Drive into Narada
Gana Sabha on any day of the Margazhi Festival, and the first question the
watchman will ask is, “Kutcheri-aa, canteen-aa?†(Are you here for the concert
or the canteen?) In January and December, this bastion of the annual
dance-and-music extravaganza in Chennai that goes by the terms “Margazhi
Festivalâ€, “Music Season†or just “Seasonâ€, draws lovers of Carnatic music,
Bharatanatyam, and food.
Despondent rasikas
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