by Rajan P. Parrikar First published on SAWF on July 10, 2000 Namashkar. The old melodies assembled under the Bilawal rubric come on the heels of the Todis and the Bhairavs in the matutinal parade of ragas. The Bilawals bring to mind those marvellous, hot breakfasts in India, whipped up by the ladies: soft idlis…
by Rajan P. Parrikar First published on SAWF on April 1, 2002 Namashkar. A couple of aprachalita Malhar prakars were discussed in an earlier feature, A Tale of Two Malhars. This note extends that discussion through a formal inquiry into the Malhar raganga, culminating in an exploration of its two most significant representatives: Gaud Malhar…
by Rajan P. Parrikar First published on SAWF on March 20, 2000 A discussion on Raga Gaud Sarang is presented in this essay and the development fortified by a smorgasbord of representative sound clips. Let M = shuddha madhyam and m = teevra madhyam. Gaud Sarang employs all the seven shuddha swaras plus the teevra…
