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Welcome! This blog & newsletter will cover various topics related to music from all over the world. Ever wonder why we as musicians celebrate Vasant Panchami? Or how Sufi music has influenced the evolution of Hindustani music? Have you ever pondered the difference between Hindustani and Carnatic music? This newsletter will cover it all! Hopefully, our curiosity will grow through this, and will allow us to better connect with the music and ourselves!
Tagore: A Renaissance Man
When we think of a Renaissance Man, our minds probably go to great Western thinkers and multi-talented geniuses like Leonardo Da Vinci. But did you know the writer and composer of the Indian National Anthem, Jana Gana Mana, was a revolutionary Renaissance Man as well?
Sant Tulasidas: The Renowned Poet & Devotee of Shree Rama
Sant Tulasidas who wrote the Shri Ram-Charit-Manas and who's devotion inspires us to have unadulterated, unlimited, and single minded devotion for the Supreme.
Pranvamantra: The Omkara and the Origins of Sound
The Damaru, or the drum of Lord Shiva, plays the Omkar, or cosmic sound. This sound is the gift, the blessings, of Lord Almighty; the Lord who’s greatness rings loudly across the universe
Celebrating Vasant Panchami!
Vasant Panchami marks the arrival of a new season in India: Spring! It’s the day where students worship their books and instruments by putting them in front of Goddess Saraswati, the Goddess of knowledge and music