by Rajan P. Parrikar First published on SAWF on March 4, 2002 Part 1 | Part 2 Namashkar. We undertook a survey of Marwa and its purlieu in the monograph preceding this feature. Marwa and its neighbouring tract of Poorvi are major contributors of vespertine ragas to the Hindustani stream. The principal ragas…
by Rajan P. Parrikar First published on SAWF on March 4, 2002 Part 1 | Part 2 Knowledge of the lakshanas and gestural conduct of the basic ragas is key to understanding the more complex constructions. For the latter are essentially a combination or a subset of the fundamental behaviors, sometimes with a special sangati or…
by Rajan P. Parrikar First published on SAWF on February 18, 2002 Part 1 | Part 2 Sankeerna and jod ragas usually have a limited compass. Their lakshanas are inferred from a heritage composition. The asthai-antara holds the key to these ragas (hence the phrase “asthai-antare ke raga“). A quick sampler of prachalit and…
by Rajan P. Parrikar First published on SAWF on February 18, 2002 Part 1 | Part 2 Namashkar. The thought of Raga Marwa stirs memories of many youthful evenings spent walking on the Miramar beach in Panjim, bouncing Amir Khan’s stupendous opus in the corridors of my mind. Lost in the intoxicating reverie wrought…
