October 15, 2016
Ninasama:In Musical Conversation with Pt. Rajshekhar Mansur
Pt. Rajshekhar Mansur shares insights about Jaipur Atrauli Gharana gayaki and demonstrates the many nuances in the presentation of a raag. The conversation is hosted by Prof. N Manu Chakravathy. The discussion covers the specialities of the Gharana. This recording is from an event organized at Ninasam center for arts, Heggodu, Sagara Taluk in the year 2005....
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August 26, 2016
Guru Shishya Sambandha in Music
True guru-shishya relation is a fore-ordained binding between the two and it follows from some former lives and continues in after- lives. This is my belief and conviction. The mystique of this relationship cannot be...
June 22, 2016
The Confluence of Parampara (Tradition) and Adhunikata (Modernity)
The Parampara For the serious connoisseurs and practitioners who have drunk of the vast ocean of Hindustani Classical Music, the powerful stream of the Jaipur-Atrauli tradition has always presented a musical dimension that has never...
September 11, 2015
Flow in Music
Flow in music is that which comes out naturally and automatically without your having to think about the moves and turns. It happens when you are bone-marrow drenched in the raga, when you have totally...
September 11, 2015
My obeisance to my Guru on Guru Poornima
Musical vocalization has two centres of activity, one psychological and another physiological. Although musical sounds, in terms of notes, are made in the area of the larynx, it is the mind which is the centre...
July 28, 2015
What does a learner take from the taleem by the Guru ?
Musical taleem from my father-guru was not just a lesson or a class. It was more of a valuable and unforgettable session with him because he had a treasure to share with his disciples. The...
July 23, 2015
My Taleem from my Guru- Part 2
My taleem from my Guru was not just confined to the learning sessions at home. It continued everywhere when I was travelling with him for concerts and in the concerts. In taxies ferrying us to...
July 22, 2015
My Taleem from my Guru- Part 1
I am writing this note in response to a friend’s request that he and others were eagerly waiting to hear about my taleem from my Guru. Hence,it’s going to be a personal note and may...