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THE
SINGER & THE SONG: Conversations
with Women Musicians
C.S. Lakshmi
Rs 400 Hb 2000
81-86706-15-3
(All rights available.)
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This is the
first of C.S. Lakshmi's three volumes of detailed
interviews with 50 notable women in the arts in
India. She recounts the experiences of legendary
greats in the field of music, both vocal and instrumental,
like Gangubai Hangal, Naina Devi, Dhondutai Kulkarni,
Veena Sahasrabuddhe, Sukanya Ramgopal and many others.
She provides us a fascinating account of how individual
careers evolved in a constantly changing musical
environment. This rare document is accompanied by
photographs and an insightful introduction on the
importance of oral history in recording women's
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C.S.
LAKSHMI
has been
doing research in the field of women's studies
for the past 30 years and has published several
articles on the subject. She is the author
of The Face
Behind the Mask on
women in Tamil literature. She writes Tamil
fiction using the nom de plume, 'Ambai'. She
is founder trustee and Director of SPARROW
(Sound and Picture Archives for Research on
Women), in Mumbai. |
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