Articles – Ravi Rajagopalan

Ghanta – A raga from an other era

[simple-author-box] Introduction: Ghanta or Ghantarava as it has been known all through musical history has been a raga with a ...
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A Musical Obeisance to the Goddess of Learning

[simple-author-box] Introduction: Very many ragas were mere theoretical constructs of Muddu Venkatamakhin when he tabulated his rAgAnga scheme available us ...
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Narayanagaula– A hoary raga from a distant past

[simple-author-box] Introduction: Very few ragas in our system have remained unchanged in terms of their melodic structure, since their time ...
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‘sAmajagamana’ – An ode to a banished Tanjore King

[simple-author-box] Introduction: History is littered with instances of many Kings falling from grace due to political bickering, back room or ...
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Ragachudamani – A Crest Jewel amongst ragas

- Ravi Rajagopalan PROLOGUE: As one makes this next post after a long hiatus, it is all but a new ...
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