It is that time of the year in Chennai when the city goes Carnatic. The December event, popularly called the Margazhi music season after the Tamil month, is only four years from completing a century.

Art speaks loudly even before it is taught. One does not need formal training to understand and appreciate it. While music, in particular, has transcended culture, tradition, and boundaries, it also ...

Most artistes are wanderers, they say. Harini Iyer knows it better. “I get bored easily. Even when I was learning Carnatic music, I was interested in pop and R&B,” the Berklee-University alumna admits ...