Suresh Subrahmanyan lists popular ragas that bring to his mind colourful visuals. June 14, 2025 e-Paper. ... the raga can virtually go on auto pilot because the scales are so basic, ...

The sitar player can improvise as long as he does not use notes other than those included in the basic raga. Each raga expresses an individual mood, e.g., tranquillity, loneliness, ...

It comprised a journey through 18 ragas, ... The ragamala started with Hindol, one of the six basic ragas of the Hindustani classical system and ended with Hindol transposing through Bhoop, ...

Morning ragas, like Bhairav or Todi, often feature soft, meditative notes and flat tones that mirror the serenity of early dawn.These ragas tend to evoke devotion, calm, and introspection ...

Laying down rules for ragas would rob alapanas of spontaneity . June 15, 2025 e-Paper. ... At a basic level, we could prescribe that a raga’s identity should be revealed at the very beginning of ...

The late Ustad Zia Mohiuddin Dagar performed slow, unraveling ragas on the rudra veena, a classical, low-register, double-gourd instrument that was eventually supplanted in popularity by the bass ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Amit Chaudhuri charts his musical journey in a new book, “Finding the Raga: An Improvisation on Indian Music.” By Joshua Barone Amit Chaudhuri ...