Welcome to the December Season 2004 in Chennai!

This is an exclusive section devoted to the buzz on the kutcheris scheduled for the famed December Season of Music and Dance, held annually in Chennai. Here, we feature updates on the news relating to the Season. Info on concert schedules, lec-dems and seminars, awards for artistes, fringe events and more...

And in December of course, we will have daily coverage too... Do keep a tab here for the latest news...

The annual festival of classical music and dance which takes place in the South Indian city of Madras has come to be known as the 'December season'.

That is because the concerts are held in December and through into January!

The Tamil month of Margazhi, is a time for devotion - the dawn of the Gods. And the very roots of South Indian classical music is this bhakthi, or devotion, and music has been one of the most important and traditional forms of worship.

Why is the festival such a celebrated one? Read more...



This section has all the buzz on the December Season. You can also read interviews with some of the awardees of this season and exclusive features on various themes.
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Some of the sabhas organise seminars and lec-dems on South Indian arts. Usually held in the mornings, they are open to all.

Here is an update on the seminar schedules and the topics of discussion. Very useful to students of music or dance.

The Natya Kala conference at Krishna Gana Sabha will be convened by dance guru M.V. Narasimhachari, President of ABHAI ( Association of Bharatanatyam Artistes of India). The theme, topics will be posted as and when they are finalised. Read more...

This section lists the names of the awardees for 2004. Take a look at the artistes who are being honoured by the various sabhas in December this year.
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This is the place for hot news!! 

As the season unfolds this website will offer a daily coverage of news from the various sabhas. For those of you sitting in the rest of India or in the U.K., Malaysia, S. Africa,Canada, or at any part of the world, or simply those who are net savvy but can't make it to the sabhas in December, just log on to this website, for the 'kutcheri feel'! Daily reports on the December Season will be posted here.  There may be video reports too. Take a look at your favourite artistes in action and get glimpses of all that happens here during the season. Read more...

This section will have the daily concert schedules of all the sabhas and well known artistes who will perform during the December Season 2004.

Schedules will be posted here as and when we receive them. Keep a tab here...

Do you want to buy tickets for the kutcheris of your favourite artistes? We can help you.
This box-office section will open soon. You can book your tickets well before you land here in Madras. And pick them up here.

If you live abroad and wish to gift tickets to your amma, uncle or your relatives here, do make use of this facility. We will arrange to gift your tickets to people in Madras.

Now, you can also book season tickets through KutcheriBuzz. We help you to do that right away.
Also, if you are based in USA, UK or in Singapore, why not gift your Dad or Mom, Uncle or Aunt, or your relatives and friends , with a Season Ticket to the December 2004 concerts?
Look for details here...

In the last five years, the KutcheriBuzz guide book has become a hot seller among rasikas and tourists who visit Madras in December. The smart and sleek booklet carries useful information - focused schedules of leading sabhas, profiles of leading artistes (musicians and dancers) and utility numbers relating to the kutcheriworld.

The book will be available free at our office and at the sabhas when the season rolls. If you want to reserve a copy, send us a self-addressed envelope sized 12" x 4" with postage stamps of Rs.18. The book will be sent to any place in India.

If you live outside India and if you're coming to Madras during the season, you can reserve a copy. Just send us a mail with your name. You can pick it up from our office in the first week of December.

Send them to KutcheriBuzz, Shop No.22, II Floor, No.77, Corporation Shopping complex, C.P. Ramaswamy Road, Alwarpet, Chennai. Ph: 24993767. Read more...
E-mail: editor@kutcheribuzz.com

KutcheriBuzz also brings out a daily newspaper during the Season. For 20 days, 3000 copies go out to the various sabhas, every evening, up to January 1, 2005. Rasikas at the sabhas get to read all the buzz of the day. Read more...

If you wish to get a bound volume containing all the issues of this newspaper (it gives you a feel of the entire Season), you can make bookings now

Here, we present the December Season in colourful pictures. Snapshots of festival inaugurations, concerts, dance performances, fringe events and more...If you want a 'kutcheri feel' log in here...

Say it with flowers, sweets and albums! You can now send flowers to the gurus who will be honoured at the sabhas! And surprise them!! And we also offer a gifting facility for sweets to your friends or relatives. Or to your favourite musician. You can send albums too...

Send Gifts!

This section lists the fringe events that are part of the December Season in Madras. Heritage walks, photo-exhibitions, face-to-face with artistes, exclusive food stalls and more. more...

This section gives a list of hotels, home-style accommodation and paying-guest facilities where you can stay if you're visiting Madras in December. Read more...

If you have any query on the December Season 2004, this is the place to be. Mail us your queries and we'll provide the answers. And any of you who may have an answer to questions posted here, can also post your suggestions here. This section networks all those who are part of the December season.

Do keep a tab on our website for the sabha schedules, which will be posted as and when we get them. Read more...

Click here for our coverage of last year's December Season concerts...