Dīpāvali 2025: Remembering Dīkṣitar’s Legacy
Celebrating Muttusvāmi Dīkṣitar this Dīpāvali — a visionary whose music and scholarship embodied the unity of art, philosophy, devotion, and India’s timeless knowledge traditions.
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Dr Kanniks Kannikeswaran is an internationally recognized musician and composer based in the United States, draws on decades of research and practice. He has collaborated with artists such as Bombay Jayashri and Kaushiki Chakraborty, as well as with the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, and has been recognized with honors including the Ohio Heritage Fellowship and the IIT Madras Distinguished Alumnus Award.
2025 Lecture Series
Dr. Kanniks Kannikeswaran presents a discourse on music to bring out the essence of Dīkṣitar as an integrator, whose compositions and storytelling are very relevant to the 21st century.
September 2025