Tag Archives: Parrikar

Vijaya Parrikar Library: New Location and Layout

The Vijaya Parrikar Library has been integrated into this Music Archive and is located here. Set your new bookmarks. A migration such as this is usually accompanied by its share of miscues – if you come across any broken links or typos, please report.

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“Ramrang” Remembered

  I last spoke to Ramashreya Jha “Ramrang” on Dec 28, 2008, when I called him from California. He was on his hospital bed in Kolkota, bracing for cardiac surgery scheduled a few hours later. He did not come out of it alive, and passed away on the morning of Jan 1, 2009, India time….

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Janmasthami Offerings

by Rajan P. Parrikar First published on SAWF on August 7, 2000   Namashkar. Of all the divinities surveying India’s religious compass none is more present or more beloved to the Indian imagination than the figure of Lord Krishna. In the exalted pantheon of gods and goddesses personifying the ethos of our civilization, He is…

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Book Review: Raga Malhar Darshan

by Rajan P. Parrikar First published on SAWF on October 16, 2000 Namashkar. In this article we present a review of the book Raga Malhar Darshan by Dr. Geeta Banerjee.  The material for this publication evolved from her doctoral work at Allahabad University completed under the supervision of her guru Pandit Ramashreya Jha “Ramrang.” Dr….

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