‘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…
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Research and Writing
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…