Uma - A Pole Star!
With a very heavy heart, I am sharing the very painful news that my loving wife,
Smt. Uma, breathed her last on 21st January 2026 - Wednesday at 7.16 a.m with all her near and dear ones being with her during her final moments.
On 9th Jan 2026, our dearest Uma, suffered a brain haemorrhage. Being resilience personified as we know her she put up a brave effort...
God had other plans for Uma and left us all poorer without her ...
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Laya Lahiri
Laya Lahiri section discusses the fundamentals of rhythm or laya, which forms an integral part of Carnatic music. Vidwan Thillaisthanam R. Suriyanarayanan explains the common and 'must-know' aspects of laya through his mridangam demonstrations. (Explanations in Tamil)
This is by no means exhaustive but we hope this would be a good beginner's guide for rasikas to get started with percussion in Carnatic music.
Welcome To Laya Lahiri
(Week 105: Aug 27, 2011)
Most Common Thalas
(Week 106: Sep 04, 2011)
Tala Terminologies
(Week 110: Oct 02, 2011)
Tala Terminologies Continued
(Week 114: Oct 30, 2011)
Tala Terminologies Continued
(Week 119: Dec 04, 2011)
Adi Talam Chathusra Nadai
(Week 124: Jan 07, 2012)
Thisra Nadai
(Week 128: Feb 05, 2012)
Kanda Nadai
(Week 133: Mar 10, 2012)
Mishra Nadai
(Week 137: Apr 07, 2012)
Sankeerna Nadai
(Week 142: May 12, 2012)
Rupaka Tala
(Week 146: Jun 09, 2012)
Khanda Chapu And Mishra Chapu Talas
(Week 152: Jul 22, 2012)
Accompanying For Kritis
(Week 157: Aug 26, 2012)
Appreciating Tani Avartanam
(Week 161: Sep 22, 2012)
Appreciating Tani Avartanam
(Week 166: Oct 27, 2012)
Tani Avartanam Conclusion
(Week 171: Dec 02, 2012)
