Samvaad Foundation Catalogue
Samvaad Foundation is a government-recognized trust founded by the renowned vocalist and musicologist Pt. Satyasheel Deshpande that has an archive of over 5000 hours of recordings of Hindustani Classical vocal…
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Research and Writing
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.
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…
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…
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