by Rajan P. Parrikar First published on SAWF on April 26, 2001 Namashkar. A discourse on Raga Kedar was presented last year (2000) in Raga Kedar – A Perspective. We pick up the threads again and broaden that perspective, this time training our attention on Kedar’s liaisons. Familiarity on the part of the reader with…
by Rajan P. Parrikar First published on SAWF on April 2, 2001 Namashkar. In this feature we shall discuss the aprachalita (uncommon) Ragas Hem Kalyan and Khem Kalyan. These melodies have been part of the Hindustani landscape for well over 100 years but are rarely heard in today’s mehfil. Most of the active performers are…
by Rajan P. Parrikar First published on SAWF on January 22, 2001 Namashkar. In the realm of melodic music the tradition of India is without equal. Nothing else comes close. The Europeans and Americans, the self-appointed adjudicators of every activity under the blazing sun, who once thought their finest melodies to be works of high…
by Rajan P. Parrikar First published on SAWF on September 5, 2005 Namashkar. After the feature on Raga Multani at the end of 2002, we turned in and doused the glim. This mini revival seeks to illuminate those interstices of the Hindustani ragaspace not considered earlier. While at it, we intend to partake in our…
by Rajan P. Parrikar First published on SAWF on October 31, 2005 Namashkar. The distinguished ragas, Bhimpalasi and Bageshree, associated with the Kafi that have been the subjects of an earlier inquiry. In this paper we train our sights on Raga Kafi and its tributaries, namely, Sindhura, Barwa, Neelambari and Piloo. Besides sharing…
