A few years ago, this column had mentioned a raag called Deepak that is unrelated to Diwali, the Festival of Lights, but is linked to a myth about its power to engulf the performer in the heat or fire ...

Since ancient times, music has been given a special place in the Indian society. Indian classical music history is enriched with numerous musicians who were able to create different effects in seasons ...

A few decades ago, no one could have guessed that the Gordon College student who listened to the sound of harmonium and ‘raag’ coming out from the maestro Qazi Zahurul Haq’s recording room would one ...

Great importance is laid on the cerebral aspect of music-making during the long years of rigorous taaleem or training that a serious student of Hindustani music undergoes. Chief among the many areas ...