About the Book Raga is the prominent feature of Indian classical Music. All classical Music forms are expressed through Raga. In Instrumental Music, the delineation of Raga begins with Alap, Jor Alap, Maseetkhani Gat followed by Todas and layakari and later express through Razakhani Gat, Tanas, Jhala and finally concludes with Tihai. This work deals with systematic delineation of Ragas in classical Instrumental Music. The salient feature of this book is that it also fills up the void felt so far by giving a vast number of Traditional compositions (Maseetkhani and Razakhani Gats) of various Gharanas while giving the traditional way of delineating a Raga in Classical Instrumental Music.
The Volume is indeed a valuable source of information for the practitioners of Instrumental Music whose quest for an analytical understanding about delineation of Raga will be fulfilled.
About the Authors Anupam Mahajan former Dean and Head, took her initial training from her Aunt Krishna Gupta and later Shri R. K. Bali. She is the Gandabandha Shishya of Padma Bhushan Pt. Debu Chaudhuri and also took rigorous into the intricacies of Senia Gharana from Dada Guru Mushtaq Ali Khan. She is the only female artist in Top Grade Performing in 17 fretted Sitar. Guided more than 65 PhD Scholars and presented papers at National and International level reveals her aptitude towards Research. She is regular performer who has travelled extensively to show her aesthetically and technically marked performances at all prestigious festivals of India and abroad. Author of repute, has already seven books to her credit. Her recorded CDs specially "Music for Therapy" is in real demand. Honoured by MHRD, she has received many awards both at National and International level. Indeed a rare combination of one Artist, Teacher, Author, Researcher, Research Guide and Administrator.
She was introduced to Sitar by her brother Manmohan Singh Bawa at a very early age. Her skills were hand by it S, K, Dutt, Pt. Anil Dhar and Ustad Jamaluddin Bharti even before she entered Delhi University Music Faculity for Music Hons. Here she started training under Pt. Debu Chaudhuri, and who has been inspiration and her sitar Guru till date. After topping in M.A. Music she joined Salwan Girls senior secondary school and taught Sitar for 34 years.
Apart from this she has kept is learning from Guru Pt. Debu Chaudhuri, as a result of which she became a Radio Artist and was invited in various cities of U.S.S.R and performed at various programs in Delhi and Punjab.
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