Author: Srijan Deshpande
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Gandharva Mahavidyalaya Pune, April 2023
Clips from performance at Gandharva Mahavidyalay, Pune, April 2023 Tabla: Gautam Tembhekar Harmonium: Leeladhar Chakradeo Tanpura: Saurav Dandekar Bhimpalas | Beriya Beriya Bhimpalas | Dholan Mende Ghar Aave Read more
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Kumar Gandharva: First Encounters
The following is an excerpt from Pt. Satyasheel Deshpande’s Marathi book, Gaan Gunagaan, Rajhans Prakashan, 2023, edited and translated by Srijan Deshpande. An abridged version of this piece was carried in The Hindu’s Friday Review edition, dated April 07, 2023, to mark the beginning of Kumar Gandharva’s birth centenary year. I would sing all the time then, at the age of Read more
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Tributaries of song
This concert review was carried by the Hindu on April 06, 2023 and can also be accessed here. The world of Hindustani music has always been populated with figures who represent pursuit and integrity more than public success. This is perhaps true for all fields of human endeavour in which the criteria for success are Read more
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Spectral Analysis of Voice Training Practices in the Hindustani Khayāl
I have a chapter in the Computer Assisted Music and Dramatics, Springer, 2023, Ed. Ambuja Salgaonkar and Makarand Velankar. Read the chapter here >> Abstract This paper attempts to show how the insights generated by the contemporary disciplines of voice science and psychoacoustics can help us to further our understanding of traditional Indian voice training Read more
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Of Acoustics and Aesthetics
I have a chapter in a new monograph that brings together perspectives on using computational tools to understand and analyse music. Titled ‘Of Acoustics and Aesthetics: Analysing Vocal Timbre in the Hindustani Khayal’, my paper uses spectrographic analysis and new insights from the fields of voice science and psychoacoustics to develop a nuanced perspective on Read more
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Doctoral Dissertation: The Alterity of Kumar Gandharva
I earned a PhD! My doctoral dissertation, entitled ‘The Alterity of Kumar Gandharva: Exploring Otherness in the Hindustani Khayal’, is a study of the music of Pt. Kumar Gandharva, one of the most important figures of Hindustani music in the latter half of the twentieth century. It involves constructing a rigorous account of the alterity Read more
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Shyam Kalyan | Savan Ki Sanjh
Baithak at Paulami Deshmukh’s Residence, Pune, October 2022 Tabla: Yash Soman Harmonium: Atharva Kulkarni Read more
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Audiogyan with Kedar Nimkar
The wonderful Kedar Nimkar interviews me for his Audiogyan Podcast. We discuss music research, shāstra, tradition, the colonial encounter and Kumar Gandharva. Read more
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Appreciating Hindustani Music
My contributions to NPTEL’s online course on Hindustani music led by Dr. Lakshmi Sreeram. The entire course can be found here. The Gharanas of Khayal #1 Introduction #2 Early Masters #3 Twentieth Century Masters Khayal Compositions by Contemporary Composers Bhatkhande and Paluskar – The 20th Century Reformers of Hindustani Music Read more
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Clip: Tilak Kamod – Motiya Gulab
Home Baithak in Pune, July 2023 Tabla: Gautam Tembhekar Harmonium: Saurav Dandekar Tanpura: Pavankumar Ade Read more