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Musical stone pillars in temples

Indian temples are renowned for their unique and exceptional musical stone pillars that emit melodious notes when tapped....

📅 October 1, 2016

Krishna in Classical Dances

Legends say that hearing the call of Krishna’s flute, hoard of Gopis went in search of him. Krishna...

📅 September 30, 2016

Puppetry Art in India

In Puppet Theatre various forms, known as puppets, are used to illustrate the narratives. In India, the roots...

📅 September 30, 2016

Folk Theatre in India

Bharata’s Natyashastra was the earliest and most elaborate treatise on dramaturgy written anywhere in the world. India has...

📅 September 30, 2016

Folk Music and Dance of India

Brihaddeshi was the first text that speaks about rāga and distinguishes the music genres into Marga Sangeet (Classical...

📅 September 30, 2016

Indian Classical Dance

The common root of all Indian classical dance forms can be traced to Bharata’s Natyasastra. It contains deliberations...

📅 September 30, 2016

Devotional Music of India

In the Vedic period (3000-1500 BC), music was solely ritualistic. Some of the major earlier forms of Indian...

📅 September 29, 2016

Basic Knowledge of Musical Instruments

Veena is the most authentic of all Indian instruments and its origin can be traced to India’s Vedic...

📅 September 26, 2016

Famous Carnatic Music Personalities

Some of the notable Carnatic Musicians are as follows: 1. Aruna Sairam: Trained by the legendary Carnatic vocalists...

📅 September 18, 2016

Basic Knowledge of Carnatic Music

Carnatic music is confined to Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Kerala. In Carnatic music there is a...

📅 September 18, 2016

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