Author: Srijan Deshpande
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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
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Ustad Sharafat Hussain Khan
This article was written as part of a publication released during the Saptak Annual Festival 2018, which was dedicated to the memory of Ustad Sharafat Hussain Khan. The publication also included a CD containing audio clips of Khansaheb’s music which you can listen to here. Introduction Hindustani Art music is an intriguing genre – one that… Read more
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The Electronium – An Abandoned Project (2016-17)
The Electronium was the working title of a project I have since abandoned. This was an attempt to construct an electronic instrument that looks, functions and sounds like the Indian Harmonium, but solves a problem specific to its use in Hindustani Khayal Music – that of natural tuning (gandhaar tuning) to any pitch instantaneously. I took… Read more
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Bhimpalas and Gaud Malhar
Concert organised by the Raza Foundation, Delhi, October 19th 2017. Tabla: Kharak Singh; Harmonium: Vinay Mishra Concert review by Manjiri Sinha, The Hindu, Oct 28, 2016 (Scroll to bottom to read) Read more
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Gaansaraswati Kishori Amonkar
This article was written for a Saptak Archives production, published as a tribute to Vidushi Kishori Amonkar after her passing in 2017. The publication included clips from archival recordings from Kishoritai’s concerts in Ahmedabad, as well as a brief biographical sketch, both of which are presented below. The original article as well as the clips… Read more
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Gaud Malhar – Balma Bahar Aai
From a Mehfil in memory of Pt. Mohanrao Karve, at the Tembhekar Residence, Pune, January 2017 Tabla: Gautam Tembhekar Harmonium: Leeladhar Chakradeo Read more
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On Kumarji
Note: This piece was written for a local publication in 2012 and was meant to be a quick introduction to Kumar Gandharva To condense the prolific, six-decade-long career of Pt. Kumar Gandharva into six hundred words is as impossible as it would be to experience the tumult of a year’s worth of seasons in a… Read more