NALLA MADRAS

About NALLA MADRAS

Music, films, and the arts are the central subjects of these podcasts and blogs. The seed of these podcasts and blogs is nostalgia, a recall of what I have heard, read about, or experienced; from a bank of recollections spread over six decades, I am not exaggerating my memory or age.

Publisher

Nandakumar Nayar

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

7 Apr 2020

Latest episode

26 Jun 2026

Latest episodes

26 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   26 Jun 2026

   Peace Lives in the Crack Between Two Things

   Peace is not at either end of life's seesaw — it lives in the seam between opposites. The shoreline where land meets sea, the hush between an inbreath and an outbreath, the held second between a V7 chord and its resolution, the gap between two thoughts — these are the same address with different street signs. Vedanta calls this discernment the Hamsa, the mythical swan that sips milk and leaves the water — and remarkably, its very name (Ham on the outbreath, Sa on the inbreath) is the rhythm of your breathing. From dawn twilight to Bach suspensions to Raag Yaman's tivra Ma, this essay maps the small, freely-available junctures where the ego briefly steps out for chai. Read it as a gentle invitation to stop sprinting past the gap — and start sipping the milk.

2. 

   28 Apr 2025

   A.R. Rahman: The Alchemist of Modern Indian Music

   A.R. Rahman, celebrated as a global musical phenomenon, revolutionized contemporary Indian music by fusing diverse traditions and pioneering technology, earning international accolades in this interview episode.

3. 

   13 Mar 2025

   Ilaiyaraaja’s Symphony ‘Valiant’ Rocks London: A Maestro’s Magic at Apollo!

   Isaignani Ilaiyaraaja performs his first western classical symphony, Valiant, with the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra at London's Apollo theatre, showcasing his musical genius.

Who has been a guest on NALLA MADRAS

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• AR Rahman
• Ilaiyaraaja
• IIT Baba
• Antonio Xavier Vaz
• Nehaa Goyal

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 21 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

28

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32