Research scholar Praveena Thodge’s lec-dem on ‘Mohanam in World Music’ offered fascinating glimpses into familiar as well as little known aspects of the raga. The presentation stood out for its ...

What is a raga ? Can we have a definitive, last-word definition? Conventionally, a raga has to satisfy the following conditions — its scale should have at least five notes; two varieties of the same ...

CHENNAI: Unnikrishnan has come a long way in carnatic music, establishing himself as an accomplished artiste. At a recent concert, when he elaborated the Raga Vasantha Bhairavi, while delivering the ...

The author is a well known musician, musicologist and writer. With Chennai gearing up for Margazhi Music season and concerts being organized, we take a look at the system of ragas Old texts define a ...