Shobha Mudgal has written an interesting article in Mint: http://www.livemint.com/2010/04/30202227/Give-artistes-their-due.html… I have been one to defend All India Radio against almost universal criticism on anything
I might be repeating myself, but since it was a few years ago… It had really struck me at a concert of kalapini Komkali (a
On Saturday there was a program to felicitate Pt. Y. Mahale on his 75th birthday. He was a direct disciple of S.N. Ratanjankar and particularly
I was sorry to hear about rele saheb’s death. I didn’t know him very well but had the highest regard for him. I had attended
“Thumri Sangraha” by Rahat Ali, collected and published by N.S. Bhave (the father of Vinoba Bhave- information provided by Rajesh Kelkar) in the 1940s is
This is the link to my review of her book. Joep Bor had originally encouraged me and helped me write it. I felt that there
I am giving you all a sneak preview of this review that is coming in the next issue of the Journal of Indian Musicological Society.
It was sometime around 1973 or 74, yes, that long back- an all-night concert, music conference as they were called, at Rabindra Sadan in Calcutta.
I have posted mp3 recordings of his at the cms community at Orkut. Rare recordings and I am glad they have been appreciated. Here are
Some time back Shobha Mudgal had commented on the practise begun at timeout mumbai of announcing in the magazine the ragas that were likely to