It is said that all Hindustani classical music is a search for Sa, Shadaj, the base note. No matter whether your chosen style is: Traditional: Deep introspective progression, slow, relaxed, unhurried, meditative, noting every micro tone as you traverse the raag In this type of music, we spend a great deal of time building the foundation of Sa (called zameen /farsh bandi) – which means … Continue reading The Search for Sa

As part of the publicity for the Melbourne International Festival of Hindustani Classical Music, I participated in a live interview both on ABC TV and Radio National on 10th of March 23. There were no prepared questions. The show is watched by around a million viewers on weekdays, so it was good publicity. Personally it felt great to have so many people hear the sound … Continue reading Sarod on National TV in Australia

Happy New Year ! My aim yet again is to publish more frequently. To that end, I recently uploaded a Youtube Video with compositions in Raag Pilu and provided some information about them. I had first written about Pilu in 2012 ! You can view the post here: https://sarod.com.au/raga-pilu/ Continue reading First Post for 2023: Raag Pilu

I have added English subtitles to an audio recording of Pandit Ravishankar’s 1982 lecture demonstration at Rabindra Bharati University. He covers a wide range of topics. On the sarod is (probably) Ud Ashish Khan. The tabla player remains unidentified This is part of my effort to bring such material in Indian languages to those who speak English https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YlF6ezGtNk Continue reading Pandit Ravishankar Lecture Demonstration

After watching a lot of videos on the internet where Raags (mispronounced as Ragaas) were constantly compared to scales and modes, I decided to post a short video on the origins of the raag, the philosophy and framework behind the raag and how notes etc fit into the raag structure   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-r-ijzEeAc Continue reading Why Ragas Are Not Scales or Modes

Happy New Year everyone… We start off this year by looking at the beautiful raag Jaijaiwanti…   Continue reading Added page for Raga Jaijaiwanti

Just created a page to discuss these rarely ragas on the sarod these days: Rare Ragas: Chhaya, Chhyanat and Nat Continue reading Rare Ragas: Chhaya, Chhayanat and Nat