Important India

Gharanas of Indian Classical Music ‘Gharana’, in common parlance, means a 'family', 'tradition', a group culture etc. In painting, we have certain 'schools' of painting. But there are no gharanas in literature. In music, gharanas are linked up, in the initial stages with a family or families and … [Read more...]

Condition of Contemporary Classical Music In Contemporary Classical Music, new and novel styles of presentation have come into existence. The nonconformists must gradually suffer extinction from the concert stage though thankfully not from the Radio and Doordarshan where the mood and demands of the … [Read more...]

State of Indian Music Concert A typical picture of Indian Music Concert is something like this. The artist of celebrity arrives at the Music Concert or rather his arrival is duly heralded and the audience waiting in baited breath gets a little excited. Before even a note has been sung or played, … [Read more...]

Presentation of Music Independent India, almost inevitably, has thrown up a new set of music promoters, organizers, patrons backed by the might of government but more definitely and surely by the money power of the Corporate giants. Gone are the days of selective patronage of the erstwhile … [Read more...]