History & Gurus of Hindustani Music
Short, readable stories behind the music you learn: the people, the ideas and the forms of Hindustani classical and semi-classical vocal music.
Bhatkhande and the Thaat System
The musician who organised ragas into ten thaats, and why every syllabus still asks about them.
Read the article →Paluskar and the Gandharva Mahavidyalaya
How a school founded in Lahore in 1901 opened music learning to everyone.
Read the article →Dhrupad, Khayal, Thumri and Dadra
A simple guide to four forms of Hindustani vocal music, including the semi-classical ones.
Read the article →More to explore
- Raga Library: aroha, avaroha, time and practice tips
- University music courses: ragas in the RBU and Visva-Bharati curricula
- Free practice sheets to print