A peek at the concerts presented by Chennai-based vocalists Sudha Ragunathan and
Ranjani-Gayatri at the recent Dhilliyil Tyagaraja festival in New Delhi....
In jurisprudence, it is often said that not only should justice be done, it should also be seen to be done. In the recently concluded festival of music and dance titled Dhilliyil Tyagaraja (“Tyagaraja in Delhi”) in the National Capital, popular Chennai-based vocalists Sudha Ragunathan and the duo of Ranjani-Gayatri, without doing justice to the title of the festival, seemed to be seen doing justice. In concerts of around two-and-a-half hours, Sudha sang only three and Ranjani-Gayatri only two compositions of Tyagaraja. However, they did, thankfully, take up Tyagaraja kritis as their central piece.
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