Malkauns, the popular and ancient raga, is the expression of pathos through melody. Like every raga has a time or Prahar, it is a raga of night -- when the rarest and the most precious flowers blossom ...

It’s a bandish composed in Raag Malkauns, says the singer The raag is said to have evolved when Lord Shiva performed the taandava dance. It, thus, evokes a feeling of vigour or we can say it is a veer ...

Mumbai: Leading a hectic life is a part of our chosen lifestyle and practically not much can we do about it. The flip side to this is stress, anxiety and a host of other mental and physical issues. Is ...

The Bengal Classical Music Festival 2014 reached great heights on its third and fourth nights, with memorable performances and rich tributes to Qayyum Chowdhury – who graced the stage in his last ...

For legions of aspiring rasikas, Raga Malkauns is Ustad Bismillah Khan's celebratory shehnai playing at weddings - until they are exposed to Pandit Ulhas Kashalkar's revelation of the raga. AHMEDABAD: ...

The dawn breaks on the city with new expectations. At the 63rd Dover Lane Music Conference, when Ustad Amjad Ali Khan (picture, left) touched the keynotes of his own creation, Raga Sohag Bhairav, the ...

For the last five decades, Annapurna Devi known to be an extraordinary musician chose the path of a yogini over the glitter of the stage. This homage is based on a series of conversations with ...

Music is a clear reflection of the sum totality of human behaviour. Mumbai: Leading a hectic life is a part of our chosen lifestyle and practically not much can we do about it. The flip side to this ...