MIAN TANSEN

Mian Tansen was a legendary Indian musician at the Mughal court and one of the most important figures in Hindustani classical tradition. Associated with dhrupad, court music, and the mythology of raga, he became a symbol of music’s spiritual and natural power. MusicTales follows his legend in a story on Tansen and the power to bring rain.

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