Vatapi Ganapatim Bhaje is a Sanskrit kriti composed by the legendary poet-composer and singer Sri Muthuswami Dikshitar. It is sung in almost all music concerts in South India. The kriti’s opening line ...

SACRED GAMES recently dropped on Netflix, marking the streaming service's first Indian Original Series. Many have been asking about the meaning of the title of episode 3 called Atapi Vatapi. Here's ...

Not many may know that among the early idols of Ganapati in Tamil Nadu is the Vatapi Ganesha which was brought in AD642 by the Pallavas who overcame the Chalukyas in a fierce battle at Vatapi, an ...

Chennai:For those with an ear for Carnatic music, the mere mention of Vatapi Ganapathy (Vatapi Ganapatim Bhajeham, to be precise) brings to mind the famous song composed by Muthuswami Dikshitar in ...

When the various artisans who came to Vatapi encountered the sandstone cliffs and deep, chasm-like gorges of the landscape, their creativity soared to unparalleled heights. One of the first things ...

Madras, Nov. 11: By some strange process of reasoning, quite a host of artistes seem to think that the Vinayaka sthuthi piece has invariably to be the same selection if the performance is to proceed ...

Sacred Games was released on Netflix on Friday, July 6. The drama is based on the critically acclaimed 2006 novel of the same name by Vikram Chandra. The highly anticipated show is set in Bombay, ...

Chennai: Not many may know that among the early idols of Ganapati in Tamil Nadu is the Vatapi Ganesha which was brought in AD642 by the Pallavas who overcame the Chalukyas in a fierce battle at Vatapi ...