What drew you to India and its classical music? I arrived in India in the ’90s. At the time, I was studying at university, living with a partner, and also working as a DJ in nightclubs. My partner ...

Hindustani instrumentalists often teach their disciples the intricacies of raag grammar by singing phrases and compositions and not necessarily by using their instruments as their medium of ...

After focusing on khayal renditions in our series on raag Yaman over the past nine weeks, we now move to instrumental interpretations of the same raag. An ideal bridge between the two series comes in ...

Swami D R Parvatikar (1916-1990) was a Haridasa, great Rudra Veena player and a composer. He had created ‘Dathatreya Veena’ and has published a number of compositions in Hindustani style and spent his ...

Instrumental music has been an integral part of Indian culture for centuries. The “Saraswati Veena” has become synonymous with the tradition and culture of India. Goddess Saraswati, the Goddess of ...

The most distinguished Rudra veena maestro Ustad Asad Ali Khan breathed his last this past Tuesday. He belonged to the Jaipur Beenkaar gharana founded by the 18th Century Beenkaar Shahji Saheb. Ustad ...

Instrument — few who wield it can evoke its true beauty in the most charming way. But Ustad Bahauddin Dagar, a 20th-generation maestro, does so with poise and meticulous command. In 2012, he was ...

Rudra Veena maestro Bahauddin Dagar, will conduct a week-long course on 'Concept of Drupad in Indian Classical Music' from January 10 to 17. Rudra Veena maestro Bahauddin Dagar, will conduct a ...