divinity – Itisaras

Indian Mythology: The cornerstone of Indian Music

August 28, 2020August 28, 2020 Editor 1 Comment ancient history, ancient scriptures, bards, Bhajans, Bharata Muni, civilisations, classical Indian music, classical music, Dance, deities, divinity, drama, folk songs, folklore, foundations, Gandharva Sastra, Gandharva Veda, genesis, God, Heritage, Hinduism, Holy Trinity, hymns, Indian, Indian culture, Indian Mythology, Indian pantheons, Indian poets, legacy, Lord Vishnu, Marga Sangeet, melodies, Mirabai, Music, music scriptures, musical veda, Mythology, Nadabrahma, Natya Sastra, Natya-Veda, poems, poets, priests, religious chants, Sage Narada, Sage Valmiki, Sam Veda, Sama veda, Saraswati, shlokas, song, tanpura, Vedas

“Music is the shorthand of emotion.” ― Leo Tolstoy
With most beautiful melodies, with most surreal tunes, with its wholesome beauty, music is an emotion where everyone can take a refugee in. It is one thing that stays through every high and low; not just since decades but right from the times of the immortals.Music, like other forms of art, lives through people when they pass it on from one generation to another.
Click on the link below and take a peek into India’s legacy of music evident from its history, culture and mythology

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Revisiting Itihasa

August 17, 2020August 17, 2020 Piyush Kukrety 0 Comments Agni-Pariksha, Bhramin, Change, divinity, Dwapar Yuga, epic, Epic Traditions of India, Hinduism, Indian epics, Indian history, Indian literary tradition, Indian Literature, Indian Mythology, Indian Traditions, Itihaasa, Krishna, Kshatriya, Kshatriya Dharma, Law, legends, Lord Rama, Mahabharata, morality, mortals, Parashurama, Ramayana, Satya Yuga, societal injunctions, stories, time, Traditions of India, Treta Yuga, Vaishya, value system, Varna-Ashrama Dharma, Vishnu Avatar

It is said that change is the only constant and even human morality changes with the progress of society. The Indian epics, the Ramayana and the Mahabharata, both stand testimony to how Vishnu’s avatars as Lord Rama and Krishna dealt differently with morality and decision-making, so let us revisit ‘itihaasa’ to understand the transformative nature of mankind.