Indian Rāgas 101: Musical modes and their counterparts

Indian Rāgas 101: More pentatonic — Shivranjani

Indian raags: Bhupali & Malkosh

I mention two raags, which are as distinct as water and fire, in the…

Indian raags: Prelude

I anticipate some debate over nomenclature right away: ‘Indian’ is nebulous…

Indian Raags: Time

Underlying all the intricacies of music lies the core idea, that of time. Musical notes have a certain frequency, which we…

Indian Rāgas 101: Pilu

Everyone’s heard Pilu; it’s one of these things which has blended so much in our acoustic environment that one hardly…

Indian raags 101: Jaunpuri

One of the most confounding facts about Indian music is that the same…

Indian Rāgas 101: Bhairav

How can something be fresh, innocent, inspring, yet grave and sombre? Bhairav has always been a paradox to me. It…

Where have Indian Rāgas gone?

At the very outset, let me clarify that I am only quasi-qualified in Indian classical music, but I trained…