The raw energy that he injects into the full-moon-sized kanjira and the predominantly ethnic flavour of his compositions seem to emerge from his deep connect with reality. One of them suddenly wakes up and expectantly looks at Selva, who tells his assistant to buy him a cup of tea before leading me up a narrow, dark staircase to his workpad. Two men in tattered clothes and tangled hair enjoy an afternoon nap near the entrance. ![]() Harihara Sharma, is surrounded by crowded stores and tea stalls-turned-hang outs. ![]() The small, unadorned building of this school of percussion, began by Selva's grandfather T.R. It is home to the Sri Jaya Ganesh Tala Vadya Vidyalaya, a favourite haunt of rhythm enthusiasts. I have a two o' clock appointment with kanjira virtuoso, fusion percussionist and film music composer Selva Ganesh at his recording studio in Peliyar Kovil Theruvu. There is no such thing as a lazy Sunday afternoon in this part of the city where the past is in sync with the present. ![]() It's exasperating to drive through Triplicane, a maze of narrow bustling lanes.
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