Rajan P. Parrikar


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Presenting Rabindranath Tagore's Geetanjali to Madam Vigdís Finnbogadóttir, President of Iceland (1980-1996), and the first woman in the world to be elected head of state, in Reykjavík (2006).




I dedicate these pages to the Selfless One, who gave me everything:
My mother Smt. Vijaya Parrikar (Feb 7, 1931 - Aug 24, 2003)




Short Takes: Kafi (Nov 2005)

Short Takes: Bhinna Shadaj (Oct 2005)

Short Takes: Narayani and Gorakh Kalyan (Sept 2005)

Smt. Vijaya Parrikar Library of Indian Classical Music (Nov 2003)

Short Takes: Multani (Jan 2003)

Short Takes: Bageshree (Dec 2002)

Short Takes: Bihag (Nov 2002)

Short Takes: Malkauns (Sept 2002)

Short Takes: Bhoopali and Deshkar (Aug 2002)

Short Takes: Kamod and Shyam Kalyan (July 2002)

Short Takes: Desi (July 2002)

Short Takes: Jog and Jogkauns (June 2002)

Bhairavi (April 2002)

On Gaud Malhar and Miyan Malhar (April 2002)

The Province of Poorvi (Mar 2002)

The Marwa Matrix (Feb 2002)

Kalyan (Jan 2002)

On Raga Charukeshi (Oct 2001)

Des: Tunes from the Countryside (Oct 2001)

In the Khamaj Orchard (Sept 2001)

Bhimpalasi Inc (Aug 2001)

Shankara - Lord of Ragas (June 2001)

Asavari & Associates (June 2001)

Khaprumama - A Remembrance (May 2001)

Cracked Open - The Nats! (April 2001)

On the Variants of Kedar (April 2001)

Uncommon Ragas: Hem Kalyan and Khem Kalyan (April 2001)

Tagore and Einstein - A Conversation (March 2001)

On Raga Lalita-Gouri (March 2001)

Shakespeare, Newton, and Beethoven (Feb 2001)

On Raga Bhatiyar (Feb 2001)

Raga Shree: Close Encounters (Jan 2001)

An Evening with Raga MaruBihag (Jan 2001)

The Kanada Constellation (Dec 2000)

A Stroll in Ramrang's Garden (Nov 2000)

The Sarang Family (Oct 2000)

Book Review: Raga Malhar Darshan (Oct 2000)

Jaipurwales - The Lost Treasure (Oct 2000)

Janmasthami Offerings (Aug 2000)

A Tale of Two Malhars (July 2000)

On the Bilawal Trail (July 2000)

The Empire of Todi (June 2000)

Two Variants of Raga Bihag and Thirakhwa's Tabla Solo (June 2000)

Bhairav - The Primordial Sound (May 2000)

Raga Kedar- A Perspective (May 2000)

"Ramrang"- A Bouquet of Compositions (May 2000)

Reflections on Raga Hameer (April 2000)

On Raga Nand (April 2000)

Raga Gaud Sarang - An Exegesis (March 2000)