Malkauns, the popular and ancient raga, is the expression of pathos through melody. Like every raga has a time or Prahar, it is a raga of night -- when the rarest and the most precious flowers blossom ...

In the Indian classical musical tradition, ragas are associated with different times of the day, or with seasons. Indian classical music is always set in a raga. The various time zones for ragas are - ...

It’s a bandish composed in Raag Malkauns, says the singer The raag is said to have evolved when Lord Shiva performed the taandava dance. It, thus, evokes a feeling of vigour or we can say it is a veer ...

From the time London-based Chandra Chakraborty began her recital of raag Malkauns, it was a trip down melody lane. The special thing about this composition, ‘Koyaliya bole ambuva’, was that it was ...

Jhaptaal is one of the popular taals used in Hindustani music. It has 10 matras or time-units divided into four vibhags or bars in a 2+3+2+3 structure. It is played with vocal and instrumental music ...

KARACHI: A book titled 100 Ghazals Inspired by Raags — Celebrating 70 Years of the Music of Pakistan by Ustad Shahid Hamid was launched at the Pak-American Cultural Centre (PACC) here. Eminent poet Dr ...

Thumri singer Dhanashree Pandit Rai believes that one can find a raag even in Bollywood songs. In a freewheeling chat, she aims to break all myths surrounding Indian classical music . Trained under ...

To celebrate Pt. Vijay Kichlu’s 90th birthday, Sangeet Ashram, Kolkata, organised an online event. Kichlu, a renowned musician and musicologist, is the founder-director of Sangeet Research Academy.