Hindustani Music
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Listen: Renditions of raag Ram Gauri and Kapar Gauri that you’ll rarely hear in concert
Aneesh Pradhan
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How the ghazal lost its rigidity to become a popular expression of love and longing
Ashok Ranade
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A detailed exposition of Lalita Gauri by the inimitable Kesarbai Kerkar
Aneesh Pradhan
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Rain, romance and rhythm come together in these jhoola folk songs
Aneesh Pradhan
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Listen: Maestros create dialogues with instruments and challenge each other through taarparans
Aneesh Pradhan
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Listen: These duets by thumri singers Nirmala Devi and Lakshmi Shankar are rare gems
Aneesh Pradhan
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How a Maharashtrian cattle-grazer taught himself the intricacies of Hindustani music
Sumana Ramanan
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Listen: Krishnarao Shankar Pandit, Siddheshwari Devi sing the swift and melodic tappa in raag Kafi
Aneesh Pradhan
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Listen: Faiyaz Khan and Begum Akhtar experiment with the thumri in Raag Kafi
Aneesh Pradhan
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Rhythmic interplay marks Nasir Aminuddin Dagar and Nasir Moinuddin Dagar's rendition of raag Kafi
Aneesh Pradhan
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Celebrate the start of spring with these renditions of raag Saraswati by music maestros
Aneesh Pradhan
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Listen: DV Paluskar exploring the contours of raag Bhupali is a treat for music lovers
Aneesh Pradhan
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Abdul Halim Jaffer Khan (1927-2017): The last of the four pillars of sitar’s golden age falls
Sumana Ramanan
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Listen: Decoding the shruti, the smallest detectable note in Indian classical music
Aneesh Pradhan
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Listen: Doyens of Lucknow gharana display the khulaa baaj, a tabla-playing style inspired by Kathak
Aneesh Pradhan
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Strings attached: My journey as a modern sarod player
Arnab Chakrabarty
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Strings attached: Masters of the sarod, from 1820 to the present
Arnab Chakrabarty
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Higher ground: Farmers line up at a classical music festival in a Maharashtra village
Sumana Ramanan
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Margin notes: The pioneering conference a century ago that aimed to preserve Indian classical music
Mrinal Pande
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Listen: Flute maestro Pannalal Ghosh interprets raag Yaman in all its hues
Aneesh Pradhan