Imagine a museum of sound where some Carnatic melodies in ragas once popular lie tucked away, seldom heard. Music researcher ...

Day 6 of academic sessions at The Music Academy began with a lecture titled ‘An examination of Alapa and Thaya’, by Arati Rao. Both Alapa and Thaya have been described in the 17th century treatises, ...

Presented in cooperation with Sacred Songs, Sacred Sites, musicians Jamuna Murali, Raja Rajeshwari Bhat, and Ali Durrani will showcase and detail the nuances and intricacies of two traditions of ...

It's time for a gig where the north meets the south again. Two maestros who have been praised by critics and their peers alike will liven up the stage with monsoon-based ragas. Ustad Rashid Khan, the ...

After the concert in Delhi in July 2025, Carnatic vocalists Ranjani Gayatri stayed back for photos and conversations with audience members who requested them. (Images: Chanpreet Khurana) There are no ...

While Hindustani music began to change due to external influences, Carnatic music continued to develop along the same path as before. Sri Vidyaranya (1320–80), the Shankaracharya of Sringeri Sharada ...

In the world of classical music, Ranjani and Gayatri are RaGa, the Carnatic collective name that has come to define the genre through their musical eloquence and their stance against accusations of ...

Meet Guitar Prasanna, a musician extraordinaire. On September 20, at 5.30pm, his guitar will play the sublime strains of the revered Carnatic trinity Tyagaraja, Dikshitar and Shyama Shastri. Two hours ...

“It’s one of the biggest cultural extravaganzas in the whole world. People from the US, Australia, Japan, Singapore... so many different countries have started coming. It’s become bigger year after ...

Exposure to Raga Bhairavi for just 15 minutes a day could significantly lower stress levels within six days, scientists have said after a study exploring how this foundational melodic framework from ...