The élan, the energy or force that gives birth is celebrated all over and so basant becomes a symbolic representative of it -- also in music With the onset of spring heralded by the month of Phagan, ...

We continue our series on musicians who have demonstrated equal facility over more than one instrument or as instrumentalists and vocalists. The three episodes preceding this one included musicians ...

Basant Bahar, a compound melodic structure that incorporates phrases from the raags Basant and Bahar, is a vital presence in the spring soundscape of northern India. As is the case with many compound ...

In our already well-populated ocean of Indian classical music ragas, there is one species that intrigues both performer and audience alike: the jod-raga. A combination of two ragas, it is something ...

The time theory of Hindustani music has classified raags into different ‘prahars’ or time zones from early morning to late night. There are also seasonal raags, such as monsoon or spring ragas that ...

Arnab Chatterjee evoked the perfect mood for this show with his soulful vocal recital of Raga Basant Bahar. He was energetic, especially when it came to variations in the movements in vilambit and ...

CHANDIGARH: Chandigarh Sangeet Natak Akademi organized a classical vocal music concert by Agra Gharana exponent and guru Pandit Yashpaul and virtuoso Kashish Mittal, a young bureaucrat who is an ...

A splash of spring might touch the city in this sultry summer if we go back to the premises of the Jorasanko Thakurbari, where the Basant Utsav was organized by Rabindra Bharati University in ...

Basant is the time of year associated with Spring. It is also a raag in Indian Classical music. Basant as a concept heralds a time for change, rejuvenation and welcoming something new, different and ...

It was a festive occasion as the Hazrat Shaikji Hali Dargah near Gulzar House was decked in yellow marigold flowers for a ‘Sufi Basant festival’. The evening started with a traditional qaul, Maan ...