The nip in the air is just right to reach out for those Kanjeevarams tucked away in your cupboard. If the weather isn’t enough reason to drape the gorgeous silk sarees, here’s one more: Chennai’s sabha season is here, thanks to Mumbai Margazhi Mahotsavam. For two days, St Andrew’s Auditorium in Bandra will resonate with notes of the nadaswaram, spirited discussions on the nuances of Carnatic compositions, and intense kutcheries and lecture demonstrations, all fuelled by lip-smacking traditional South Indian fare. 

Violinists R Ganesh and R Kumaresh