“It wasn’t easy finding the first artist to begin the series but it has gotten much easier from then. For her, another driving motive is “to infuse a sense of culture and community into this neighbourhood. That Hindustani singer Gurupriya Atreya’s The Living Room Kutcheri (in the Carnatic music tradition, kutcheri or katcheri is a term for musical concerts, usually smaller and intimate ones), also in Bengaluru, just celebrated its second anniversary is proof of it. The Living Room Kutcheri has gained so much traction that people have even expressed interest in organizing similar evenings in other cities. Pallavi, a Bengaluru-based singer, composer, actor and film-maker who has performed at The Living Room Kutcheri, finds the intimacy and freedom attractive.

Source: Mint June 15, 2019 10:52 UTC