In moments of quietude, I wonder, “If a raga were to be given a form, what would it look like? A beautiful maiden or a handsome man?” This form that we conjure up in our mind's eye on listening to the ...

Ragavistaram is back in a new format. Listen to Sydney based music teacher Prema Ananthakrishnan who talks about Raga Hindolam.

Braving limitations which arise because of age is not easy in a creative field such as music. Subbulakshmi Swaminathan, a prime student and sister of the late S. Kalyanaraman, managed just that with ...

Musician Vazhamuttam B Chandrababu has been giving Carnatic music a twist with his compositions based on Islam and Christianity The names of Rama, Krishna and Lakshmi are commonly heard when you ...

The meditative and healing power of music is confirmed by research in various countries. As the story goes, in biblical times, David played the harp effectively to drive away ominous spirits from King ...