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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A Southern music: The Karnatik story By T.M. Krishna, HarperCollins, Rs 699If a successful and busy Karnatic singer takes time off in order to write reflections on South Indian or “Karnatic” music, the book release function is bound to be met with considerable interest. […]He pays tribute to the tambura (the tanpura) as “the life-giver, the soul of our …
by John Stratton Hawley Review by Vinay Lal (Professor of History & Asian American Studies, UCLA) in Canadian Journal of History: A Storm of Songs: India and the Idea of the Bhakti Movement by John Stratton Hawley: “The idea of a ‘‘bhakti movement’’ has long been one of the largely unexamined verities that have played …
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