Versatile Genius
04 Wednesday Apr 2012
Source: Frontline; Author: Partha Chatterjee
Well-known biographer Vikram Sampat has come up with a book on S. Balachander (1927-1990), the most problematic maestros of Carnatic music. Just as Balachander’s mastery of the veena was widely admired, his largely pointless eccentricities were given a wide berth by critics and colleagues alike. The book titled: Voice of the Veena :S.Balachanger, is reviewed by Partha Chatterjee, for Frontline magazine.