Classical art Vishaka Hari is a name that one associates with not just the melody of Carnatic music, but also the beautiful parampara of Harikatha. Harikatha is a unique art form of storytelling that has renditions of songs and stories from scriptures, epics and mythology. Hence the artiste expounding them must possess knowledge and scholarship, apart from having musical expertise. Though it is quite common for this katha kalakshepam to be delivered in regional languages like Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Marathi etc, it is rare for it to be delivered in English, which Vishaka Hari does dexterously. Unlike expositions of puranas in Purana Pravachanam,...
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