An evening with Master

When reputed cartoonist Sridhar Comaravalli invited me to his house last Sunday I changed my schedule without thinking further. Senior watercolor landscape specialist and multi faceted personality Dr. Vijay Kakde was to give a small demo…

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At a Music ‘Baithak’

"Baithak"is a traditional style of singing/ playing music in the absense of huge audience or electronic enhancers . "Baithak"s could be gathering of music lovers , or practice sessions  for a concert . Or it could be as pure as…

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Chat with Artist: The young flute maker Satish

Satish Shanbhg hails from a little village in Kumta  and making quality bamboo flutes from past several years. Great masters of flutes all over India are his customers and he is very busy these days giving  quality flutes . I had a small…

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Chat with artist: Dattanna

My "chat with an artist" series  won't be attractive  if I do not share conversations with D N Bhat  the wood sculptor and his works . I am fortunate that such an incredible artist  is from my village and my far relative too! So I keep…

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Chat with Artist: Karki Bhandaris

After the month May  anybody visiting  Bhandari's houses  in this little  town Karki of Uttarakannada district  , has to  pass through narrow passages between the Ganesha idols . Most of the family members  are busy with  Ganesha idol…

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Chat with Artist: G D Bhat

I started a self project this year on making of Ganesh idols for the Ganesha chaturthi festival  in my state  Karnataka, India. I contacted many sources and started collecting information and captured  photos. But in the beginning  I was…

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Chat with Artist: M V Hegde

Whoever enjoyed listening to  famous   flautist Shri Pravin Godkindi's flute should also thank Mr M V Hegde!  Not only  Shri  Godkhindi   many many great artist all over the  India appreciated and used  Shri  M V Hegde's flutes. Making…

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Chat with an artist: Omkar Havaldar

I had a very interesting and inspiring  conversation with my singer friend Omkar Havaldar . Currently in India  as we all Indians  know , culture is slowly loosing its charm and we are heading towards a dry , rough and a tough colourless…

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