“Art has no objective measure, no statistics to help you determine parameters for what’s appealing. It simply comes down to public opinion. Either you strike a chord or you don’t,” says Ramakrishnan Murthy during the Chennai Margazhi Music Season 2019.

“Piano adapted for Carnatic music is becoming a sub-genre in itself. Harmony does not exist in the South Indian classical system, so I think there’s a whole world which would be curious to understand what I have done,” says Anil Srinivasan during Chennai Margazhi Music Season 2019. 

“Gated communities need to have performance spaces built into their grounds, along with gyms and recreation spaces,” says Anita Ratnam during Chennai Margazhi Season 2019.

“Carnatic Music is building a wide audience. Earlier, at concert venues, I would only run into people I knew already. Now, complete strangers greet me and mention my YouTube videos,” says Prince Rama Varma during Chennai Margazhi Music Season 2019. 

“I do like to take up ragas that have not been sung much during the last few decades — these have takers among students and rasikas alike,” says Sowmya during the Chennai Margazhi Music Season 2019.