How vocalist Saketharaman is helping listeners cross over to Carnatic music
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Saketharaman’s recent initiatives have a common objective: making classical music accessible to all
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A beginner’s class in Carnatic music usually features the basic
swaras, Sa-Ri-Ga-Ma-Pa..
bhajans, or learning a
Thiruppavai verse,
along with the story associated with it. “We narrate the context in which a composition was penned, and its meaning. There is a reason why a song has to be emoted a certain way, and the minute we know that emotion, it is easier to grasp its essence.”
Since June last year, Saketh and team have been trying to teach this to 135 students from Classes II to VI of his alma mater, PS Senior Secondary School.