Very few people know that Gandhi was extremely fond of Music and arts. Most of us have been all along under the impression that he was against all arts such as music. In fact, he was a great lover of music, though his philosophy of music was different. In his own words ‘Music does not …
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A view of the shop where tanpuras are made. Photo by Lakshmi Sreeram – courtesy The Hindu Miraj is famous for tanpuras made by its craftsmen, who honed their skills by first becoming trained musicians.How did it ever strike someone to stick a piece of wood on a dried pumpkin, build this bridge and that …
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J24Y5BCBM6Y Dr. Karaikudi Subramanian and Dr. Meenakshi Subramanian salute Dr. Pia Buonomo Srinivasan (May 15, 1931 – April 8, 2022)1 for her respect and selfless contribution to vina and its tradition. […] We dedicate the raga Sri ((The most concise … Continue reading “Raga Sri | A musical tribute to Dr. Pia Buonomo Srinivasan – …
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