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   Festival

   Neverending musical whirlpool at the sacred oasis of Pushkar

   Bordering with the Thar Desert, Pushkar town is set on Pushkar Holy Lake, a revered site for many Hindu followers…

   August 22, 2018

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   Bansuri

   Pannalal Ghosh: magic flute came to the Indian classics from the river

   Born in Barisal, East Bengal (now Bangladesh) Pannalal Ghosh (1911–1960), was an Indian composer and virtuoso of the…

   August 15, 2018

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   Songwriter

   Rabindra Sangeet have been an essential part of Indian culture for more than a century

   A native of Calcutta, Rabindranath Tagore won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913—the first Asian person to receive…

   August 10, 2018

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   Sarod

   Legendary Tansen could bring rain with music

   The history of Indian classical music is enriched with numerous artists who were able to channel very specific moods…

   July 31, 2018

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   Contemporary Composer

   North Indian classics introduced into Californian underground thanks to Terry Riley

   Minimalist pioneer Terry Riley remains among the most revolutionary composers of the post-war era. Famed for his…

   July 27, 2018

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   Sarod

   100 years for 1 career: the great artist and teacher Allauddin Khan

   Allauddin Khan was the great Bengali multi-instrumentalist and composer who, to this day, remains one of the most…

   July 18, 2018

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   Sitar

   Humid Kolkata air sways with Nikhil Banerjee's sitar

   Nikhil Banerjee (1931–1986) was an Indian classical musician who emerged as one of the leading masters of the sitar. In…

   July 11, 2018

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   Sitar

   Desh Raag as universal music scale

   Desh Raag is a beautiful and melodious indian classical piece, also called Monsoon Raga, which is often played at night…

   June 5, 20182 comments

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   Bansuri

   Gandhi's devotional song was arranged on Galgibaga beach

   Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram is a famous devotional song that was widely popularized by Mahatma Gandhi. While the origins…

   May 4, 2018

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    Collaboration

    Ravi Shankar and Philip Glass find a colorful meeting point for European and Indian classics

    Almost three decades have passed since Philip Glass and Ravi Shankar collaborated and released the work Passages - a…

    April 17, 2018

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    Sarod

    Ali Akbar Khan: the true guru of Indian classical harmony

    The first key point of Indian classical music is its structure. Unlike the Western canons, it is structured…

    March 7, 2018