On a serene weekend evening in the gentle embrace of the Nandagiri Hills, the third edition of Dhamar Utsav unfolded as an immersive celebration of one of India’s oldest musical traditions. As the sun ...

An evening dedicated to one of the oldest surviving traditions of Indian classical music is set to unfold in the city as the third edition of Dhamar Utsav arrives in Hyderabad on March 15. Presented ...

Dhrupad, the pristine musical form of Hindustani classical music, is derived from the ancient chhand-prabandh gayan. Dhrupad offered a compositional structure to the abstract raag. Swami Haridas and ...

Primarily spiritual in nature, dhrupad is the most pristine form of Hindustani music. A combination of swar, taal, and pada, it began to be sung during the time of Raja Mansingh Tomar. The swar-vistar ...

Plato had once said that music is the movement of sound to reach the soul for the education of its virtue. One can experience the truth underlying this statement while listening to the expansive alaps ...

Dhrupad maestro, Ustad Rahim Fahimuddin Dagar recently performed for young Doonites at various locations in Doon including Scholar's Home, IMA and Riverdale High School. Dhrupad maestro, Ustad Rahim ...

Sitar and “dhrupad” recitals marked Day 4 of the ongoing 50th All-India Bhaskar Rao Nritya and Sangeet Sammelan being organised by Pracheen Kala Kendra. Sitar maestro Harvinder Sharma tugged at the ...

In the past, I have discussed the tappa and tarana forms of the Hindustani music tradition. With regard to our current series on the use of multiple languages in Hindustani compositions, it is ...

PATNA: Nearly 400 cadets attended a virtual ‘Dhrupad Gayan’ programme organized by Sainik School Nalanda in association with SPIC MACAY on Saturday. Dhrupad maestro Pt Abhay Narayan Mallick, who ...