Charulatha Mani

Hello Cyberians, The past few weeks have been quite hectic, concerts, recordings, kids going back to school and finally walking the ramp like a model in a fashion show exclusively by singers at the Tamil Music Awards launch. It was a great experience, walking the ramp first in an elegant saree, then in an evening gown designed professionally to fit us in an Indo-western style. A rare evening to remember when we interacted with our colleagues in the playback industry on and off stage, cracked jokes and finally rocked on the ramp. There was tremendous press coverage and response from all sections of the audience. What's more, I shared space with my sister and playback singer Srimathumitha. The weather only gets worse out here in Chennai with every passing day it seems. I am just recovering from a throat infection, and thankfully am out of it. I make it a point to listen to music that I like while working out on the exercise bike... thats the advantage of working out at home itself, y...

Hi folks, On 29th May I performed for Rasikapriya Sabha, Kolkata, It was an Isai Payanam concert, and I handled ragas Hamsadhwani, Hindolam, Charukesi and Kalyani in Classical and Film music. The audience was very nice and interested, and the auditorium and sound was state-of-the-art. Enjoyable experience. Kolkata is a nice metro, lesser known, less talked about, but teeming with life and quaint. Its old-world charm and heritage buildings, narrow gullies, crowded markets full of rustic cheerful faces smeared with a paan stained smile, women with conch shell bangles, forehead sindoor and Bengal cotton sarees….indeed very refreshing. After the concert we had a nocturnal visit to the famous Kali Temple, had a good darshan and later I shopped (a tad too enthusiastically) for lovely Bengal cotton sarees with long borders in bright hues. Yesterday was a memorable day in my life. I had the opportunity to sing at the inauguration of the Sri Krishna Balaram Temple of ISKCON established mow at V...