Editor's desk

Dear readers, 

It is the day after Śivarātri and we hope you are rested enough to open a fresh issue of Kural. 

Before I launch into the articles we have this month, it gives me great pleasure to inform you that Kural competitions (offline) were conducted on Feb 15, 2022, and was well-received, living up to its reputation of being fun for the whole family. And what's even better is that the fun continues with our online Rāga Identification contest on Feb 22, 2026! So all the avid listeners out there, mark your calendars and see you on Zoom next week.

This month, we conclude the three part 'Know your masters' series on Saṅgīta Kalānidhi, Vid. R. K. Shriramkumar's musical lineage, exhaustively compiled by his disciple Nanditha Kannan. 

In this month's Aavali, Mythu and Vaithu contemplate the concept of Navavidha Bhakti, starting with Śravaṇam and Kīrtanam.

The festival of colours is around the corner, and what better way to celebrate it than by R. Aaditya Rangan's Brain Benders! Do not miss the quiz this time!

We have many more activities planned this year and look forward to your continued readership and support.

For those of you who would like to contribute financially to the activities of The Kural Trust, here are the details:

NAME: THE KURAL TRUST 

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CITY UNION BANK

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Happy reading, listening and singing!

Musically yours,

V. Subashri