Whatever one’s personal background and aspirations may be, Carnatic music remains a quest for undiluted aesthetic experience (rasa). Three basic concepts are essential. Read the brief introduction for more! Also read the course overview if you prefer a more systematic approach.
Reviews – Raga Dhana: An Alpha-Numerical Directory of Ragas
by Ludwig Pesch "An easy to use reference book for concert, music class and and home" [about the first edition] - Indian Express, Chennai, 29 August 1986 "A neat compilation ... ragas mainly used on concert platforms ... highly useful as a reference book for listeners in concerts and to students for use in the …
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Flow | Practicing “mela pairs”
A challenge to enjoy on a daily basis (30 min.): Select a popular melakarta raga to get into the "flow" >>(e.g. the 65th Mecakalyani) before exploring others (01 to 72) in 36 daily sessions, over and over again – Happy Flowing! Over a longer period, start each practice session with a mela having Prati Ma for …
How prehistoric societies were transformed by the sound of music
Amidst lively debates within and beyond India these perspectives on our shared legacy make interesting reading: Vainika Savithri Rajan who believed that Tyagaraja, like other great men, was always meditating, but his medium of expression was nādam, "sound". In the introduction to his unfinished yet voluminous magnum opus Karunamirtha Sagaram, titled "The Dignity and Origin …
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