗೆ ಹೋಗಿ ಅವಳಿಂದ, ಚೆನ್ನೈಯ ಎಸ್. ಸೌಮ್ಯ ಅವರ ಮನೆಯಲ್ಲಿ Read More

Do Musicians Die People get noticed when they exit from life and not when they step into it. Some get noticed more, though, and some less. Birth is anonymous, – the child gets a name later, and gets used to it much later still, – and it matters only to the parents and their families. Read More