Hindustani Music
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Listen: A raag by bansuri player Malharrao Kulkarni, who lent his name to a Borivali street
Aneesh Pradhan
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Listen: Recordings by Ram Marathe, who is commemorated in a park and street in Thane
Aneesh Pradhan
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Meet the women who have made the cello an ‘Indian instrument’
Malini Nair
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Why khayal, with all its majesty, is content to sing of saas-bahu strife
Malini Nair
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For seven decades, Prabha Atre has been questioning her stellar musical legacy while upholding it
Malini Nair
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Listen: Given how diverse audiences can be, how do performers meet their expectations?
Aneesh Pradhan
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Listen: A Khadim Hussain Khan recording echoes the time musicians sat down to listen to their peers
Aneesh Pradhan
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Listen: What is the association between Hindustani music and film music based on raags?
Aneesh Pradhan
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Listen: An introduction to the poetry of the ashtapadi form
Aneesh Pradhan
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Peak Jasraj: Remembering the Hindustani vocalist’s contribution to the ethos of artistic modernity
Amit Chaudhuri
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Listen: Vilayat Khan plays raag Bilaskhani Todi on the sitar and the surbahar
Aneesh Pradhan
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Listen: Manhar Barve plays the ghungrutarang and other unusual instruments
Aneesh Pradhan
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Listen: Spring raags by Gajananbuwa Joshi, known for both vocal and violin recitals
Aneesh Pradhan
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Listen: Recordings by sarangi players who were also skilled vocalists
Aneesh Pradhan
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Listen: Rudra veena and vocal performances by Kirana gharana maestro Abdul Karim Khan
Aneesh Pradhan
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Listen: Allauddin Khan’s renditions of raag Sindhura and Bihag on the sarod and violin
Aneesh Pradhan
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A life in song: Namita Devidayal on losing the melody – and finding it again
Namita Devidayal
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Listen: Tappas in Bhairavi sung by Siddheshwari Devi, Sharad Sathe and other greats
Aneesh Pradhan
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As 2019 ends, listen to Begum Akhtar, Gauhar Jaan and other greats sing thumri ‘Ras ke Bhare Tore’
Aneesh Pradhan
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Listen: Narayanrao Vyas, Kamla Jharia and Laxmi Bai in a recreated AIR programme from 1936
Aneesh Pradhan