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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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Sinking slowly: The Culture of Music in Uttar Pradesh

February 29, 2020February 29, 2020 Editor 1 Comment Amir Khusrow, awadhi, banaras, Begum Akhtar, Bhojpuri, braj, classical, Culture, dadariya, decline of music, folk music, folk tradition, Garhwali, ghazal, Heritage, kajari, loris, Mallika-e-Ghazal, melodies, Music, north India, Qawwali, rasiya, semi-classical, stereotypes, sufi, swar, thumri, Uttar Pradesh, verse

Our very own stress buster ‘music,’ provides us with a variety to choose from for our relief. But…with the onset of a new generation of music, we tend to overlook the point from where it all began.Today let’s find out why our classics like ghazals and qawwalis are fading away.
Tap on the link below and explore the music from Uttar Pradesh.