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The Musical Story of Chandraveena
Posted on 18 February, 2020 • 3 min read
Musical instruments change and evolve to keep pace with the changes in music. Chandraveena is one such instrument born out of my musical…
The Making of Chandraveena
Posted on 18 February, 2020 • 5 min read
During one of the many discussions and conversations on music I have had with Ustad Z F Dagar, both he and Bahauddin Dagar suggested to me…
Why Chandraveena
Posted on 20 January, 2020 • 5 min read
Before why comes what. For those of you who may have landed on this link, and are not yet acquainted - the Chandraveena is a modern string…
Maarga Sangeet - my music, my life, my philosophy
Posted on 19 January, 2020 • 6 min read
Universality of Music In music, purity of the musical form is often mistakenly seen as sealing off outside influences. But musical ideas…
Chants to Ragas - The Story of Indian Music
Posted on 19 January, 2020 • 7 min read
Introduction Today, Indian music has a very sophisticated melodic and rhythmic structure. But it wasn’t always this way. So, how did we…
Sarod and Sursringar
Posted on 18 January, 2020 • 5 min read
Having spent many years learning Sarod, and then some more in a keen quest for the elusive Sursringar, I only thought it appropriate to…
The Story of Sursringar
Posted on 14 December, 2019 • 7 min read
India is a country of fascinating myths and stories dating back to thousands of years - as it would be with any ancient culture. There are…
Introduction to Music Blog
Posted on 13 December, 2019 • 2 min read
I have been closely associated with music over a period of a few decades - as a student, as a connoisseur, and as a performer. It has been a…
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