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Indian Rāgas 101
A gentle introduction to Indian Classical Music
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Indian Rāgas 101: Pilu
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 notices it anymore…
Parikshit Sanyal
May 23, 2023
Where have Indian Rāgas gone?
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 from the very best — which has…
Parikshit Sanyal
Jan 21, 2023
Indian Rāgas 101: Bhairav
Indian Rāgas 101: Bhairav
How can something be fresh, innocent, inspring, yet grave and sombre? Bhairav has always been a paradox to me. It sounds so scary at times…
Parikshit Sanyal
May 27, 2022
Indian raags 101: Musical modes and their counterparts
Indian raags 101: Musical modes and their counterparts
Once we have glossed over the bare rudiments of few Raags, it is now time we review the musical ‘modes’ and look for their evolutionary…
Parikshit Sanyal
Nov 3, 2020
Indian raags 101: More pentatonic — Shivranjani
Indian raags 101: More pentatonic — Shivranjani
Once you begin to mix and match notes, there’s really no end to it. Pick any 5 from 12 notes, and you’ll get a pentatonic. Of course, you…
Parikshit Sanyal
Nov 2, 2020
Indian raags: Bhupali & Malkosh
Indian raags: Bhupali & Malkosh
I mention two raags, which are as distinct as water and fire, in the same breath — which kind of proves the point that inspite of their…
Parikshit Sanyal
Apr 26, 2020
Indian raags 101: Conversion chart
Indian raags 101: Conversion chart
I have mentioned in prelude that the system of notation of Indian music is relative, c.f. the absolute system of Western music. It turns…
Parikshit Sanyal
Oct 19, 2019
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