DVD on GNB / release on Dec.24

If you are a fan of the great G. N. Balasubramanian, GNB, you may want to be at this event on Sunday morning.

Rupa Gopal, a Chennai-based photo-journalist will be releasing a DVD titled 'GNB - legend immortal' on Dec. 24 at the Film Chamber preview theatre (this campus is located beside Rani Seethai Hall), near Gemini Circle, Anna Salai.

The event begins at 9.15 am.

The DVD is a labour of love and should be a must buy product for all music rasikas. Limited copies will be sold at the venue.

Rupa is also releasing a booklet on the musician, titled 'GNB - stuff of Legends'. Copies will also be sold at the venue.

Open to all rasikas. Violinist T N Krishnan and Justice Mohan are the guests.

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Book on Dance history

Prof. Raghuraman who is the most sought after resource person for the dance fraternity is releasing a book ' Thamizhar Nadana Varalaru' at the Kalakshetra auditorium on Dec. 25, at 9.40 am.

This book will be of use to all Bharathanatyam dancers, as he has traced the History of Tamil's dance with references from the Tamil Literature from the time dance was in its crude form till the present form that is seen. He has not only taken references from various literatures like Silapadikaram, Prabandham but also from the grammar like Panchamarabu. One of the strongest point that he has stressed on is that Bharatha's Natyasastra should have been a translation from the Tamil Literature and that Tamil literature has spoken about dance before the Sanskrit Literature.

The book will be released by V. P. Dhananjayan and the first copy will be recieved by Leela Samson and Prof. C. V. Chandrasekar. Dancer Lakshmi Ramaswamy will be presenting a programme taking songs from the various literature before the release of the book.