Author: Srijan Deshpande
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Flows of Tradition: The Saptak Podcast
My contributions to the Saptak Audio Podcast, entitled ‘Flows of Tradition’, where we compare the same raag/bandish as sung by various artists from various gharanas and lineages Flows of Tradition – Part 12 (Raag Kamod – Lagi Re Mori Nai Lagan) Flows of Tradition (Part 11) – Bandish Ki Thumri in Raga Dhaani Flows of Read more
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Bageshree at Saptak Sangeet Sankalp 2021
My performance at the Saptak Sangeet Sankalp festival, held online on October 18 2021 Three bandishes in Raga Bageshree and a Bhajan Accompanists: Gautam Tembhekar on Tabla, Leeladhar Chakradeo on Harmonium and Smit Dharia and Jui Tembhekar on Tanpura Read more
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Book Review: When Tedium and Absurdity meet Begum Akhtar
Note: A condensed version of this book review appeared in The Hindu’s Friday Review on June 18th, 2021. Accessible here. One of the most infuriating things about reading a new book is the gradual realisation that its editors are convinced of the imbecility of their readership. This is especially true of a book that promises insights Read more
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Chaitanya Tamhane’s The Disciple: A Musician’s Review
An abridged version of this piece was carried in The Hindu dated May 06, 2021 Chaitanya Tamhane makes me jealous. Like his protagonist Sharad, my own induction into the universe of Hindustani music was one of rapture, of an overwhelming sense of awe at the depth and the magnificence of this tradition that I had somehow been included Read more
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Dhani | Kan Kan Sur Taal Liya
On the occasion of Pt. Satyasheel Deshpande’s 70th birthday, we bring to you the first in a series of events: renditions of Satyasheelji’s unique compositions by his disciples and admirers. राग धानी कन कन सुर ताल लिय, चुन चुन रूप गुन बहू, लेत पहिचान । जानूँ न जानूँ, पर भेद कछु जानूँ | सबद की Read more
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Vocal Expression and Vocal Acoustics in Hindustani Music
A foray into the exciting world of vocal acoustics and what it can tell us about vocalisation in Hindustani Music. Presented at the India International Science Festival, 24th December 2020 Read more
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‘Sebastian & Sons’ by TM Krishna – Book Review
Note: This review was carried on Scroll.in on Feb 01, 2020, and can also be read on Scroll’s website Stepping into TM Krishna’s new book feels like stepping outside one of Mylapore’s hallowed concert halls through a small, rickety exit gate behind the reverberating stage – and then attempting to reconcile the complex human chaos Read more
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Two Idiolects of Rāga Śrī
Srijan Deshpande, Hindustani classical vocalist and researcher presents a paper exploring personal conceptions of rāga Śrī as well as of the very concept of Rāga. This paper was presented as part of a seminar entitled ‘Creativity and the Khayal’ that was held on 19th August 2019 on the occasion of the launch of the Manipal-Samvaad Read more
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Ustad Allarakha
This article was written as part of a publication released during the Saptak Annual Festival 2019, which was dedicated to the memory of Ustad Allarakha. Most children feel drawn to a certain something when they are young. For me, it was always the tabla. When I was a boy, we would have merasis travelling through our Read more
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Constructing Musical Instruments at Ahmedabad University, 2016-2018
The idea of the Independent Study Period is one that caught my fancy from the very first time I was invited to participate in it. I have myself always found that while conventional text-book centered learning has its own value, the idea of project-based learning is a far more potent tool to facilitate real and Read more