Dhyaan in Raag Music
What is dhyaan? Roughly translated, it means contemplation or stillness, terms associated with the meditative sciences. Attaining dhyaan...


Music for PratYek
In May 2015, PRATYek, an NGO that operates out of the premises of St. Columba’s School in Central Delhi, invited us a to conduct a...


The 'north' of sound
" Every movement you make you have to mind tuning. So it begs the question-What is tuning? I tell you to go to the north so you ask '...


Interview- Our perspectives on NaadYatra
Netra Shyam, a student of Padmashri Gundecha Brothers since 2006, has put together a beautiful online 'Dhrupad Journal' to offer students...


Founder, Artistic Director & Managing Trustee of Adishakti, Veenapani Chawla, Passes On
I had the good fortune to personally meet Veenapani Chawla in September this year when I visited Adishakti in Pondicherry. A five minute...


NaadYatra Pondicherry
Naad Yatra takes you to another exotic location for a musical journey with yourself – Pondicherry. Pondicherry has become an important...
Untrained Musical Sounds
Raw, unedited video of boatman Rajkumar singing a Thumri while rowing tourists in Varanasi. March 2014. It is a known fact that in India,...