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‘I am clear about my intent’

T.M. Krishna says he is trying hard to steer clear of caste and patriarchy driven systems




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Singing a story

Bjorn Surrao is making music across the spectrum and believes that language and genre are no bar




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Kannadasan's lyrics held a mirror to life

Kannadasan’s verses explored emotions with intimacy, depth and literary flair.




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Rhythm rendezvous

Chi Udaka brings together Indian classical dances and Japanese music at The Hindu November Fest.




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Looking beyond the summit

Sudha Ragunathan talks about reliving the M.S. magic during her recent concert tour of America and performing at the UN. Geetha Venkataramanan listens in.




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In his distinctive style

Sanjay Subrahmanyan held audience attention with rarely heard compositions at the Bani festival, writesP.S. Krishnamurti.




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Symphony of Ghazals

Rasika Shekhar, Talat Aziz, Deepak Pandit and Pankaj Udhas served a veritable feast for ghazal lovers at The Sound of Silence concert.




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Thyagaraja Jayanthi celebrated

The brief concert of Sriram Parasuram and Anuradha Parasuram was an excellent show of musical depth and command over aesthetics.




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A bit of rhythm, a bit of soul

Brazilian guitarist Ahmed El-Salamouny on how his life revolves around music




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Sing your song

Babu Edakochi has compiled the lyrics of hundreds of Malayalam songs for mobile users




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Robust voice and traditional style

Sastri’s sonorous voice carried manodharmam aspects of raga, neraval and swara kalpana well.




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Showcasing young talents

Amruthadhwani Isai Vizha provides a platform for up-and-coming artists.




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Rhythm of celebration

Thudumbu and Thudumbattam are played at temple festivals in and around Coimbatore.




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‘Music is about finding who you are’

Noted sitar exponent Purbayan Chatterjee talks about his inspirations and experiments.




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‘India is a great discovery’

Acclaimed violinist Elmira Darvarova cherishes her visits to India and speaks of her encounters with Indian classical music.




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Gently flow the notes

It’s Ustad Bismillah Khan’s birth centenary, and the shehnai is back in focus. The author talks about how the instrument has been an integral part of film music in the South




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Masterly violin

Chandrasekharan and Bharathi’s concert was a connoisseur’s treat.




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Playing the mridangam for Bharatanatyam

Vidwan Nellai D. Kannan details the techniques needed to accompany a dance performance




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‘One should not take liberty in the name of novelty’

In a freewheeling conversation, Vidushi Ashwini Bhide Deshpande tells Manjari Sinha what makes her performance an emotional experience.




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The creamy layer

Vocalist Ramakrishna Murthy brought out the emotive layers of compositions at a recent performance in New Delhi.




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Amidst the heights of melody...

The 3rd Shimla Classical Music Festival saw some of the finest musicians showcasing commendable execution of intricate compositions.




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Music that’s worth every Benny

The hit singer talks about how tunes have ruled his life




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How T.V. Sankaranarayanan’s music combined style and substance

T.V. Sankaranarayanan, who passed away recently, held aloft the Madurai Mani Iyer bani and great musical values




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A captivating Bharatanatyam performance on the shores of Visakhapatnam

Aayana Dance Company’s hour-long Bharatanatyam dance presentation captivates the audience in Visakhapatnam. The event was an initiative of Paramparaa Foundation




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Mahindra Kabira Festival: Celebrating diversity by the banks of the Ganga

The sixth edition of the Mahindra Kabira Festival underlined the relevance of Kabir in modern times




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Friday Review Music Season Quiz #1

Here is the first of the Music Season quiz:




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Music on the streets of Mylapore: Why Carnatic vocalist Saketharaman is celebrating an age-old tradition

How Carnatic vocalist Saketharaman is taking the veedhi bhajan tradition to the younger generation




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‘Jacquemus’: Viral sensation Tesher’s latest single nods to Brazil, Bollywood and summertime

Infused with influences from Brazilian Baile Funk, Bollywood and hints of other regional Indian musical influences, Tesher says he wanted to create a song that would sound familiar to people across cultures 




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85% industry leaders call for major investments in quantum computing: Report




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Market capitalization of privately listed companies surged 6.4 times, PSUs grew 5 times over last 10 years: Motilal Oswal




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AI agents can handle complex workflows more efficiently than traditional GenAI




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AI agents can handle complex workflows more efficiently than traditional GenAI




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Collective effort needed to meet USD 2 trillion export target by 2030: Piyush Goyal




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Political stability boosts India's apparel appeal for exports




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Ludo platform Zupee hits record 100 million users, 6.6 billion gameplays




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FPI can go beyond 10% in listed company by reclassifying investment as FDI: RBI




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Ludo platform Zupee hits record 100 million users, 6.6 billion gameplays




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India's solar product exports record over 20-fold jump to $2 bn in last 2 years




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Japan to push for biofuel-compatible new cars by 2030s




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Truly insightful: Gautam Adani hosts envoys from EU, Belgium, Denmark and Germany




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Bears on prowl! Sensex tanks 820 points, Nifty below 24,000




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Donor-modified asymmetric N/B/O multi-resonance TADF emitters for high-performance deep-blue OLEDs with the BT.2020 color gamut

Chem. Sci., 2024, 15,18135-18145
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC04896B, Edge Article
Open Access
Jing Jin, Zhaolong He, Di Liu, Yongqiang Mei, Jiahui Wang, Huihui Wan, Jiuyan Li
Spiro-acridine modified N/B/O type MR-TADF emitters realized deep blue fluorescence with an EQEmax of 20.5% and CIE (0.147, 0.048), which is state-of-the-art efficiency for N/B/O type deep-blue MR emitters with CIEy approaching the BT.2020 standard.
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Visible-light-responsive hybrid photocatalysts for quantitative conversion of CO2 to highly concentrated formate solutions

Chem. Sci., 2024, 15,18146-18160
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC05289G, Edge Article
Open Access
Ewan McQueen, Noritaka Sakakibara, Kei Kamogawa, Martijn A. Zwijnenburg, Yusuke Tamaki, Osamu Ishitani, Reiner Sebastian Sprick
This highly efficient hybrid photocatalytic system can quantitatively convert CO2 to formate and produce 0.4 M of formate solution without additional concentration enrichment.
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Enhancing the performance of molecule-based piezoelectric sensors by optimizing their microstructures

Chem. Sci., 2024, 15,18060-18066
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC05442C, Edge Article
Open Access
Zheng-Xiao Tang, Bin Wang, Zhi-Rui Li, Zhuo Huang, Hai-Xia Zhao, La-Sheng Long, Lan-Sun Zheng
A molecule-based ferroelectric [(CH3)3NCH2CH2Br][GaBr4] (1), with a d33 value of 331 pC N−1, was synthesized. The power density of the 1@S-PDMS piezoelectric sensor, featuring optimized microstructures, is up to 490 μW cm−2.
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NN bond cleavage in diazirines by a cyclic diborane(4) compound

Chem. Sci., 2024, 15,18048-18051
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC04980B, Edge Article
Open Access
Minling Zhong, Jie Zhang, Zuowei Xie
Reactions of o-carborane-fused diborane(4) with 3H-diazirines lead to the complete cleavage of the NN bond, with one nitrogen atom being incorporated into the B–B bond.
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Spotting d-band centers of single-atom catalysts by oxygen intermediate-boosted electrochemiluminescence

Chem. Sci., 2024, 15,18085-18092
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC03763D, Edge Article
Open Access
Ruyu Xie, Kaitao Li, Rui Tian, Chao Lu
We have proposed an oxygen intermediate-boosted electrochemiluminescence probe for rapid spotting of the d-band centers of single-atom catalysts: the d-band centers closer to the Fermi level contributed to higher luminol ECL intensities.
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A perspective on next-generation hyperfluorescent organic light-emitting diodes

Chem. Sci., 2024, 15,17739-17759
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC05489J, Perspective
Open Access
Upasana Deori, Gyana Prakash Nanda, Caroline Murawski, Pachaiyappan Rajamalli
The evolution of next-generation HF-OLED technology and current challenges.
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Chemoenzymatic multistep retrosynthesis with transformer loops

Chem. Sci., 2024, 15,18031-18047
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC02408G, Edge Article
Open Access
  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.
David Kreutter, Jean-Louis Reymond
Integrating enzymatic reactions into computer-aided synthesis planning (CASP) should help devise more selective, economical, and greener synthetic routes.
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Recent advances in hydrogel-based flexible strain sensors for harsh environment applications

Chem. Sci., 2024, 15,17799-17822
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC05295A, Review Article
Open Access
Miaoyu Li, Jie Pu, Qinghe Cao, Wenbo Zhao, Yong Gao, Ting Meng, Jipeng Chen, Cao Guan
The application of hydrogel-based flexible strain sensors in harsh environments, including extreme temperatures, humidity, high mechanical strain, and strong corrosion, is investigated.
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A critical factor in reactive oxygen species (ROS) studies: the need to understand the chemistry of the solvent used: the case of DMSO

Chem. Sci., 2024, 15,17843-17851
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC05038J, Edge Article
Open Access
  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.
Shubham Bansal, Binghe Wang
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) play critical roles in normal physiological processes including cellular signaling and immune responses.
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