When we closed in a rush, amid the pandemic scare, it was an unexpected break. Determined to clear up pending work and armed with future academic plans, I decided to face things head on. I soon realised how naïve I… Continue Reading
Challenges Of Video Interactive Delivery Ever since classes were moved to the digital mode, I have been conducting my music classes online, on Zoom. The basic theory session on swara, śruti, and tāla went on uneventfully, barring some connectivity hitches… Continue Reading
The sudden move from actual classes to online classes was difficult to start with. But over time I have got a hang of it. I record my lectures on my laptop, upload them on YouTube, and then share the content… Continue Reading
OLA Session #2 Dr. Mahulikar selected five of the arts to elaborate on the kalā aspects. Saṅgīta, the first, is called a gāndharva-veda and is both grāma-gāna and araṇya-gāna which corresponds broadly to contemporary urban and folk music. In the… Continue Reading
OLA Session #2 Part 1 King Bhoja was lying on the bed and idly watching the scenes outside his window. A lady was carrying a pot of water and climbing the stairs when the pot fell and rattled down the… Continue Reading