An allusion to yogic motifs is not out of place when it comes to dhrupad. That same concentrated immersion is here, that same rigour, that passage along the mind-body continuum. People often don’t ...

Primarily spiritual in nature, dhrupad is the most pristine form of Hindustani music. A combination of swar, taal, and pada, it began to be sung during the time of Raja Mansingh Tomar. The swar-vistar ...

One of the most extraordinary musical experiences I have ever had was seeing the Dagar Brothers in the early Eighties. A group of bohemians calling themselves the Guild of Transcultural Studies had ...

The beautiful darbar hall in the erstwhile palace of Darbhanga, now the Kameshwar Singh Sanskrit University, has been the venue of many music concerts. The richly carved wooden peacocks connecting the ...

HYDERABAD: Musician’s musician’ is what they call him. Indeed, when a maestro like Pt Ulhas Kashalkar takes the stage, the chaos within you melts away. Known for his mastery in blending the past with ...