On 13th February 2016 , Saturday, evening as we walked along the Besantnagar beach we saw a small crowd arranging this and that. We could identify the famous Carnatic musician Sri TM KRISHNA amidst them. Curious, we waited .. at 6 PM TM Krishna started singing on the beach sands. Glorious evening. He sang three, four songs for 90 minutes. The crowd has swelled by then. By 8-30 PM we returned home. It was a refreshing evening. Next program is on 27th & 28th involving the Kuppam youth. On 27th Feb 2016 , a Saturday again, we were in Kuppam at 5-00 PM itself. Today, many chairs were arranged but it was on the beach sand at the Urur Kuppam. The Vizha was to start by 5-30 but started at 6-20 only. Parai Melam by the Kuppam youth was exhilarating and foot-tapping. It was followed by Villup pattu by the girls of the Kuppam. Then a couple of Bharatanatyam performance - excellent ones. The Corporation's street cleaners who had toiled during the December (2015) floods ...