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Margazhi Music Season begins in Chennai
Chennai’s Margazhi music season, one of India’s largest cultural festivals, attracts rasika from across the world every December, blending classical arts with sabha canteen traditions. The season traces its origins to the All India Music Conference (1927), evolving into a defining marker of India’s Carnatic music and dance heritage.
Leading Carnatic artistes like Nithyashree Mahadevan, Sudha Ragunathan and Aruna Sairam prepare through rigorous practice, physical fitness, and curated repertoires, reflecting the festival’s artistic intensity.
Margazhi also celebrates inter-generational continuity, instrumental excellence, and cross-genre engagement, as seen in events like Marvellous Margazhi.
Beyond music, the Margazhi season boosts cultural tourism, drawing NRIs and global audiences, and reinforcing Chennai’s status as the epicentre of India’s classical performing arts.
Leading Carnatic artistes like Nithyashree Mahadevan, Sudha Ragunathan and Aruna Sairam prepare through rigorous practice, physical fitness, and curated repertoires, reflecting the festival’s artistic intensity.
Margazhi also celebrates inter-generational continuity, instrumental excellence, and cross-genre engagement, as seen in events like Marvellous Margazhi.
Beyond music, the Margazhi season boosts cultural tourism, drawing NRIs and global audiences, and reinforcing Chennai’s status as the epicentre of India’s classical performing arts.