Classical Music

Photos: Treatises on Hindustani music from Akbar’s reign that shaped music theory for centuries

Of all the arts and sciences cultivated in Mughal India outside poetry, it is music that is by far the best documented.

Katherine Butler Schofield
· Mar 31, 2018 · 08:30 pm
When (and how) did Hindustani ragas become ascribed to different times of the day?

The raga-time theory is certainly not as old as the ragas themselves.

Mukund Lath
· Jun 30, 2017 · 03:30 pm
Strings attached: My journey as a modern sarod player

An unblinking look at the creative demands, power play and commercial pressures that confront a contemporary musician.

Arnab Chakrabarty
· Nov 11, 2016 · 06:30 pm

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The Reel

TM Krishna rocks the staid world of Carnatic music

TM Krishna, one of Carnatic music’s top vocalists, has been mounting a radical critique of the south Indian classical music concert. His new book is the most powerful expression of his challenge to the status quo.

Sumana Ramanan
· Jan 26, 2014 · 04:40 pm