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With today’s episode, we bring to an end our series on Hindustani raags that use two varieties of the same swara chromatically. This episode does not pertain to one particular raag. In fact, it points ...

Surely we must have all observed how nature’s movements are different. The gentle sound of the breeze as it caresses the leaves of a tree may be different from the howling sound of the wind during a ...

As a student of music, I have been an avid listener of old audio recordings. Whether 78 rpms or live concert recordings, these resources have been most enlightening in terms of acquainting me with ...

For the connoisseurs, Sunday evening was dedicated to a mehfil featuring Hindustani classical performances by Trilochan Kampli on the tabla; Satish Kolli on the harmonium and vocalist Kumar Mardur. It ...

Exposure to Raga Bhairavi for just 15 minutes a day could significantly lower stress levels within six days, scientists have said after a study exploring how this foundational melodic framework from ...

According to sub-continental aesthetics, Rasa signifies flavour, sentiment or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance and poetry. In Sanskrit literature, the ...

Bhairavi is a morning raga," said Amarendra Dhaneshwar in his opening remarks. "That's why all-night mehfils used to end with it. That's why it has become the last raga of a concert. So, if a musician ...

For a musician, music is considered his dharma. The words dhaarayate iti dharma actually mean virtues worthy of acceptance, virtues that celebrate the natural flow of life without inhibitions. These ...

SA Harish found it easy to express himself through the written word. It was natural for the man to take to writing. This led him to become a script writer for the many television serials, and today ...