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The French Flautist

Sylvie Lecerf, a French flautist, is the disciple of maestro N. Ramani. A former recipient of a scholarship from the Indian Government, Sylvie is an admirer and practitioner of carnatic music. Every year, she makes a trip to Chennai. Staying at Karpagam Hotel in Mylapore, she shuffles her time between flute classes with Ramani and attending concerts in the evenings.

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Dancing on the Atlantic coast... Parvathi Ravi Ghantasala

Chennai based Bharatanatyam dancer Parvathi Ravi Ghantasala, toured the French West Indies last month. Her tour was sponsored by the ICCR. Parvathi's performances and workshops were part of the celebrations that marked the 150th anniversary of Indian presence in Martinique and Guadeloupe. The dancer shares her tour experiences in an exclusive column for KutcheriBuzz...

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Sojourn at Switzerland... - By N. Sasirekha

Geneva based Bharatanatyam dancer Manjula Lusti Narasimhan recently organised a workshop at her dance school 'Silambam' in Geneva. The workshop was conducted by young dancer N. Sasirekha of Shree Bharatalaya, Chennai. Manjula and Sasirekha are disciples of dance guru Prof. Sudharani Raghupathy.

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Temples, Jazz and idlis...

Carnatic vocalist Geetha Raja was on a concert tour of the U.S.A recently. In an exclusive column for KutcheriBuzz, she shares jottings of her experiences... A big Hi to all Kutcheribuzz readers! At the outset, I'm thrilled to share my experiences on my recent trip to the U.S.A.

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