Issue 04 is wide-ranging. Simon Ray, who deals with Indian and Islamic Art in London, introduces us to the Ragamala series of paintings. Chantal Jumel’s passion for Kolams is inspiring. She is amongst the rare kind of people to have fully listened to and followed her life’s calling. We are honoured to have her write for us. The Pandanallur style has been home to some very prolific artists of Bharatanatyam, and Arvind Kumar Sankar traces the history of this lineage of dance in his ongoing series on the great gurus of Bharatanatyam.
At Vaak, we have a personal preference for music that brings out the essence and emotion of a composition in a manner that is original, thoughtful, unhurried, and exploratory. Musiri Subramania Iyer’s music is all of these and more for us. We are ecstatic to bring out an interview with Suguna Varadachari and Thyagarajan Sankaran on Musiri Subramania Iyer’s musical legacy. Aditya Prakash surveys his journey as a South Indian classical musician in the United States.
