Tuesday, April 28, 2015

Aesthetic obsolescence and paradigm shifts in Hindustani music I

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This study is now published in my book:
Tuesday, April 21, 2015

The musician and his art

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This essay has now been published under the title " The Raga-ness of musicians" in my fourth book: Removing it from ...
Tuesday, April 14, 2015

Neuroscience and Hindustani music

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My interest in neurological facets of music is nascent. My familiarity with the subject is negligible.   My first serious look at it was o...
Sunday, April 12, 2015

Who is a maestro in Hindustani music?

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This essay is now published in my book:

Gujarat Gaurav Award Ceremony

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The Gujarat State Performing Arts Academy honours 12 distinguished professionals from the fields of music, dance, drama, and the fol...
Thursday, April 9, 2015

The place of Hindustani art music in Bombay

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Dr. Tejaswini Niranjana, PhD is a Senior Fellow - Centre for the Study of Culture and Society (CSCS), Visiting Professor - Tata Institute...
Thursday, March 26, 2015

Second edition of "Hindustani Music -- a Tradition in Transition"

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Preface to the Second Edition It is heartening that, after more than eight years since the release of this book, it continues to enga...
Sunday, March 22, 2015

Tips for a writer

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Almost 15 years ago, I was mentoring a budding journalist. In the process, I started penning down notes that might orient her towards a w...
Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Manjusha Kulkarni-Patil: the busiest Hindustani vocalist?

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With upwards of 50 concert appearances a year, straddling Khayal and Natya Sangeet genres, Manjusha Kulkarni-Patil could well be the busie...