Friday, June 6, 2014

Raga Shuddha Chhaya: Elusive component of a popular compound

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This essay is now published in my fourth book: Removing it from here was considered proper, though not contractually obligatory,...

Dhondutai Kulkarni (1927-2014)

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Dhondutai Kulkarni, the Jaipur-Atrauli gharana stalwart, refused to flow with the tide of populism, and consolidated her position...
Monday, May 26, 2014

Hindustani Music in the Baroda State

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This essay is now published in my book:
Friday, May 9, 2014

Musicologist... by an unorthodox route

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In 1967, the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, made the mistake of giving me admission to the 2-year full-time MBA programme. T...
Friday, April 18, 2014

Prof. SK Saxena. pioneering aesthetician of Hindustani music

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This essay is now published in my book:
Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Raga Lalit: Tonal geometry and melodic mischief

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Lalit is amongst the older and more popular ragas of the Hindustani system. It  bears a close resemblance to raga Lalitha of the Carnati...
Friday, August 16, 2013

Seasonal raga-s in Hindustani music

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Musicologist, Prof. Ashok Ranade often observed that Hindustani music is deeply engaged with the three major cycles affecting human life –...
Saturday, August 3, 2013

Becoming familiar with the genres

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When exposed to Hindustani music, the novice listener needs to figure out what is going on.   The answer to this query depends on the ge...

Understanding the Raga

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An aspirant to the appreciation of Hindustani music will generally start with two questions in his mind: What is a Raga? And, how do I d...

Appreciating Hindustani music

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The joys of any art grow with the awareness of its governing principles. This is true also of Hindustani music. A Hindustani musicia...